This is my favorite story, which I like to eclipse all the eulogies of my neighbors’ or girlfriends’ grandchildren. It’s no secret that many parents and grandparents think their children and grandchildren are exceptional. That’s understandable, because everyone is born different, truly special. Later on, someone’s child learns to turn his or her head first, someone else’s child speaks first, and someone else’s child reads best at school, but is someone else’s child really different from the others from day one?
My sister-in-law gave birth to an absolutely adorable baby boy at week 36, the birth was easy, even though it was her first-born, but the doctors were still laughing in the operating room – the boy was born with one baby tooth. Children’s teeth start to grow at six to eight months, and our grandson already had one tooth! The doctor who took care of our daughter-in-law during the whole pregnancy said that it was very rare and the first time in his practice.
You might say, “So what if it’s just a tooth, what’s the big deal?”
But have you ever tried saying that to a former midwife of advanced age? She starts arguing right away, proving that babies don’t get their teeth until the sixth month. And you show her a picture of a two-month-old baby and watch as her eyes pop out and all her stereotypes and beliefs crumble. And then everyone on the bench is already discussing this very tooth, and not someone else’s grandchildren or extraneous topics!
Anyway, I like to brag about this tiny feature that a new member of our family was born with.
