Baby teeth

All this organization talk got to me and I started cleaning cabinets and drawers. I found a small bottle that I had put a few of Tyler's baby teeth in. Should I keep . . . or throw away? They don't take up much room but do I really need to keep them?

LOL - I have a bunch of them too. The first ones are labeled with the child's name and date, but then there are others just in Ziploc bags - no idea which child they belonged to! I vote for keeping them since they are so small. The kids might get a kick out of 'em someday (but for now, they still believe in the tooth fairy!)

I have all of Jesse's baby teeth, except one that he swallowed in kindergarten. So, this is a good question. Keep or toss?

Keep. I ran across Will's when we were packing last fall, and they are so teeny tiny and cute- hard to believe he was ever small enough to have teeth that teensy.

I kept my own wisdom teeth from last fall, since I need all the wisdom I can get. Also, the kids thought they were "gnarly"....

God, I love Moms. Y'all are a trip.

Ladies, discarded/lost teeth are disgusting. I mean, what do y'all plan to do, make bracelets from them? My wife even had a friend who saved her baby's umbilical cord stump. Now THAT is disgusting.

My two-year-old will start to lose teeth soon enough. Once he does and they are collected by the tooth fairy, they are gone!

BTW, what is the going rate for the tooth fairy these days. I used to get a quarter per tooth. Of course, this was in the 60's, so with inflation and all......

God, I love Moms. Y'all are a trip.

Ladies, discarded/lost teeth are disgusting. I mean, what do y'all plan to do, make bracelets from them? My wife even had a friend who saved her baby's umbilical cord stump. Now THAT is disgusting.

My two-year-old will start to lose teeth soon enough. Once he does and they are collected by the tooth fairy, they are gone!

BTW, what is the going rate for the tooth fairy these days. I used to get a quarter per tooth. Of course, this was in the 60's, so with inflation and all......

Hey JB - thanks for the bracelet idea ;-) !!!!!

The going rate for teeth in my house.....drum roll please.....$5. I'm going broke. Maybe I can sell the bracelets and make some of my money back.

I think this might be the strangest topic sowal has ever had

I think this might be the strangest topic sowal has ever had

Not even close.

I think this might be the strangest topic sowal has ever had

Not even close.

We like talking about teeth...I see a pattern developing.
Jfunn, I'm sure there have been more bizarre topics, and I'm sure someone will remind us of what they were..

We like talking about teeth...I see a pattern developing.
Jfunn, I'm sure there have been more bizarre topics, and I'm sure someone will remind us of what they were..

Just for starters, penis cake.

Hey JB - thanks for the bracelet idea ;-) !!!!!

The going rate for teeth in my house.....drum roll please.....$5. I'm going broke. Maybe I can sell the bracelets and make some of my money back.

$1 for regular teeth and $5 for molars.

:rofl:

God, I love Moms. Y'all are a trip.

Ladies, discarded/lost teeth are disgusting. I mean, what do y'all plan to do, make bracelets from them? My wife even had a friend who saved her baby's umbilical cord stump. Now THAT is disgusting.

My two-year-old will start to lose teeth soon enough. Once he does and they are collected by the tooth fairy, they are gone!

BTW, what is the going rate for the tooth fairy these days. I used to get a quarter per tooth. Of course, this was in the 60's, so with inflation and all......

Adult teeth are disgusting but baby teeth are like little shells. You may be on to something with that bracelet idea.

Adult teeth are disgusting but baby teeth are like little shells. You may be on to something with that bracelet idea.

I think my kids must have yanked all theirs out because the ones I found were nasty. They looked like evil voodoo charms with dried blood on them, not at all like little shells! I shrieked and tossed them as quick as you could say boo.

All you gulls who want to keep those cute little toothies: call your mother up and ask if she kept yours!!! (bet not )

Adult teeth are disgusting but baby teeth are like little shells. You may be on to something with that bracelet idea.

I keep many strange things....maybe I will start my own little mcabre museum one day.

I think my kids must have yanked all theirs out because the ones I found were nasty. They looked like evil voodoo charms with dried blood on them, not at all like little shells! I shrieked and tossed them as quick as you could say boo.

All you gulls who want to keep those cute little toothies: call your mother up and ask if she kept yours!!! (bet not )

Mermaid, my mother kept NOTHING, not my Chatty Kathy, Shirley Temple doll, nor my Barbies. As a matter of fact, the only thing kept from my childhood was my Red Rider BB Gun and that's because my dad put it up. She could have authored many books on how to get rid of clutter. As a matter of fact, when I go to her house to spend the night I take my own clothes hangers, no spare hangers in her closet. I'm telling you . . . she is a clutter-free PRO.

Mermaid, my mother kept NOTHING, not my Chatty Kathy, Shirley Temple doll, nor my Barbies. As a matter of fact, the only thing kept from my childhood was my Red Rider BB Gun and that's because my dad put it up. She could have authored many books on how to get rid of clutter. As a matter of fact, when I go to her house to spend the night I take my own clothes hangers, no spare hangers in her closet. I'm telling you . . . she is a clutter-free PRO.

YOU had a Red Rider BB Gun? :rofl: Most excellent.

YOU had a Red Rider BB Gun? :rofl: Most excellent.

You'll shoot your eye out kid

YOU had a Red Rider BB Gun? :rofl: Most excellent.

I really did and my dad taught me to shoot a gun. Believe it or not, I was a bit of a tomboy growing up.

I live in the little town in Michigan where Daisy BB guns (Red Ryder) were first made back in 1882. Sadly the building was torn down 2 years ago leaving only the brick facade to be the face of - what else, condos. Some 10 years or so ago I was lucky enough to go inside and poke around, the walls and old wooden support beams were riddled with BB holes. One can only imagine why. Testing? BB gun wars? Bet they didn't wear them sissy safety glasses either!
Kirk

I think I have them all ... somewhere....!
I have always tryed to give the kids something like $1 coins, or something like that. One child lost a tooth at church camp (along with another of her friends), so they got cross necklaces instead of $$. Luckily I was a chap. on that trip. Another time, she lost one at the beach , so she got a little flip-flop ring. Funny thing, the notes from the tooth fairy are what they look for- could care less about the $$!

I think I have them all ... somewhere....!
I have always tryed to give the kids something like $1 coins, or something like that. One child lost a tooth at church camp (along with another of her friends), so they got cross necklaces instead of $$. Luckily I was a chap. on that trip. Another time, she lost one at the beach , so she got a little flip-flop ring. Funny thing, the notes from the tooth fairy are what they look for- could care less about the $$!

You write notes too? I used my fanciest curly writing. I've told this story before but it's a goodie. I warped my child for life. Sam started loosing her teeth in preschool. The first time, I sent her an email from the tooth fairy. It was an e-card and it was a little cloud-like fairy that sang. It totally freaked her out. The next time I took her tooth then sprinkled glittery fairy dust on her pillow and window sill. After that she never left teeth under her pillow...the thought of that little singing cloud-like fairy coming in the window and taking teeth right out from under her did her in! From then on she left her teeth in a little tooth box that she made and left it on her dresser for the tooth fairy to pick up.

Oh OL...I am laughing too hard! Just save all that tooth money for the therapist!!! It's alwaya the mothers fault!

Okay...here is an idea for all that junk. I get Daily Candy emails...and there was a company that puts all sorts of "junk" in a glass container and sells it. First thing I thought was...who would buy someone else's junk? Then, I thought...maybe a good idea for all that stuff that you just can't part with...like I have a hotel key I forgot to turn back in from Paris stuck in my junk drawer (one of three!!!) So, you get a glass container and fill it with that kind of stuff.

Oh OL...I am laughing too hard! Just save all that tooth money for the therapist!!! It's alwaya the mothers fault!

Okay...here is an idea for all that junk. I get Daily Candy emails...and there was a company that puts all sorts of "junk" in a glass container and sells it. First thing I thought was...who would buy someone else's junk? Then, I thought...maybe a good idea for all that stuff that you just can't part with...like I have a hotel key I forgot to turn back in from Paris stuck in my junk drawer (one of three!!!) So, you get a glass container and fill it with that kind of stuff.

:clap_1: :clap_1: I LOVE this idea. Like a time capsule. I am going to buy containers, put blank labels on them, and every time I add a piece of whatever to the container, I write down on the label what it is, how I got it, etc. Then my children can deal with these little treasures after I am gone.

You write notes too? I used my fanciest curly writing. I've told this story before but it's a goodie. I warped my child for life. Sam started loosing her teeth in preschool. The first time, I sent her an email from the tooth fairy. It was an e-card and it was a little cloud-like fairy that sang. It totally freaked her out. The next time I took her tooth then sprinkled glittery fairy dust on her pillow and window sill. After that she never left teeth under her pillow...the thought of that little singing cloud-like fairy coming in the window and taking teeth right out from under her did her in! From then on she left her teeth in a little tooth box that she made and left it on her dresser for the tooth fairy to pick up.

I'd be freaked out if a fairy was standing over my bed singing to me too.