Here’s the skinny. My 6 year old daughter, Olivia lost a tooth last Saturday. As of last night (Thursday), the Tooth Fairy still hadn’t paid up. I explained her absence,
Oh… I guess there have been LOTS of kids losing their teeth these last few days. Poor Tooth Fairy, she must be sooooooo busy…
My children already know that the Tooth Fairy only has wings and no sled (like Santa)… so that fact alone helps them accept the fact she can’t get everywhere in ONE night. But 5 nights… a little girl can start feeling dissed!
On Tuesday evening, Olivia had to go to urgent care to have an abcess drained. Ick. When the Tooth Fairy forgot that night (as well as the following night) I told her the Tooth Fairy was worried about hurting her arm. Could I go to Hell for this level of lying? I think this might buy me a ticket to Pit of Fire.
My daughter, being the problem solver that she is made a suggestion:
Can I leave it at my bedroom door?
And that is what she did. She left her tooth at the door of her room, just outside in the hall. She did not just leave her tooth, she also left this note:
Uh. Mah. Gah. *grips chest*
Are your crying? I’m crying. I should have my “Mommy” card suspended. Ugh!
You want to know something HORRIBLE… I almost forgot again!!! I woke up at 5:30 this morning (without an alarm, because I am half-Freak) and somehow remembered. I popped up and said to my husband, “WEREYOUTHETOOTHFAIRYLASTNIGHT??? BECAUSEIWASNTTHETOOTHFAIRYLASTNIGHT!!!”
We should go to a class… say, “Parenting 101: Sustaining the Myth(s)/Sustaining Your Child’s Self-Value”. I hopped out of bed like it was on fire. I scurried to my wallet and was SO relieved I had a 5 dollar bill, cuz, yeah - she earned a 5 spot! I was able to jot a note saying, “Thank you for your patience. You are a good girl, Olivia. I am sorry I took so long.”
I am so ashamed. And also relieved. Also, this is not the first time we’ve had issues with the Tooth Fairy.
*Story from Jennyonthespot.*
Was so totally there 2 weeks ago. My six year old son saved my butt with the story that my daughter had not placed her tooth in the correct spot and that since the tooth fairy had to look for it, she probably couldn’t find it because the dogs were growling at her and wanted to eat her. I have no shame and jumped on that bandwagon right quick. Almost missed it again the next morning and did the same thing you did at 5:30 in the morning. Yeah. Yo, I am slacker mom. And if there is a special place in the put of hell, I’ll ave ya a seat-jut bring the margaritas!
Oh MrsChattyPants… see? We are not alone… and, yes… I will bring the margaritas!
Pitcher was young ~ the loosing the teeth stage young ~ about to get on a plane to see his father. He also had a very loose tooth. I so wanted that tooth (selfish me ~ did not want his father to have it; is that bad?) and apparantly I conveyed this message to young Pitcher.
He went into the bathroom and YANKED the tooth out with a pair of pliers!
What did I do to my child??? Will he need therapy for this? Do I have to pay for it (I already paid for the tooth, since it was SO important that I was the “tooth fairy)?
Can I have a margaritta too, please?
Hi Mango Girl….I have also tried to wiggle a loose tooth extra hard so that it would fall out on my watch instead of the dad’s. I’m glad that I’m not the only one! This round of ritas are on me!
Ak. My kids haven’t started losing teeth yet! But seeing as I still struggle with getting the Easter Bunny here on time I’m pretty sure this is going to be a tough one for me!
Ha-ha! I solved the problem by making a special tooth fairy pillow the child hangs on his/her bedroom doorknob, on the outside, so I, um, I mean the tooth fairy can see it. But, alas, my 7 year old figured it out this year. Too bad for him - no more tooth fairy money!!!