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I went to the bank and got 20 bucks in those golden dollars. That's what our tooth fairy brings....one per tooth. It's good to keep whatever your giving on hand. Those teeth start falling out left and right soon and you never know when you'll need tooth fairy supplies. The important part is to remember to do it. I've woken up in a cold sweat twice now remembering they had a tooth under their pillow.
Angie
Gyn-Onc fellowship survivor - 10 years out of the training years; reluctant suburbanite
Mom to DS (18) and DD (15) (and many many pets)
"Where are we going - and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
So let me see if I got this right. Twenty teeth times $20, that means a kid will end up with $400 by the time baby teeth are gone. Where was this tooth fairy when MY teeth were falling?
My friend's son lost his first tooth recently and when the tooth fairy went to collect the tooth, all that was underneath the pillow was a nickel....no tooth. Turns out her daughter took the tooth in the middle of the night and put it underneath her pillow...hoping that the tooth fairy would leave the money with her. At least she was kind enough to leave a nickel behind for her brother.
cristina I think she meant you put one gold dollar under the pillow for each tooth. She just got 20 dollars worth of gold dollars to stock up for later? I am reading this right?
One dollar coins, yes. I wouldn't give $20 bucks a tooth. We've actually had three teeth under the pillow on one night here. I couldn't afford it.
I just stocked up on the coins and socked them away in my closet. I'm actually getting low and DS (10) just started losing teeth again. I may have to make a trip to the bank again.
I'm glad you liked the idea.
Angie
Gyn-Onc fellowship survivor - 10 years out of the training years; reluctant suburbanite
Mom to DS (18) and DD (15) (and many many pets)
"Where are we going - and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Whew! I was starting to dread the years ahead. At first I read that and I thought, hmm, $20 isn't too much. But then I realized there are twenty baby teeth so it can add up quickly.
That's it. None of you are allowed near my children. They get 50 cents a tooth, no exceptions made for teeth that are pulled by the dentist.
And there has been many a mad dash made for my purse while said child is in the shower......apparently, OUR tooth fairy runs a little late sometimes, especially during "tooth-losing season". (We have no shame.)
Sally
Wife of an OB/Gyn, mom to three boys, middle school choir teacher.
That's it. None of you are allowed near my children. They get 50 cents a tooth, no exceptions made for teeth that are pulled by the dentist.
And there has been many a mad dash made for my purse while said child is in the shower......apparently, OUR tooth fairy runs a little late sometimes, especially during "tooth-losing season". (We have no shame.)
Sally
We give $1 per tooth - the gold ones. I have left tooth fairy I O U's though.
Heidi, PA-S1 - wife to an orthopaedic surgeon, mom to Ryan, 17, and Alexia, 11.
$2 per tooth here. The tooth fairy DOES follow inflation at our house!
Seriously, we've, ahem, forgotten to have the tooth fairy visit a couple of times.... Luckily my husband and the tooth fairy are super tight and he's gotten her to write letters in "Fairy script" those times which the kids LOVE. Did I mention that he also writes in that Fairy script, too? The oldest caught on long ago and I think the next two are just around the bend from figuring it all out. They still get paid, though, to keep up the magic for the younger kids.
Who uses a machete to cut through red tape
With fingernails that shine like justice
And a voice that is dark like tinted glass
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