Age 7
Five days after Dylan’s seventh birthday, he lost both of his front teeth on the same day. They had been wiggly for a while, and the dentist decided it was time to take them out together — which meant he went in with two loose teeth and came home with a gap right in the middle of his smile. That night he put both teeth under his pillow, because that is the deal with the tooth fairy and he knew it. She came while he was sleeping, the way she always does, and left him five dollars. He woke up the next morning, found the money, and that was a very good morning.