I want to be the first to introduce you to the newest member of the Left Front Tooth Club. This exclusive club has been around for many years, having been started when I was a child. I was one of the charter members, and for some time, the only member of which I was aware. Eventually, I was joined by a friend, then my brother, then a few more friends during my teenage years.
Membership has been dormant for a while, but just this week – Tuesday, in fact, my daughter Abigail joined the club. The mode of initiation into the club is actually up to the individual, and so varies from member to member. Here are some of the inventive ways that people have wrangled a membership into the Left Front Tooth Club. (*The names have been changed to protect the innocent.)
Sarah (me) – whacked in the mouth with a croquet mallet (my brother had a wicked backswing!)
Luke (my brother) – hit in the mouth by a stray “grounder” during a softball game (some called this poetic justice)
*John – ground his tooth off on the pavement in a bike wreck
* Lily – fell off a milk crate, hitting her mouth on the basement floor (she also broke her wrist – bonus points for the initiation mode)
*James – forgot to make sure the pump on his BB gun was latched; it popped up while he was aiming and knocked his tooth out. He excitedly called our house to say, “I joined the club!”
*Andrew – was experimenting with scientific properties; pushed a five gallon bucket down into the lake, with the intent of sitting on it (the air underneath keeping it buoyant) – the air pressure was greater than he expected, and the bucket flew up in his face, hitting his tooth and knocking it out. He gets a 10 for creativity.
Add my sweet Abigail to this list – she used the tried and true method of the bike wreck (see *John) to great effect.
In all seriousness, it could have been a very bad accident. I am thankful that the Lord kept her safe, and that the damage was not more extensive. There is still the possibility that the tooth could die, so pray that it stays healthy, and that there are no complications. Also pray that we don’t have any more members of the LFTC in our family! :)
Congratulations, Abigail!
Are any of you card-carrying members of the Left Front Tooth Club, or do you have your own exclusive club? :)
