tinkgumby Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I've always kept the little baby teeth my kids have lost, but after a couple of years of this, I've got a grisly little collection of 13 or so teeth in my jewelry box. Is there any reason in the world I should keep these? I'd consider putting them in a scrapbook (maybe), but I don't even know which tooth belongs to which kid! :confused: :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Mom Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Throw them away here. They are kinda like those graduation tassles, what would someone need with those anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaik76 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I keep only the first one that they lose, then toss the rest. This is what I do. I mostly do it because I love that I have my first baby tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanestMomInMidwest Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 My kids each have their own "memory box" which is basically a bin where I throw stuff they might want to look at in 20 years. I put each tooth that is lost in an envelope, date it and toss it in. Well, I have to admit, not every tooth....for sure the first one. Well, I'm pretty sure the first one made it in for both boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Okay, I'm weird I keep some of them. It started because ds was the one that got the trash and I knew he'd find the tooth and give me trouble about the tooth fairy. Weird, I know. He just lost one the other day, pulled it at the neighbor's house, and it is sitting on my dresser. I haven't decided what to do with it. We don't worry about the tooth fairy anymore, but ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I can't imagine wanting to see or have my own baby teeth, so I can't imagine my kids wanting to either. My dh thought we should keep them. I did for a little while, but then told him I found it a little gross and I tossed them.:001_smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle T Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I'm 44, and my mother still has my baby teeth in a tiny plastic box! They are so gross, but she refuses to get rid of them. I think DH has DS's in his sock drawer, but I'm not sure. Michelle T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Yes. I can't imagine saving them. They give me the creeps. shudder Cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkgumby Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 I guess I can't see any particular reason to keep them. I'll start tossing them. Thanks! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 nt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I considered keeping them for about 30 seconds but I decided it was gross and I can just imagine my grandchildren finding them in a box someday when I am dead and gone and it becoming a big family joke. No thanks! My Mom has all of mine in a box. She also kept a bunch of hair from various haircuts. I'm an only child and dh and I joke that she's waiting so that one day she can clone me. :) Not keeping my kids teeth. I just find it weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I've always kept them, in tiny little ziploc bags. I'm not sure why. My dc think they're gross. The larger teeth have broken. I'll probably toss them someday, but they take up such little space, I seldom give them much thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 DD6 was very upset at the idea of the Tooth Fairy taking them away, so our Tooth Fairy has opted to let her keep them. This works out well for the TF, because DD promptly loses them :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Buckin' Longhorn Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I have every single one of my son's. Of course, I just have the one child . . . so . . . I don't get confused about who's they are :lol:. I don't know why I keep them. My mom certainly didn't keep mine. I have my son's in a Ziploc bag waaaaaayyyyy in the back of my underwear drawer. I suppose one day I'll give them to him and explain about the Tooth Fairy . . . but today is not that day ;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGin Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I've always kept the little baby teeth my kids have lost, but after a couple of years of this, I've got a grisly little collection of 13 or so teeth in my jewelry box. Is there any reason in the world I should keep these? I'd consider putting them in a scrapbook (maybe), but I don't even know which tooth belongs to which kid! :confused: :D I threw them all away with nary a regret, but when the dc were young enough to care, I told them the toothfairy took them to heaven to be re-furbished, clean and nice for the mouths of babies being born. ;) Hey, why not, we recycle everything else LOL Recently, oldest dd asked me if I had kept any of them, and I told her no and she was not at all bothered. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 My kids refuse to let me throw away their teeth. They write a note to the Tooth Fairy (at least my oldest did when he still believed) and ask to keep the teeth. They each have a medicine bottle to put their lost teeth in. I make sure not to ever touch that medicine bottle, much less, look inside! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I saved them for a bit and then decided to start tossing them. I haven't saved any since then. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 My Mom has all of mine in a box. She also kept a bunch of hair from various haircuts. I'm an only child and dh and I joke that she's waiting so that one day she can clone me. :) Is THAT what it is? I was wondering why my mom has that giant hank of hair from my first haircut - when I was 8. And, yes, she still has my teeth (I'm 38). For years and years, they sat in a little pottery nest in one of the little cubbies of a printer's box on her wall. Gotta be that only child thing. I have all of my 20 y.o.'s teeth, and those that the 8y.o. has shed thus far. I never considered throwing them out as an option... :001_huh: (Also having trouble understanding the "gross factor". They're teeth. You see them all the time. They don't decompose in a jar...?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous2 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Just trick the children by giving them money and taking their tooth below the blanket. Then throw it. I'm wondering why you would keep those teeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 (edited) tricked by zombies Edited May 25, 2021 by Kassia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 I just found my dh's baby teeth on his nightstand. (He recently returned from a visit to my MIL.) Ew!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah0000 Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 I have every lost tooth in a baggy for each kid. I keep them in my sock drawer so everyday I'll remember to enjoy childhood. Mine and theirs together. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 4/17/2009 at 6:48 AM, melissel said: DD6 was very upset at the idea of the Tooth Fairy taking them away, so our Tooth Fairy has opted to let her keep them. This works out well for the TF, because DD promptly loses them 😄 Ds12 was upset so the tooth fairy stopped coming and he keeps them himself. He says he doesn't want the money and he knows it is me anyway and I am not allowed to throw away his teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 They don't want your teeth, they want your braaaaaiiiiiiinnnsss!! 🧟♂️🧟♀️🧟 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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