MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

So I go in there and of course he'd have to have both hands and arms UNDER the pillow. I had to move his limbs, then I'm searching and searching for that damn tooth. Can't feel it anywhere. I start thinking did he knock it out? But then if he did, what if he finds it a day later on the floor somewhere and the whole myth is shot to hell. The very longshot theory occurred to me too; the toothfairy really does exist and came and got the tooth before I did but then stiffed him. Then I realized I'm the only one to whom that would happen and not my son, so I dismissed it. Swear to God it took my like 5 minutes to find the damn thing, lol. Got it, switched it with the rolled up bill, crept out. All was fine.

Then in the morning he comes and gets me and says the toothfairy took his tooth but didn't give him anything. At this point I'm thinking did my mortgage company send s.w.a.t. in at midnight to get whatever they could? I go in with him, sure enough, we're looking everywhere. No bill. So I'm stalling for time with all this bullshit about "Well it MUST be here somewhere Jack I've NEVER known the toothfairy to not give something." Finally, almost as long as it took to find the tooth, he found the bill, on the floor between the bed and a table. Must have thrashed and knocked it out. He was so happy, so proud. His sister woke up and Jack immediately told her all about it. She listened intently with big eyes, then simply said in a whisper... "awesome!" Half hour later he was playing a computer game and Mina was sitting in bed with me and I notice her finger is in her mouth. I ask what's up. She just turned 4. You know those little natural gaps between kids' baby teeth? She's feeling at those and says, "Daddy, I think I'M missing a tooth too. I need some money."