My daughter lost her first tooth at age six. The next morning, I went in to wake her up and she found her $5 under the pillow, at which point she looked me directly in the eyes and asked, “Mom, are you the tooth fairy?” Uhhh….. I think I gave her the standard cop-out parental response (“What do you think?”) but the cat was out of the bag.
this post was submitted on 09 Mar 2024
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When I was about seven I lost a tooth and decided to do a test. I didn't tell anyone and still put it under my pillow. Needless to say I was double sad the next day. I had proof that the tooth fairy was a lie and I was down a dollar.
The tooth fairy doesn't just show up, obviously your adults need to call in a tooth fairy pickup or she'll never know to stop by! Hers is among the scrappier mythological operations, she doesn't have the big-budget infrastructure of your Santa Claus types.
My son did this, but he’s also the most chill kid and just kind of mentioned it the next day. He seemed pleased that he had figured it out, so I hope he wasn’t hiding true disappointment!
My six year old is a major skeptic of things like the tooth fairy, Santa, etc. stated when he lost his first tooth “I don’t believe in the tooth fairy but I still get money, right?”
Classic! The funny thing is, my daughter is not much of a skeptic, so I was kind of blown away! However, I do think she is extremely emotionally perceptive. My son is definitely more of the skeptic and would definitely say something like yours, lol.
Mine has already suggested the tooth fairy is a myth. I think I said "people believe all sorts of things". 😅
The first one is usually worth more. In an odd addendum, my kids are in their 20s and my wife found a "serial killer" amount of baby teeth is a dresser drawer. We're not sure what to do with them.
If they are living on their own, mail each of them their teeth in an unmarked envelope/package. The next time you see them ask about their teeth.
Mix it up. Mail them each others teeth...
Update: Found the missing tooth this morning (before she noticed).
£2 for first tooth and £1 after is the plan here.
our tooth fairy only leaves £1, and doesn't require an envelope 😅
Thought I'd have a chance of finding the tooth if it was in a massive envelope!
When I was a kid, the tooth fairy gave a dime per tooth. My nephew gets $200. I think £2 is more than fair!
Second tooth lost today.