Thats right, Dylan lost another tooth! I'm beginning to think he's pulling them out, ready or not, for the cold hard cash the 'Tooth Fairy' brings. I even tried to get out of it. I said, "well since you know the truth, I suppose its silly to carry on with the tradition huh"? He just looked at me like 'Not an option pal! After 8 years of your lying BS, the least you could do is cough up a five spot once in a while. So now, this tooth fairy business is being fueled by pure guilt. Nice.
Let me give some valuable cost cutting parental advice to those who are headed down this same road. Start off low. Yea, yea, that first tooth is special, and of course its a big deal! Treat it like a big deal by all means, just don't make it worth $5! There is no going back after you've done that. What, his other teeth and the effort to yank 'em out aren't worth the same as the first one? And what about a molar? What happens then? A second mortgage?
We've really dug ourselves a hole and now can't afford a shovel to dig out with. Dylan can though!
No wonder the most I ever pulled down for a tooth was $1.00. I wonder if my parents learned a similar lesson with Eric? He probably got the $5 spot while I got the quarters. Thats cool, at least I could get a pack of gum for every 3 teeth I yanked out of my skull.
In all honesty, I thought the quarter made me rich so I guess it all works out. With that in mind, pennies would probably make your tyke feel like a tycoon. So start low people!
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Just for the record - and I know I'm old and it was a long time ago but the going rate when I was a child was 10 cents and that was a real big deal. My kids did get more than that - think it was 50cents and so it has gone up from there
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