I'm the worst tooth fairy that ever lived!
This is the truth. I have some kind of mental block when it comes to the follow through with the whole "replacing the tooth with money" ordeal. This would be no issue if I didn't push the tooth fairy idea in the first place, but I just can't help it. I talk it up big time, confusing my poor children with the idea that an actual fairy that buys kids' teeth does indeed exist. And I love torturing them with the fact that I'm most definitely not her.
So, after many questions like, "Mama! You're her right? It's you!" To which I just shrug my shoulders with a straight face and say, "I don't know what you're talking about.", they decide to go with it. They put their tooth in a baggie, shove it under their pillow and nod off quickly with the anticipation of cold hard cash growing under there while they snooze.
This is where the worst tooth fairy that ever lived comes in. I NEVER, EVER, ONE SINGLE TIME CAN REMEMBER TO ACTUALLY PUT THE MONEY UNDER THERE!
So here's this morning... I go in to wake the boys for school and as soon as I touch Elliot, he sits up, clears his eyes, and excitedly reaches under his pillow only to pull out a baggie with his first lost tooth still inside. He flops back on the pillow, completely deflated, and says, "nothin'!" And covers his head with his blanket.
"Dang it!! I did it again!", I say to myself. And so begins the mad rush to the kitchen to find a piece of paper, a pen that actually works and 2 dollars that I'm praying are in my husband's wallet. I write something about "I thought it would be fun to keep your first tooth" in all CAPS, as this is the only way I can ever think to disguise my handwriting, and lay it on the table just before Elliot comes dragging in for breakfast.
Then I wait for the reaction... did I pull it off??? Yes!! Nice save! He buys it. And it's not long before he's saying, " Mama, tell me! It's you, right?" all over again.
Whew!
The tooth fairy survives.
And the torture continues.
Friday, January 04, 2008
Tooth Fairy Torture
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5 comments:
I am the least fun mom ever. I never do the tooth fairy. Hello, laziness. We do give cash. Well, I don't, Quinn does. Why would somebody pay cash for a tooth? How did this tradition start in the first place? We have weird American traditions.
M's first tooth was fun..Al did it..made a little card with the tooth fairy on it, I think it was a thank you note or something. He was convinced for a little while. As he's gotten older, the fairy doesn't make a big deal about things any more, but she DOES offer a premium price for teeth that are pulled on their own..that's when they all started trying to yank out any tooth that was remotely loose.
Abbey you are one of the funniest writers. I love to read your stories!
We havn't experienced tooth loss yet (my children teethed late, so will loose late), but I am so doing the tooth fairy!
OKay..so after leaving that comment yesterday...M is in bed, runs out of his room, and says, "sorry mom, you've got more debts to pay!" He pulled his tooth while in bed and ran out to show me...I think he set his mind on a new lego set and once he realized the tooth was loose, found his opportunity to raise some cash...
you make me laugh. I'm going to find myself giggling every time one of my kids loses a tooth now. :)
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