My child lost their first tooth today.

I (being clever) got them to put it in an envelope under their pillow ready for the tooth fairy.

The tooth fairy tells me the envelope was empty but they left £2 anyway. Hopefully this is standard procedure. XD

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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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?”

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    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.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    our tooth fairy only leaves £1, and doesn't require an envelope 😅

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 years ago

    Update: Found the missing tooth this morning (before she noticed).

    £2 for first tooth and £1 after is the plan here.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    When I was a kid, the tooth fairy gave a dime per tooth. My nephew gets $200. I think £2 is more than fair!

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago*

    Second tooth lost today.

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