6:00am, Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Parker, seven year-old step son: [moving his bed around, tossing pillows] Where is it? Where could it be?!
Me: Parker, what’s going on? Are you okay?
Parker: I lost my seventh tooth this morning and I’m trying to find where the Tooth Fairy left my money! Can you help me find it?
Me: Uh, well—hmmm, let me first make breakfast? Yeah, I, uh, need to make you breakfast!
[Change scene. Matt at the kitchen table, engrossed in his computer.]
Me: Matt, did you leave money under Parker’s pillow from the Tooth Fairy?
Matt: Huh?
Me: Matthew, Parker is destroying his bedroom looking for money from loosing his seventh tooth!
Matt: Oh, I completely forgot to put money there last night! Do you have a dollar?
Me: No, I gave you all my loose bills on Monday! Do you have some change or something?
Matt: I don’t have change… but I have a five dollar bill?
Me: We are not paying FIVE DOLLARS for a tooth! It’s not even one of his front teeth!? I think I have change. [Dumps out wallet to reveal a gum wrapper, half of a Motrin pill, and a whopping .47 cents] Shoot! I don’t have anything.
Matt: Well, he lost a valuable tooth! [Smiles]
Me: I’ll distract him, you hide the money! Go!
[Scene change, Parker in kitchen]
Me: Hey Parks, I’m done with breakfast I can go help you find your tooth!
Parker: But I looked everywhere…
Matt: [from in the bedroom] Yes, but did you look in the window blinds? Sometimes the Tooth Fairy leaves money there…
Me: [a look that said, The window blinds?!]
Parker: I found it! I found the money! Whoa, the tooth fairy gave me FIVE DOLLARS! Hey Ryen, you really need to start loosing your teeth!
That’s totally cute.. if I may suggest you keep emergency money hidden away, ya know in case someone loses a tooth in the middle of the night 🙂
“Whoa, the tooth fairy gave me FIVE DOLLARS! Hey Ryen, you really need to start loosing your teeth!”
LOL! Sweet. 🙂
You should write a play. Or a sitcom. lol!
I loved the tooth fairy as kid, she “my mom” used to write me notes from the tooth fairy and leave it w/ the money.
such a sweet story. treasure those moments!
This is hilarious and very touching. Parenting is hard… you’re not alone.
Wow!! Inflation! I remember as a kid my mom/dad would leave a 50 cent piece, lol. When I played tooth fairy I would leave $1.00-$3.00. That is really cute. Sounds like you are making GREAT memories for your family. Parenthood is the toughest job on this earth!! But it is so rewarding!
Ha! That is too cute! 🙂
Oh this is adorable! Thanks for the laugh and sharing such a sweet story!
That is is too cute. <3 I remember those days..
That was too cute…Thanks for making me giggle about your parenting adventures.
oh no! haha! I won’t tell you about the time that happened and I had to pay TWENTY bucks for a tooth! The girls still talk about it!
FIVE DOLLARS!!!!! Thanks for making us laugh at your parenting adventures. Not a parent yet but reading this makes me look forward to making memories like this one day. 🙂
Lol! The things us moms have to remember! Reminder to self: always have loose change in the house! I don’t want to leave $5 for a tooth either! I found this really cool Mom’s Guide that gives you tips and information for caring for your child’s teeth throughout the different stages of his development. It even has some info on loosing teeth.
haha! i recently forgot to leave money and I ended up having to suggest emailing the toothfairy…so i went away and made up a toothfairy email account…came back and sent an email with my son to the toothfairy…told him we would check in alittle while for a response…meanwhile i go hide money under his pillow and send a response from the tooth fairy…we check the email and read that “the toothfairy was running behind and how she would never forget him…but that was just at our house and to go check now under his pillow”…he went and checked and was so happy to find his money…whew…
those big brown sad eyes broke my heart so i had to think of something..although i might have gone overboard…:)