Losing that first tooth by Carl D’Agostino

June 21, 2011

Carl D'Agostino

33 responses to “Losing that first tooth by Carl D’Agostino”

duckofindeed
June 27th, 2011 at 19:26

I was eating corn when I lost my first tooth. Most of the later ones didn’t come out so easily, though. The dentist had to pull some because they wouldn’t fall out. It sucked being a kid. Grr, ducks aren’t even supposed to have teeth! What’s wrong with me!

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 27th, 2011 at 19:36
  
  Identity crisis. Don’t let this be a “swan song”
  
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pattisj
June 22nd, 2011 at 16:04

My granddaughters are experiencing that stage now–the loss of teeth, not rehab! lol Brings back memories. Dad always threatened to get his pliers and pull it, so we kept pretty quiet about things like that.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 22nd, 2011 at 17:43
  
  I was disappointed that it only happens once with the kid thing and teeth. My investment hopes flashed out the window. I need one pulled now. No pillow money comes to grown-ups. Matter of fact it’ll cost me $105.00. That’s with insurance !
  
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  - D'Alta Petrie
    June 23rd, 2011 at 02:09
    
    Only $105.00?!?!?! I’m gonna come see your dentist!!
    
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  - pattisj
    June 23rd, 2011 at 03:48
    
    Ouch doubled, huh?
    
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Blossom Dreams
June 22nd, 2011 at 15:59

Too cute… did you know that puppies also lose their teeth…I didn’t until I got my own dog and she lost them all (over time)…I got a shock the first few I found stuck in my foot! ha ha xx

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 22nd, 2011 at 17:38
  
  Now that story would make a great post. It’s a good thing you did not have a pet alligator !
  
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- pattisj
  June 23rd, 2011 at 03:47
  
  No one ever told me about that, either. What a surprise to find them. Fortunately, I saw them on the kitchen floor before they ended up in my feet. Those buggers are sharp!
  
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Tori Nelson
June 22nd, 2011 at 12:01

I’m already dreading my role as Tooth Fairy Ninja, responsible for sneaking in and out of my son’s dark room holding human teeth and cash. Who made up that tradition? Is there a manager I can send a letter of complaint to?

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 22nd, 2011 at 13:49
  
  Due to inflation and children’s extravagant spending habits these days I recommend a savings bond over cash. My children , a boy and a girl, now 30 and 28 had a lot of “firsts” I hope you don’t have: the first car wreck, the first arrest, the first rehab, etc. I renamed them Suspect #1 and Suspect #2.
  
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Maxi Malone
June 22nd, 2011 at 11:15

Take me to the hospital… I’m still laughing

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 22nd, 2011 at 13:40
  
  I was absolutely terrified running through the halls at school like Chicken Little. And OH how every one laughed at me.
  
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The Blithering Idiot
June 22nd, 2011 at 10:16

The tooth fairy was a cheap bastard in my day.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 22nd, 2011 at 13:38
  
  ditto, probably would not come up with a dollar for a leg or kidney !
  
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Craig N.
June 22nd, 2011 at 08:18

Ahh The joys of losing your first teeth. In Brooklyn the joys of picking them up off the concrete after a turf war and getting hit in the mouth with a baseball bat or the buckle of a garrison belt or if real lucky a bicycle chain. If you actually found them you could only wish that the tooth fairy would leave you a lupara under your pillow. AH SWEET MEMORIES

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 22nd, 2011 at 08:25
  
  Thank you for adding your childhood experiences to the post. Was this Brooklyn or Normandy on June 6, 1944? I imagine the Brooklyn tooth fairy was sexually assaulted on multiple occasions.
  
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startingoveringermany
June 22nd, 2011 at 05:16

I don’t remember either losing my front tooth. I do remember getting all four of my wisdom tooth pull and keeping them until one day later in life my husband found them and threw them away:(

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 22nd, 2011 at 06:38
  
  I got them out at 21 or 22. It was so traumatic I was laid up in bed for 3 days.
  
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adeeyoyo
June 22nd, 2011 at 01:32

I remember teeth hanging on by a thread – for days! and days! (There’s a new cartoon for you, Carl) 😀

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 22nd, 2011 at 06:39
  
  Will keep that idea in mind. Thinking of follow-ups cartoon like.
  
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D'Alta Petrie
June 22nd, 2011 at 00:07

Each time a student celebrated the loss of a tooth in the music room, I would sing to them Dr. Seuss’s “Tooth Song,” although it’s probably called “In My Bureau Drawer.”

I once knew a fellow who had twelve teeth
Five up on top and five underneath
One is his pocket and the left one more
That he kept at home in his bureau drawer

He said, “It is the truth; that one is my very best tooth.
So I keep it safe, safe at home, in my bureau drawer.”

I sang dramatically, kissing “my very best tooth” twice before tucking it into the bureau drawer. Hands would climb into the air, insisting I pay attention to all the lost and wiggly teeth. Looking into mouths, I circled the room. Jiggly teeth, barren gums that had shed their tiny pearls, and chunks of grown-up teeth smiled in return. This is six years old!

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 22nd, 2011 at 08:49
  
  Are you a teacher? Taught high school history 33 years. Thank you for visit and for bringing some “childhood” to the post.
  
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  - D'Alta Petrie
    June 23rd, 2011 at 02:05
    
    I am a retired music teacher. Sang about that twelve toothed person as oft as I could!
    
    Ironically enough, had a conversation today with a good friend whose daughter alternates between loathing, fearing, and playing games with the tooth fairy. “A stranger’s going to come into my room??!?!?!?”
    
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nrhatch
June 21st, 2011 at 23:56

I don’t remember losing my first tooth . . . but I do remember anticipating the arrival of the tooth fairy at some point.

Money talks. We listen. 😀

Fun post! Thanks, Carl.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 22nd, 2011 at 06:41
  
  I was in the first grade and bit into an apple. My tooth was stuck in the apple and I really did run around the school screaming “Take me to the hospital.” I really did not know this would happen.
  
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  - Amy
    June 22nd, 2011 at 10:09
    
    “Take me to the hospital!” Too funny! I guess if no one ever really told you that this would happen, it would be pretty traumatic.
    I was one of those kids who as soon as the tooth would get just a little loose, I would wiggle and yank on it until it came out (probably before it was all the way ready to come out). Made a bloody mess.
    
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  - Carl D'Agostino
    June 22nd, 2011 at 13:36
    
    I did that too. Still never got more than 40 or 50 cents. Is their a kid’s tooth union out there ?
    
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Carol Ann Hoel
June 21st, 2011 at 23:37

I remember having one end of a string tied to my tooth and the other end to a door knob. Then my mother would slam the door shut! It worked. The tooth fairy rewarded me for my courage. Ha!

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 22nd, 2011 at 06:43
  
  The tooth fairy never left me more than 30 or 40 cents. Cheap witch.
  
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- Hansi
  June 22nd, 2011 at 10:13
  
  People really did that??? I heard about that technique a lot when I was young but didn’t think it could really work. Wow.
  
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territerri
June 21st, 2011 at 22:34

Ah, I miss the days of Tooth Fairy visits!

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- Carl D'Agostino
  June 22nd, 2011 at 06:46
  
  I tried to stay awake to see her. Never did. Never saw Santa or Easter Bunny. All adult hoaxes perpetuated on children turning my generation into alcoholics and cynics and atheists.
  
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