Friday, April 11, 2008

All I want for Christmas


We get so excited when the teeth first show up and now we get even more excited when they fall out! The only problem is this - it seems the tooth fairy has an issue with math. She leaves one kid $10 and another (who happens to be mine) just gets $1. You can imagine the debates this unfair situation spawns in the car pool on the way to school. That debate is followed by another, equally lively, on the best way to remove a loose tooth - twist and turn, wiggle with tongue, tie a string to a door handle and slam the door. I haven't done a scientific study, but I'll bet the chosen method say more than a little about the personality of the kid employing it. Mine is more of a patient let it happen when it happens type. Maybe that's because she knows she's only going to get $1 anyway!

1 comment:

Holly Jo said...

Oh man. That is too funny. I never thought I would ever google what the going rate for the tooth fairy is. Appalling the obvious bias the tooth fairy displays. :)

My nephew is practically yanking his teeth out of his head for money now.