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09/22/11, 02:39 AM
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Caught!
DS10 lost a tooth yesterday, and put it under his pillow last night. At midnight, before I went to bed, I attempted to retrieve it from under his pillow...... Ooops! He woke up and caught me! This morning he told his mom that he now knows that the tooth fairy isn't real, and wants all his teeth back. She told him that he would have to then give us the money back......
We get to keep the teeth.
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09/22/11, 06:47 AM
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Take that note out of your pocket to show him. The note from the tooth fairy saying she's sick and asking you to fill in for her on this job tonight.
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09/22/11, 06:51 AM
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Awwwwwwwwww - you gotta think quick!!!! I got "caught" once with my son and I told him - "I'm going to bed now and just checking that your tooth didn't fall out on the floor". He bought it, I guess. Of course then I had to sneak back in later to "do the deed".
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09/22/11, 08:34 AM
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Wow !!!
10 years old and didn't know the myth?
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09/22/11, 08:35 AM
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I'd speculate a 10-year-old was just playing around with you. He just can't not know.
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09/22/11, 10:14 AM
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We don't do the tooth fairy around here. When I started raising my nephew and he lost his first tooth, I thought I had a problem because my brother was out of town for work (as usual) and I didn't know how he would want it handled.
I told my nephew that the tooth fairy doesn't come to my house because I told her not to. My St. Bernard is a chicken killer (plays with them to death) and she's chicken size so it's not safe for her.
He agreed that she shouldn't come. 
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09/22/11, 10:20 AM
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My friend forgot to do the deed when her son lost a tooth, so she staggered out of bed at dawn, grabbed a bill from her wallet, and successfully snuck it under his pillow without waking him. He was so excited...at breakfast he gushed, "The tooth fairy left me $20!" She almost choked on her cereal....then asked him if she could borrow some for gas so he could get to school and she could get to work!
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09/22/11, 10:44 AM
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We do not do the tooth fairy thing with our kids. Nor do we do satan claus or easter bunny. Trying to teach our children that it is not okay to lie, so why would we lie to them. They are also free to share their knowledge of reality with their peers. We make no apologies in this instance.
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09/22/11, 10:46 AM
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My super logical child never, ever bought any of the myths.. I tried with Santa Claus when he was tiny and he looked at me like I was nuts.
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09/22/11, 10:51 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Navgatr
We do not do the tooth fairy thing with our kids. Nor do we do satan claus or easter bunny. Trying to teach our children that it is not okay to lie, so why would we lie to them. They are also free to share their knowledge of reality with their peers. We make no apologies in this instance.
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I didn't teach mine to believe in childhood myths, either. But you're not making them any friends encouraging them to spoil the fun for others.
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09/22/11, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Use Less
I'd speculate a 10-year-old was just playing around with you. He just can't not know.
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I told MY ten year old (at the time) that if she was going to disrespect the Tooth Fairy there would be no more Fairy Dollars under her pillow. Now she plays the game too!
Not sure if her little sister still buys it or not, but they both sure still want those fairy dollars.
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09/22/11, 11:45 AM
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When my girls were 4 and 5 and sleeping in bunks, I was explaining to the older (bottom bunk) that she needed to put her first tooth under the pillow and the tooth fairy would come and give her money. The younger one bailed off the top bunk with her blankie and pillow and headed out of the room. "Where are YOU going?" "I'm not sleeping in here if some dang fairy is coming in!" She wasn't thrilled about the giant rabbit coming to bring candy either.
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09/22/11, 11:53 AM
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LOL...my kids were wise to us early on. But then when your oldest child goes to sleep after you and gets up before you while still he's in diapers, you know your ship has sunk (and no, he didn't nap!). We played the game for a while, but by the time DS was 8 I just handed him his toy when I went to bed and he handed me his tooth.
DD, unfortunately, was 7 when she learned the cold hard facts....um....tooth fairy forgot her. She was fine with knowing the truth. Next time her tooth fell out she asked me if I wanted to just trade now so I didn't have to remember later, lol.
They did/do still "play the game" though. They think it's fun...the sweet anticipation of what they might find in the morning.
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09/22/11, 11:57 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Navgatr
We do not do the tooth fairy thing with our kids. Nor do we do satan claus or easter bunny. Trying to teach our children that it is not okay to lie, so why would we lie to them. They are also free to share their knowledge of reality with their peers. We make no apologies in this instance.
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Niiiiice.
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09/22/11, 11:57 AM
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aka RamblinRoseRanc :)
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Originally Posted by RedTartan
We don't do the tooth fairy around here. When I started raising my nephew and he lost his first tooth, I thought I had a problem because my brother was out of town for work (as usual) and I didn't know how he would want it handled.
I told my nephew that the tooth fairy doesn't come to my house because I told her not to. My St. Bernard is a chicken killer (plays with them to death) and she's chicken size so it's not safe for her.
He agreed that she shouldn't come. |
LOVE it. lol
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09/22/11, 12:23 PM
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"My super logical child never, ever bought any of the myths.. I tried with Santa Claus when he was tiny and he looked at me like I was nuts."
My five-year old informed me that the Santa Claus whose lap she had just posed on was a fake because his arm hair did not match his beard or eyebrows.
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09/22/11, 12:40 PM
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The tooth fairy NEVER ONCE remembered to stop at our house on time for like the first 10 teeth! We had my sister's three kids and 5 kids of our own so some days were tooth pulling marathons! I kid you not there were some days that 5 teeth were pulled out between 3 kids! And the tooth fairy STILL forgot to put the money out! I finally just started paying outright for teeth and everyone was happy! They got instant gratification and I did not have to remember!
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09/22/11, 01:16 PM
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Childhood myths have a purpose - teaching kids to never trust an adult. 
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09/22/11, 01:57 PM
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There were times when I was flat broke on the days a tooth was lost, next night Tooth Fairy would leave a note that she had taken a sick day and sorry she was missed. Another time they got a lecture that she would not be back if bedrooms were not cleaned.
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09/22/11, 02:35 PM
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Childhood myths have a purpose - teaching kids to never trust an adult. |
Hmmm, My brother picked up on it quickly... he was about 4 when granny was reading him the story about the three pigs and the big bad wolf, as she was reading along about the part where the wolf blew the house of straw to pieces he just looked up at her and said "Granny... thats bull....!". Granny didnt finish the story but grandpa found someplace he needed to be about that time!
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