Did It Hurt?

Moms are Moms. And when you are growing up, you don't always know how much they do for you. They're just moms. But they do some pretty cool things too. They do things that you remember all your life.

My mom was like that. When I was six years old, one of my front teeth was very loose. When I touched it, I could wiggle it back and forth. I was scared. I didn't know what was going on. So I asked Mom to look at it.

Mom said that I was going to lose all of my teeth. "In the next few years, all of your teeth will fall out."

"My teeth are going to fall out?" I cried. "How will I chew my food?""

Mom laughed. "Don't worry", she said. "Each of us gets two sets of teeth. Your baby teeth are not designed to last a long time. They are just to make a place for your permanent teeth to come in."

Still, I was worried. "It will hurt so much," I said. I imagined how it would feel to have a tooth fall out, and it scared me just a little.

Mom said that she could help me. She asked me to sit in a chair and close my eyes.

Mom reached into my mouth and took hold of the loose tooth. "Keep your eyes shut," she said. "Think about something funny. I will just check this tooth."

Then, Mom said, ""Open your eyes." Do you know what? She was holding the tooth in her hand.

I could not believe it. While she was talking, she pulled the tooth out and I did not feel a thing!

That's just the way it is with moms. They know what to do. And They have a way of doing it that makes it painless.