r/MadeMeSmile • u/Alphaxfusion • 12h ago
This boy lost his first tooth with a little help from his kitten
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u/Igotshiptodotoday 11h ago
This would have won AFV back in the day.
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u/BusyBunny9 11h ago
I miss AFV. I feel like the internet just turned into everyones submissions instead of having to be selected to be shown
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u/Popular-Influence-11 10h ago
I miss Bob Saget, especially now that I’m old enough to appreciate his true comedic genius.
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u/Ranier_Wolfnight 9h ago
Tom Bergeron did a great job as well.
Alfonso Ribiero is good, he’s a big ham on there.
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u/Loserdogma 7h ago
What the hell is a big ham?
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u/Ballsofpoo 7h ago
HARD ASS MOTHERFUCKER
It's also a term for an exaggerated showman.
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u/Medium_Anteater_5280 1h ago
Bahahaha
I also thought it was like “Hamlet”, like a start of the show, overly dramatic actor - ‘being a ham’ = silly way to say it’s like they think they’re starring as Hamlet4
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u/Zoeloumoo 10h ago
It’s on Disney plus. With some modern videos too. I don’t know when they’re submitted
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u/CubanLynx312 9h ago
RIP AFV 🪦 RIP Ridiculousness 🪦
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u/barrosoOso 8h ago
Umm, it's still airing new episodes. I guess for 90 yr olds that don't know what the internet is.
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u/iantayls 7h ago
Or just anyone who finds that to be a more enjoyable way to get these clips. A segmented show is hardly trying to be the same as an endless scroll.
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u/osmlol 9h ago
We've got laughs from coast to coast. To make you smile. A real life look at each of you To capture all that style You're the red, white and blue The funny things you do America, America this is you Stories from your friends next door They never told You might be a star tonight So let that camera roll You're the red, white and blue Oh the funny things you do America, America this is you
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u/Dramatic-Pop7691 9h ago
AFV still lives on ABC! I watch it sometimes with the fam after the evening news goes off.
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u/ChartInFurch 10h ago
They did always go for the kid ones, regardless of funny level.
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u/FullofContradictions 2h ago
More fun to see the check going to Mom, Dad, and baby in the audience, I'm guessing.
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u/Designer-Ad-7844 6h ago
Nah would have lost to Uncle Billy getting headbutted in the groin by a goat in the petting zoo. Also, it's only 3 pixels.
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u/barrosoOso 8h ago
It could technically win it today too. AFV is still on the air making new seasons.
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u/dangerouswwoman67 12h ago
The tooth fairy better split the payment with the kitten
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u/Strange_Alfalfa7432 11h ago
50% cash under the pillow, 50% high-grade churu treats on the floor
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u/Quirky-Skin 4h ago
"Mom why is Mittens wet food under my pillow?"
"Uhhh it's magical honey" (fuck)
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u/gavbus142 12h ago
This is proper childhood boy stuff and I love it!! 😎💪
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u/gointhrou 9h ago edited 9h ago
When I was little I used to rest my head on my dad’s head-rest while we were in the car so I could see what he saw while he drove.
One day we were going to church, something happened and my dad had to step on the breaks, making me bash my face against the top of his head. One of my front teeth was loose and, sure enough, I lost it in the impact.
We spent a good 10 minutes looking for it before we gave up because we were late for church. My dad sat down, I went back to my usual spot and, what do I see?
The tooth was stuck right in the middle of my dad’s bald spot.
We laughed so hard that day. One of my favorite memories with him. I miss him.
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u/blomhonung 10h ago
He was about to cry because his parents where pressuring him. Cat saved him from his parents.
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u/Sennten 8h ago
If its anything like my kids, the kid was the one insisting something be done about and then also the one insisting they come up with a way for him to do it himself instead of just letting them do it
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u/gigatension 7h ago
It’s highly recommended that kids take their own tooth out. But if it takes too long the new tooth is starting to really grow in, a dentist gets involved, which can be traumatic. These parents tried to make a necessary thing into something fun, but still something that had to be done. Parenting can not always be sunshine and rainbows, no matter how perfect the parent.
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u/moonchylde 6h ago
I had one that got loose, turned sideways and then grew new roots.
Dentist didn't believe it, until he had a nurse pin me down in the chair while he yanked on my tooth by a string with no numbing. Because I was only about 7 or 8 and he was pulling so hard I was unable to sit still. Yay.
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u/Silvanus350 4h ago
I think he was about to cry because he thought it would hurt. But it didn’t and he barely noticed.
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u/chullyman 12h ago
That nerf dat was never gonna do it, so it’s good the cat did.
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u/Sharp_Ad_6336 11h ago
I figured the kid was gonna fire the dart and the cat was gonna grab it and run. Fun surprise!
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u/Tiaran149 10h ago
Hm... a normal tooth yes, but with the ease that it got out when the cat grabbed the dtring i assume it would have been fine with the nerf as well.
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u/bunny_the-2d_simp 10h ago
I remember being bored in class one day because adhd at around 6 years old. So I started fidgeting with a tooth I hadn't even registered as lose yet. It fell out in the middle of class of course.
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u/Awkward-Amount-2211 7h ago
Same, but autism and adhd combo. And also my tooth wasn't loose when I started. Blood poured from my face in the middle of story time. The poor librarian looked up just in time to see the blood waterfalling from my mouth. Very dramatic looking. Highlight of first grade.
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u/bunny_the-2d_simp 7h ago
My tooth wasn't that lose either but it must've been right?? I got adhd and autism aswell so it just popped out during dutch and I just drank the blood ig 💀😂
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u/Awkward-Amount-2211 6h ago
The tooth next to the one I ripped out was loose, ironically. I don't remember why I went for the tooth that wasnt loose. Probably just wanted more money out of the deal lmao.
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u/GrumpyMcGrumpyPants 8h ago
I don't know about that model, but I have 3d printed blasters that can fling foam over 200 fps and they have the capacity to be upgraded to shoot even harder.
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u/MKSLAYER97 7h ago
200fps = 136mph in case anyone else was wondering
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u/GrumpyMcGrumpyPants 6h ago
Thanks for reminding me that I should provide the metric conversions, too! 60.96 meters per second or 219.456 kilometers per hour
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u/Watersidegarden 8h ago
It's so funny when children are cheeky on the one hand, but have zero courage to actually do it on the other.
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u/PotentPotables34 11h ago edited 11h ago
This cats is God's perfect killing machine yet has a day job as a dental assistant
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u/Inside_Location_4975 10h ago
Why is it so common in America to yank out their baby teeth instead of just letting them fall out by themselves?
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u/lugubriousloctus 9h ago
Why do you think they called us yankees?
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u/LowAffectionate8660 9h ago
I dunno about others, but you win my internet this week award
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u/Aggressive-Corgi5122 8h ago
Here, you both have my rewards
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u/NameToUseOnReddit 7h ago
You can have one too, because why not?
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u/Aggressive-Corgi5122 7h ago
Oh why thank you kind sir, can someone tive this Man a reward also to keep this chain going? XD
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u/Kevlar_Bunny 6h ago
It’s what truly brings us Americans together
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u/Aggressive-Corgi5122 5h ago
Well i am Brazilian, but technically south American so yeah you not wrong
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u/Dramatic-Pop7691 10h ago
I found the wiggling tooth annoying as a kid. And some parents worry that the tooth will come out while they're eating and choke them. Kids don't want to risk swallowing it in their sleep and missing out on that sweet sweet tooth fairy money. There's a bunch of reasons.
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u/GrumpyMcGrumpyPants 8h ago
Can confirm: I found it annoying and I'd get anxious about swallowing it accidentally and losing out on toothfairy loot.
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u/pwu1 4h ago
When my SIL was, like, 6? They had two loose teeth and someone explained to them “hey like this’ll happen to every single tooth in your mouth” so that same afternoon they slammed their entire face on the metal bar in the shower and knocked like, 9 teeth out all at once rather than deal with some of them being wiggly later.
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u/IveDunGoofedUp 9h ago
I'm Dutch and did this as well. Hell, when one was a bit loose but just wouldn't come out, my dad broke out the old multitool and just yoinked it out.
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u/Lasagna4Noodle 8h ago
Canadian here, my cousin used to pin me to the ground and yank my loose teeth. Kinda traumatic now that I think about it.
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u/RavensShadow117 4h ago
I'm not American, none of my teeth fell out on their own. I couldn't stop fidgeting with them and eventually I'd accidentally rip them out
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u/Inside_Location_4975 4h ago edited 3h ago
That’s what I meant by fall out on their own, as opposed to tying a string around it so they can apply a stronger force somehow to pull it out much earlier than it would fall out naturally through fidgetting
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u/sonnackrm 4h ago
A nerf gun or a kitten are considered a strong force to you?
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u/Inside_Location_4975 3h ago
Honestly I was actually surprised by how little force they seemed to use here, this post just made me think of other things I’ve seen online like for example where they tied a string to someones tooth and then got someone else to pull really hard. I just used this post as a place to ask that question
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u/Nani_the_F__k 3h ago
It's usually less about the actual force and more about the suddenness. People are scared to pull it out but also it's time to come out. Usually it's just a little fun not like actually yanking out a tooth that isn't ready
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u/ChronicNull 3h ago
I vividly remember having one of my final teeth just hanging by a thread of tissue or whatever for a week, it hurt too much to pull out at the time. Looking back i can only imagine how funny i looked with a tooth just dangling 😂😂😂
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u/front_yard_duck_dad 8h ago
My daughter absolutely hated the sensory feeling of having a wiggly tooth. She wanted it out of her head as soon as possible.
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u/Potential-Cover7120 7h ago
Me too! After my dad painstakingly pulled a very loose tooth because I couldn’t stand how it felt, the minute I felt a wiggly tooth I would ask him to pull it. Of course he would make me wait until it was ready but I just wanted it out of my mouth ASAP
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u/TzarCoal 6h ago
I was the complete opposite. Strangely i loved it honestly. I would rock it back and forth and play with them with my tongue. I didn't mind the slight pain because i could control it. I would push it with my tongue till it really got uncomfortable and then wait a bit and the next time i would do it again but try to go a bit further. I also remember that i tried to build a mental map where the tooth is loose and what direction to push could me most effective. My parents never had to resort to any string pulling they all came loose just by me messing with them. Its sounds bizarre but i can distinctly remember the feeling of it and i am in my late 20s. I honestly miss it.
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u/wmartanon 6h ago
Youve got an entire set of teeth to re experience it with. Don't let your dreams die
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u/Potential-Cover7120 6h ago
Ok I totally get this but I could barely read about it lol. Makes me squirmy.
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u/blackflame000 8h ago
Im an American with Caribbean mother, Asian paternal grandmother, and Dutch wife (yes I have heard tons of jokes about how the men of my bloodline prefer foreign made.)
My grandmother used the string on the door method, my mother and her siblings all had their teeth pulled with tools from his shop (mechanic), and my wife and her brother, after she got impatient how slow he was tying the string to the door, pulled out his tooth which started a thing between them where they both pulled each others teeth that way.
I had a friend who said his family used mochi but I could never verify that and he was prone to telling a good story but not always a true store
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u/beanybean1810 7h ago
A loose tooth meant a trip to see my grandparents so my grandfather could yank it out. And then at some point, I just started pulling my own.
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u/Alive_notlive5968 1h ago
Your family really turned losing baby teeth into a whole cultural exchange. The part about your wife and her brother pulling each other’s teeth is wild. I bet those are stories nobody forgets.
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u/Shady-Pines_Ma 7h ago
First child pulled all of their teeth as soon as possible. Second child still has a baby tooth and hes 15 (the roots havent dissolved and it isnt causing issues so the dentist wants to leave it). He had to have the majority of his baby teeth taken out by the dentist because they were in the way of his adult teeth and causing issues. I didnt make it a big deal with them. Third child hasn't lost a tooth yet. I'm curious which side he will fall on.
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u/Outrageous-Opinions 6h ago
A girl called me a scaredy cat for not pulling it out and I couldn't let her win, I pulled it out right then and there in front of her.
After that it was easy.
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u/aqua9clk 6h ago
I feel like this is a you thing, not a nationality thing. Me as a little kid could NOT leave those loose teeth alone until it was out!
I will give it to you on this… shooting a loose tooth out. Very American.
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u/littlebrownsnail 3h ago
I loved ripping my teeth out. I love picking at things and I'm very fidgety and ripping out that tooth is very satisfying. Its like popping and skin picking. I know I sound like a freak because I am one 😔
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u/Academic-Trifle8151 6h ago
We do this in England too and most of Europe going by the comments here. Where do you come from dude?
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u/CaptainDildobrain 1h ago
Because they need that dollar from the tooth fairy NOW not in two weeks.
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u/Infinite_____Lobster 1h ago
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u/FinleyPike 7h ago
I was thinking about this the other day, how I would be tormented by adults threatening to tie my tooth to a door knob to slam the door. It never happened and obviously they were joking but as a kid I hated it so much. The i see this video of people actually carrying out a similar plan in 2026… wild
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u/Kevlar_Bunny 6h ago
Sometimes they come out at bad times. I lost one during a skittles eating contest in fourth grade. My mouth was full of skittles and I had to plead with my eyes that something happened. The parent in charge seemed to get the hint quickly.
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u/UpbeatDurian7628 7h ago
At least in some cases, the tooth starts to bother them from the looseness. It makes it harder to eat depending on how many and which teeth, and removing it quickly just becomes better for long term comfort. At least those are the only ones I pulled out this way.
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u/LumplessWaffleBatter 7h ago
Parents are sick of watching their kids jam their whole fuckin hand into their mouth while drooling everywhere lmao
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u/Aggravating_Dig3240 7h ago
Ehh? In the netherlands we just yank it out. Or it's just my father that just rips it out. lol
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u/Cletus_Crawford 6h ago
I remember when i was kid being worried i would swallow them in my sleep and i hatred the feeling of a loose tooth when i was eating.
When my parents told me we could yank them out i was all in
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u/No_Image5370 4h ago
I kept mine in until they were loose enough to come out with like a little tug, but also I was terrified of them coming out and either a) choking on it or b) losing it and having nothing for the tooth fairy
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u/sqwrlydoom 3h ago
You know what? I have no idea. This practice was so ingrained in me growing up that I have never once questioned it. Why DO we do this??
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u/buttheadfungus 12m ago
i personally couldn't help myself. feeling the tooth moving in my mouth just made me want to mess with it so bad 😂
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u/Chipperbeav 6m ago
I had an Orthodontist who was happy to pull out baby teeth. He once pulled out one of my teeth after he offered to do it. He also was going to pull my little brother's tooth out once, but my brother changed his mind. My brother was not a patient at that place. The guy just liked helping kids pull their teeth out I guess. Friendly guy.
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u/Shiasugar 11h ago
Advice from my dentist: never ever pull teeth at home! If it looks tricky, go, visit a dentist. But mostly just let nature ran its course.
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u/orsodorato 11h ago
What’s more natural than a kitty dentist?
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u/crimson_anemone 10h ago
Of course they said that... They want to be PAID!
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u/Representative_Yau 3h ago
My mechanic tells me I should change the oil on my EV every 3 months, he even refills my headlight fluid for free, what a guy.
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u/Shiasugar 8h ago
Pulling teeth is free in our country
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u/Sennten 8h ago
And how is that relevant?
Unless you mean the dentists do the work for free and no one pays them for it at all
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u/Marwaimusoont 10h ago
I just loosened them up over days, until finally they would fall out.
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u/samanime 9h ago edited 9h ago
I never pulled them, but they drove me nuts, so you can bet my tongue was helping speed things along by constantly wiggling them. :p
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u/whatisthisonmythumb 4h ago
Pull adult teeth? Hell no.
Baby teeth? Your dentist just wants a check lol.
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u/DatDing15 9h ago
We mostly used doors, or if it good tricky, my dad used pliers.
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u/rednick953 8h ago
How else will kids get their 5$ though!?
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u/Shiasugar 4h ago
It falls out most of the cases on itself. For ages, we had no dentistd at all for humanity, tooth change went on its course, and that is the most gentle way for the growing tooth.
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u/Thesmokingcode 7h ago
I'm fairly confident that tooth was ready to come out.
They only advise against that when it still has roots, if its freely moving around or can be yanked out by a cat tugging on it its fine.
This is mentally easier for alot of people than using their tongue to slowly pop it out or pulling on it themselves.
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u/Shiasugar 4h ago
Tounge is OK, agressive pulling out, like using strings attached to door knobs, balls or like this gun can be harmful even for the new, growing tooth, so it’s better be careful.
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u/Thesmokingcode 3h ago
I agree with door knobs and balls and most other things but a nerf gun specifically isn't going to pull on a tooth harder than a child can push on it with their tongue I would actually argue a childs tongue can cause more damage to the gums.
Its a 1 gram dart moving at like 70 fps its not even going to have 1lb of pulling force lol.
A door or a baseball (you didn't specify the ball) have orders of magnitude more force behind them.
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u/awkwardboyhero 8h ago
Does anyone else remember being scared of the last tiny sensation of a baby tooth coming out? I was fine with wiggling it for however many days, but by the time it was hanging out by a thread of gum, I was scared to have it pulled out by one of my parents. It wasn't painful for more than a half of a second, but I always thought it would hurt.
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u/brainsaggy 7h ago
I don't care what dentists recommend or if you think pulling baby teeth is weird- this gave me such a huge smile.
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u/hawkinsst7 5h ago
That's awesome.
By the time my son was losing his last few teeth, when they got to this point he'd just pull them out himself with his fingers, no fucks given.
This looks more fun.
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u/rapratt101 8h ago
I have that Nerf gun, and it's weak as hell. No way that would have pulled out a tooth. Go cat.
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u/Raspbers 5h ago
This is what I was thinking. No way that Nerf gun would have enough power. The little kitty definitely did though!
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u/BravinatorLX2 10h ago
if you can tie a string around it without it coming out, don't try and pull it out.
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u/10_pounds_of_salt 9h ago
I would just grab toilet paper cover my tooth with it and just wiggle it till it came out.
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u/abettergrilledcheese 8h ago
this happened with my son!! He had gone through all the effort to tie off his tooth to the door and he was hesitating. Suddenly the cat distracted him and heturned his head, the tooth popped right out. So adorable!
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u/404_No_User_Found_2 8h ago
Back in my day this was tying a string to the back of a Mustang and gunning it
Kids these days smh
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u/Anxious_Constant_926 8h ago
People saying oh just let teeth fall out, the reason we pull them is because if you are an anxious child like me, you wont even chew where they are or brush too vigorously in order to keep them in. It damaged my adult front teeth cause I avoided letting the baby ones out. Normally my teeth would just come out while biting fruit lol.
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u/whateverzrrrman 7h ago
It's great when people spoil the unexpected part in the title. That's like their only job when reposting other people's stuff...
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u/DarkJaid 5h ago
I remember losing my first baby teeth. My dad had fun for hours, chasing me with the biggest pair of pliers you ever saw with a maniacal smile on his face.
I was terrified it would hurt, and that size of the pliers was absurd to me but scary none the less.
Eventually he tied a string to it from the door and scared me to run away. I didn't even notice it got plucked out.
I'm 44 now, and sure it sounds like it was really traumatic for a 5yr old but I look back on it fondly.
My dad loved any reason to mess with us and we talked about his shenanigans for hours at his memorial.
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u/Ryuuken1127 5h ago
The original idea to get the tooth out is reminding me of what my Dad used to say to me to get a tooth out
Tie some floss around the tooth, tie the other end to the doorknob, & slam the door
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u/yourbean 24m ago
I remember my parents tying my brother's loose tooth to our childhood dog's collar and then throwing the ball for her. This video unlocked that memory and made me realize that pulling a kid's loose tooth is a family's unique opportunity to bond over some creative strategizing. What a slightly strange and very specific but likely fairly common childhood experience 😂
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