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From: slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Money for toofs
Message-ID: <617@drutx.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 18-Nov-85 17:03:05 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 18 17:03:05 1985
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>In my day, it was a nickle or dime.  But Ra, (his name) 
>told his mother and myself that "ALL THE KIDS receive at least 50 cents 
>when they loose their toofs." 

I give my daughter 75 cents or $1.00.  That's pretty high, but she's
12 now, and has more ways to spend more money.  A dime doesn't mean
much at that age.  Besides, she's losing fewer teeth now...

>And for what it's worth, the best way to pull his teeth ....

I've never really understood this.  Why do people pull kid's teeth
that are loose?  They come out all by themselves.  I never had any
of my baby teeth pulled, nor did my daughters.  We just wiggled them
with our tongue until they came out.  (Makes nice little sucky sounds,
and gives you something to do in Math class!)  

However, a friend told me that if you are pulling a kid's tooth, to
grasp the fleshy part of their hand, between thumb and index finger,
and press HARD.  Says they won't feel the tooth being pulled that
way.
-- 

                                     Sue Brezden
                                     ihnp4!drutx!slb

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