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to think a wobbly tooth is for wobbling!

37 replies

ohisay · 07/09/2014 20:00

my very nearly 6 year old has her first wobbly teeth (two bottom ones at once) and her dad and then his grandma said stop wobbling it.AIBU to say wobble all she wants to until they're out? surely that's all the fun Grin at least I'm not reaching for the cotton like my mum used to Grin Grin

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cherrybombxo · 07/09/2014 20:25

Wobbly teeth always made me boke! I was thrilled when they finally came out and I could stop feeling anxious!

Out of interest, what is the going rate for a tooth these days? I used to get 50p, or £1 for a front tooth. I saw someone on my facebook post a proud, gappy child holding a £10 note! I understand that the tooth fairy might be factoring in inflation but that seems excessive Wink

Aherdofmims · 07/09/2014 20:29

It is revolting to watch IMO. But does no harm to wobble it.

I gave £2 for first tooth and £1 for subsequent. Sometimes with a little note.

But I thought I was being had with the £2!

NorksEnormous · 07/09/2014 20:30

A £10 note? A few weeks ago I seen a Facebook post where a child recieved £30 from the tooth fairy! I kid you not- sitting up proud as punch with a £20 note in one hand and a £10 note in the other. A few had commented that the tooth fairy paid out an awful lot but mum said 'oh that's just because it's first tooth!'
I was planning on giving DS £1, the excitement is finding a coin under your pillow, not bank notes!

arethereanyleftatall · 07/09/2014 20:30

£1 coin and a little bite in fairy glitrer

arethereanyleftatall · 07/09/2014 20:30

Note not bite!!

BlackeyedSusan · 07/09/2014 20:30

there are different tooth fairies, which is why some pay more than others. this is according to dd who is the expert in tooth fairies and explains why they look different in different books and stories.

cherrybombxo · 07/09/2014 20:33

£30?! It's a good month when I have £30 a week free to spend on myself and I work full time!

Bluecatinabox · 07/09/2014 20:37

A 5yo came into my class last term having earnt £20 from a tooth!

Original poster
ohisay · 07/09/2014 20:39

£1 a tooth from us....she did say the tooth fairy might bring £20 but we said the tooth fairy wouldn't have any money left if she paid that much :-D

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cherrybombxo · 07/09/2014 20:40

ohisay haha god loves a trier! Grin

PiperIsOrange · 07/09/2014 20:41

£2 coin for the 1st a £1 for every other one.

PiperIsOrange · 07/09/2014 20:41

Yes wobble away.

HerculaPoirot · 07/09/2014 21:01

DD has been wobbling two bottom teeth for some time now. A top one fell out last week. The fairy left £2 x 2 coins as it was a first. It will be £2 per tooth from now on. I wish the bottom one would come out, it can lie almost horizontally at the moment!

HerculaPoirot · 07/09/2014 21:03

Forgot to say YANBU, a wobbly tooth should be wobbled!

TeenAndTween · 07/09/2014 21:07

£2 for first tooth, £1 for subsequent ones in our house.

If only a bit wobbly I'd say leave it be as the adult tooth won't be ready to fill the gap yet. But once properly wobbly then go for it!

SanityClause · 07/09/2014 21:09

Let her wobble it, but not if anyone actually has to watch!

Our tooth fairy is pretty much retired, now, although I think there may be a few more to go. She leaves £1, or €1 for teeth lost in the euro zone!

DD2 had a wobbly tooth for over a year, but it finally came out.

limitedperiodonly · 07/09/2014 21:10

There are two types of people: wobblers and wimps.

Wobblers turn into Sporners. We are brave and questing individuals and the world needs us. Grin

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ohisay · 07/09/2014 21:13

ahah, I'd not thought about it like that...I'm a wobbler the husband is a wimp Grin she coincidentally had a dentist appointment yesterday and he says the teeth are there....these two are reeaaallly loose, tooth fairy coming soon definitely Smile

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mrsleomcgary · 07/09/2014 22:03

Wobble away! I used to love wobbling my teeth and remember being distinctly disapointed when all my baby teeth had fallen out. Never could bring myself to pull them out though.

TropicalJuice · 07/09/2014 22:26

Definitely for wobbling! Extra fun to wobble it in front of Daddy who hates it!
Tooth fairy used to drop off one chocolate coin for each tooth - until hard currency was appreciated.

spiderlight · 07/09/2014 22:31

One kid in DS's class got £20 and a trip to Legoland for her first tooth! Shock (Same kid got a Playstation to cheer her up when she had chicken pox - her mum told me so I know she wasn't just making it up.)

LizzieMint · 07/09/2014 22:39

Tip from my DD is to twist, not wobble. Her first lost tooth was wobbly for a good year before it finally came out (age 7.5!). My DS is 7 next week and doesn't even have a wobbly one yet! But going rate from our tooth fairy is £1 flat-rate, no special deals. ;)

MrsStark1 · 07/09/2014 22:43

£2 first tooth £1 for each tooth after.

Ds has 3 on the go all will go at the same sort of time so he is pleased but he will not wobble them :( . Two are needing to come out asap but are only fairly loose so need a good wobble as dentist was going to pull them last week. I used to wobble and pull my teeth.

17leftfeet · 07/09/2014 22:44

YABVVVVVVVVVVVVVU

Wobbly teeth are disgusting and I'm not a fan of seeing 8 teeth missing at the front of children's mouths either but I do like a good blackhead

FelicityGubbins · 07/09/2014 22:52

Definitely wobble, my son once had a tooth come out in the middle of the night and fall into the side of his cheek next to the gum, it freaked me out that he might have choked on it, so now I make them wobble away until it comes out (or give them an apple, and watch it flip out of their mouth lol)