tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post5155828235922344186..comments2023-07-15T04:12:43.554-05:00Comments on We Band of Mothers: Fairy or Felon?Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509329937576764550noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-16693639965105324822012-10-23T13:33:00.884-05:002012-10-23T13:33:00.884-05:00I thought I swallowed on of my teeth once when I w...I thought I swallowed on of my teeth once when I was a kid, but we found it on the floor. That was a relief! I almost cried because I thought the tooth fairy would never come. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962091404264725580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-44357492670504729752012-10-22T09:17:24.369-05:002012-10-22T09:17:24.369-05:00Annmarie - I have one such letter in my posession ...Annmarie - I have one such letter in my posession this very moment! Hilarious, right?Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509329937576764550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-14716439340376333282012-10-22T09:16:55.309-05:002012-10-22T09:16:55.309-05:00Jack took it pretty well. Though he did finally w...Jack took it pretty well. Though he did finally write an apologetic letter to the Tooth Fairy and secure himself a few dollars. <br /><br />Those fairies sure are forgiving.Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509329937576764550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-34908605868266055872012-10-21T14:19:35.675-05:002012-10-21T14:19:35.675-05:00I saved the notes written to the tooth fairy about...I saved the notes written to the tooth fairy about the lost teeth...soo funny to read now!!! and my children were never too proud to still beg to her for $ without a tooth to trade.momto8https://www.blogger.com/profile/13964950285763339907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-48689462190370772162012-10-21T02:55:47.686-05:002012-10-21T02:55:47.686-05:00I hadn't even considered the possibility that ...I hadn't even considered the possibility that my son might want to take his tooth for show and tell. He's 5 and a half and asks all the time "is my tooth loose yet?" I can just hear the tears if he lost it. Breahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202575132088267106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-22192237082245322842012-10-20T14:55:45.533-05:002012-10-20T14:55:45.533-05:00Thanks, Barb!Thanks, Barb!Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509329937576764550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-37321135270917513022012-10-20T14:55:34.912-05:002012-10-20T14:55:34.912-05:00I am always happy to help trigger a repressed memo...I am always happy to help trigger a repressed memory. It's kind of my signature bit. Just wait for the one on "Sparky went to live on a farm to roam free with the pigs."Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509329937576764550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-48708211604556741562012-10-20T14:54:29.542-05:002012-10-20T14:54:29.542-05:00You'd think they learn by now, right? I am re...You'd think they learn by now, right? I am reconsidering the "you lost your tooth, now suffer the consequences" stance. Mommy guilt is a powerful motivator.<br /><br />Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509329937576764550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-72938242926395378142012-10-20T14:53:17.390-05:002012-10-20T14:53:17.390-05:00You're not kidding! I hear some moms do $10 a...You're not kidding! I hear some moms do $10 and $20 bucks. I'd be broke!Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509329937576764550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-2106963157162632102012-10-20T14:52:32.534-05:002012-10-20T14:52:32.534-05:00They are cute, aren't they? Yet why don't...They are cute, aren't they? Yet why don't they look as adorable on 80-year-olds?Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509329937576764550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-29083334938822841532012-10-20T14:52:09.040-05:002012-10-20T14:52:09.040-05:00Your Tooth Fairy IS nicer! Ours is quite militant...Your Tooth Fairy IS nicer! Ours is quite militant. Maybe if we plied her with some Mike's Hard Lemonades, it could change her mind??Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509329937576764550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-73780912583172854482012-10-20T14:50:51.931-05:002012-10-20T14:50:51.931-05:00Thanks Kerri - and it'll be memorable now, rig...Thanks Kerri - and it'll be memorable now, right? A little trauma and disappointment is good for the developing lad.Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509329937576764550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-63381603950225679972012-10-20T14:50:11.472-05:002012-10-20T14:50:11.472-05:00Thanks, Jade! I'm sure he'll get over it....Thanks, Jade! I'm sure he'll get over it. Eventually.Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509329937576764550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-48322388080536007012012-10-20T14:49:50.520-05:002012-10-20T14:49:50.520-05:00Ah. I'm feeling a little guilty, but I told h...Ah. I'm feeling a little guilty, but I told him he would lose it and the consequences, but he insisted. Lesson learned or mean mommy?Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509329937576764550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-41427693620403174912012-10-20T14:49:11.852-05:002012-10-20T14:49:11.852-05:00You didn't already make those into a necklace?...You didn't already make those into a necklace??? Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509329937576764550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-52905636733211493782012-10-20T14:48:46.439-05:002012-10-20T14:48:46.439-05:00These kids...so undependable. Good thing kids are...These kids...so undependable. Good thing kids aren't in charge of transporting organs, right? (;Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509329937576764550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-55870175658016004552012-10-20T08:15:30.964-05:002012-10-20T08:15:30.964-05:00Cute! Toothless smiles are adorable! Cute! Toothless smiles are adorable! Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07136319770685423353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-82535015074873420402012-10-20T02:12:20.519-05:002012-10-20T02:12:20.519-05:00Well played!
When I lost a tooth, there was a spe...Well played!<br /><br />When I lost a tooth, there was a special pillow (which I can barely remember), which had a pouch that we were supposed to put our tooth into, and then money would appear inside the next morning.<br /><br />It would be extremely uncomfortable for me, though... having an extra pillow under my actual pillow... so I would usually place the tiny pillow all the way to the side.<br /><br />What is incredible to me right now, as I am writing this response, is the fact that this is the first time I remember my dad actually coming into my room and taking the tooth and changing it out for money.<br /><br />That memory is clear as day for me, yet I haven't thought about it until right now. Perhaps I suppressed it so that I could keep some magic alive in my life.Youngman Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336401937507133453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-14341849439801680502012-10-19T23:56:43.872-05:002012-10-19T23:56:43.872-05:00Blogging material is SOOOO much more important tha...Blogging material is SOOOO much more important than little Johnny's, Jackie, Junior's oh heck, what is his name. See??!!!! SEE WHAT I MEAN?? Your blog is definitely more important than little 'what's his face's tooth'. <br /><br />LOL! Kidding. I am a mommy, so of course I am kidding.Gosh, he was probably heartbroken that he lost his tooth. Ugghhh, a kids worst nightmare. Does Tooth Fairy pay double for non-existent teeth??!?!?!? <br />Our poor children. Everything is blogging material.....EVERYTHING!!!! Cue the evil laugh.J.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17127301827412234029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-53840257308637694042012-10-19T22:43:34.101-05:002012-10-19T22:43:34.101-05:00How cute! Lets hope he doesn't lose too many o...How cute! Lets hope he doesn't lose too many of them at one time otherwise it might not be until next Halloween he can eat a taffy apple! Gee, the tooth fairy rates have gone up over the years; I remember getting a dime or a nickle for teeth lost (but we won't say how many years ago that was :)<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-90589635963320492622012-10-19T22:41:08.364-05:002012-10-19T22:41:08.364-05:00Oh, how I miss that lispy grin.
xoOh, how I miss that lispy grin.<br /><br />xoAlexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-22695908982694750482012-10-19T20:31:34.820-05:002012-10-19T20:31:34.820-05:00Ryan lost a few of his lost teeth IN OUR HOUSE. Ho...Ryan lost a few of his lost teeth IN OUR HOUSE. How does that even happen. Although our Tooth Fairy is nicer than yours. He still got the dollar. We have the same Ikea chalkboard. Ali - My Suitcase Full of Trickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11637087418730467823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-60868708300913135052012-10-19T20:31:26.527-05:002012-10-19T20:31:26.527-05:00What a cute little Jack-o-lantern!! Congrats on th...What a cute little Jack-o-lantern!! Congrats on the first lost tooth! It's an exciting milestone!Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08746534181042444138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-80098588183319321712012-10-19T16:51:48.686-05:002012-10-19T16:51:48.686-05:00Oh no! what a tragedy for a young man! His toothle...Oh no! what a tragedy for a young man! His toothless grin is super cute though :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761169473042770971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074904356505215216.post-26882893131696702532012-10-19T13:29:45.389-05:002012-10-19T13:29:45.389-05:00Congrats on the doubly lost tooth, an excellent mo...Congrats on the doubly lost tooth, an excellent money saver that I may have to employ in a few years too. Mama Melchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09756297260590217633noreply@blogger.com