Tooth Fairy
llahairdna
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My seven year old son has been at his dad's house this week, and when I picked him up last night, he had lost another tooth (three missing at the moment....). I asked him how much money the tooth fairy left him and his eyes welled up and he said, "Nothing, I lost the tooth before I could put it under my pillow, and my dad said tough luck, I have to have the tooth to get money."
It broke my heart. I gave him a piece of paper and a pen and said, "I'll bet that's happened before and the tooth fairy understands. Why don't you write her a note explaining what happened and see if she leaves you something anyway."
This is what his letter said (and also included a drawing of a tooth):
Dear Tooth Fairy,
I lost my tooth out of my head, but then I lost it again before I could put it under my pillow! Please could you please leave me a dollar anyway?"
Love, David
She left him two dollars.
What would you have done?
It broke my heart. I gave him a piece of paper and a pen and said, "I'll bet that's happened before and the tooth fairy understands. Why don't you write her a note explaining what happened and see if she leaves you something anyway."
This is what his letter said (and also included a drawing of a tooth):
Dear Tooth Fairy,
I lost my tooth out of my head, but then I lost it again before I could put it under my pillow! Please could you please leave me a dollar anyway?"
Love, David
She left him two dollars.
What would you have done?
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I would have done exactly the same thing as you.0
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Poor little guy! My son had a similar thing happen, he lost a tooth but doesn't know when it came out (he was at school) and didn't have it to put under his pillow. So I told him I'd call Lightning McQueen (we don't do Tooth Fairy because, in the words of my 5 year old son "I don't like fairies, they are for girls. Can Lightning McQueen give me money for my teeth instead?") and tell him what happened. Next morning, he had a dollar under his pillow 0
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Perfect recovery!
Men are so insensitive at times!
Karen0 -
I would've done the same thing and then I would've smacked dad! What a jerk!!! That happened to my son once and we told him that the tooth fairy just collects them so they don't clutter the house...she gets an alarm as soon as the tooth falls out. OMGosh what a jerk!!!0
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Wow, WTF is wrong with some people?
I think you handled it perfectly0 -
Exactly what you did and then drive over to my exes house and give him a swift kick to the balls.0
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I would have done the exact same thing!0
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Men are so insensitive at times!
I blame the penises0 -
I'd have told him the tooth fairy knows where the tooth is. . (although that could backfire if he finds it later). . You did the right thing. . "Tough Luck" has it's place. .like when a kid loses a game or something. . but that seems a little mean to me.. Unless your kid is always losing everything and it's a behavioral issue that needs a tough lesson to sink in? Did his dad tell him to put the tooth in a safe place and he refused. .or didn't listen. . etc?0
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I think you did the right thing!! I would then have b*tch*d out the dad at a later date for being such a douche.
Poor little guy.
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That's sweet!0
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Men are so insensitive at times!
I blame the penises
Me too the brain in that little thing is too small for compassion or creativity apparently0 -
Men are so insensitive at times!
I blame the penises
Me too the brain in that little thing is too small for compassion or creativity apparently
I have a high IQ0 -
You're an awesome mom is what I think!! :flowerforyou:
PS: His letter was so sweet! 0 -
Men are so insensitive at times!
I blame the penises
LOL....
I told my now 11 year old son early in life that there where no such things as Tooth Fairies and Santa and Easter Bunnies and such...being a single mother, I let him know that mommy loves him so much that she works hard to buy him all the things he likes and needs...thats what my parents did for me (even though they were married), and that how I raise him....he's cool with it. I just had to teach him not to ruin other childrens fantasies with his truth.0 -
You did the perfect thing! His dad on other hand....would have gotten ALL of his teeth knocked out without a penny to show for it!
My BIL does something once in a while that I believe all men should do...brings home flowers to apologize for the Y Chromosome...0 -
I was texting my dad last night and asked him what he would have done in that situation. He said, "We had six of you, and I can't tell you how many times that happened. It was easy enough--we just had you write a letter to the TF. Done."
All that matters to me is that I had a happy boy this morning. 0 -
That's a really clever recovery.... good for you! Dad is insensitive but that's why Mom's are the best, they never disappoint!0
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Poor little guy! My son had a similar thing happen, he lost a tooth but doesn't know when it came out (he was at school) and didn't have it to put under his pillow. So I told him I'd call Lightning McQueen (we don't do Tooth Fairy because, in the words of my 5 year old son "I don't like fairies, they are for girls. Can Lightning McQueen give me money for my teeth instead?") and tell him what happened. Next morning, he had a dollar under his pillow
David's room was decorated with Lightening McQueen until his sixth birthday when he came into my room and said, "Cars Movie is for 5 years olds. I'm six now, so I need Mario Kart. That's all." Then he turned and walked out. haha! Luckily his b-day is in November, so Santa brought him all new stuff. :laugh:0 -
Exactly what you did and then drive over to my exes house and give him a swift kick to the balls.
I thought about it.....but I need to save that for the really bad stuff. As annoying and sad as this was yesterday, it's not the worst he's done. I just have to keep believing that Karma will kick in at some point.....0 -
Awe, how sweet. :flowerforyou:0
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"Tough Luck" has it's place. .like when a kid loses a game or something. . but that seems a little mean to me.. Unless your kid is always losing everything and it's a behavioral issue that needs a tough lesson to sink in? Did his dad tell him to put the tooth in a safe place and he refused. .or didn't listen. . etc?
No, he lost it at school, and the envelope the teacher put it in fell out of his backpack. He is normally crazy protective of anything that will earn him money because he has to save up to buy Wii games and such...I will only buy them on special occasions like b-days or Christmas--any other time it's out of his own pocket.0 -
Poor baby!
Similar thing happened when I was his age, and my mom made me do exactly that. I think you handled it perfectly.0 -
I would have done the same thing. Pool lil guy.0
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I would have done the same thing as well. Good job Momma!0
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Exactly what you did and then drive over to my exes house and give him a swift kick to the balls.
LOL...that made me laugh, cause that is exactly what I was thinkin!!0 -
Men are so insensitive at times!
Karen
And women stereotype.0 -
I'm standing up for men.....my fiancee and I always do the Santa Clause thing with his kids, and they get so excited, his ex thinks we are "forcing" the kids to believe in Santa because she's a born again Christian and doesn't want them to believe in him. So during yet another particularly threatening encounter with her the police were called before she came to the house to get the kids (yes this is a usual occurence unfortunately, it's more for the kids and our safety) anyways the police officer trying to lighten the mood asked the 4 year old who was coming in 2 days and this is how the convo went....
mom - "we don't do Santa"
little girl - "but I saw Santa"
mom - "mmhmm at the mall right, remember he's not real sweetie"
me - "funny we just wrote our letter to santa didn't we"
mom - "ya he's not real"0 -
Good Recovery!!!0
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