Jack's First Lost Tooth

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Jack lost his first tooth!!!  We knew it was loose, and it came out while we were at a school function...so then we had to play "don't lose the tooth" for the nxt 2 hours!  He was very excited, and told everyone he could.  At bedtime, he became very thoughtful and quiet, and when it came time to put his tooth under his pillow, I could see the worry on his face.  "What EXACTLY is the Tooth Fairy?", he asked me.  I explained I was not really sure, but that she likes to collect the teeth and leave a prize in return.  "So, someone or something that I don't know will come in to my room while I am sleeping and take something out from under my head?"  Hm.  It does sound a little strange when you spell it out!  So, after some discussion, we decided that the tooth didn't have to be under his head, or even in his room!  We could leave it on the kitchen table, downstairs, and he wrote a note directing the Tooth Fairy/Stranger where to go.  Then there followed a discussion about how could she/it get in the house without setting the alarm off, and if she/it could do that, why couldn't bad people do that...good grief.  Most paranoid child ever! We did make it through the night, and he was pleased with the prize, thank goodness!  This will be an interesting journey!