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Steele lost his first tooth!
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Well, he lost it at school, then he lost the tooth on the way to the clinic where they keep tooth-shaped boxes for the kids that lose teeth. 
But, he wrote a letter to the tooth fairy and stuck it under his pillow - so he still got his dollar.
But, he wrote a letter to the tooth fairy and stuck it under his pillow - so he still got his dollar.
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FlatpickingJD
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That's a great smile, great pic.
Is he excited about it, and did it hurt?
And will he like the dollar more?
Is he excited about it, and did it hurt?
And will he like the dollar more?
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Thanks - I think he's pretty darn cute myself.
He just woke up and whipped the pillow off the bed and BEHOLD there was a dollar! He looked at me, mouth agape, and said, "The tooth fairy is real!" lol
He just woke up and whipped the pillow off the bed and BEHOLD there was a dollar! He looked at me, mouth agape, and said, "The tooth fairy is real!" lol
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Yeah - I struggle with it, honestly, but the kids at school talk that stuff up so much that I caved. I would prefer just to put the dollar under the pillow and not say where it came from. Is that bad? lol
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dluvs2trvl
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Awww! Cute picture!
That happened with Breann too and she wrote a note to the tooth fairy and put it under her pillow and whatdoyaknow - she still got some moneyWell, he lost it at school, then he lost the tooth on the way to the clinic where they keep tooth-shaped boxes for the kids that lose teeth.
But, he wrote a letter to the tooth fairy and stuck it under his pillow - so he still got his dollar.
Good thing the tooth fairy likes to get notes
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The note is almost cuter than having the tooth under there, IMO. Steele's note was priceless.
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dluvs2trvl
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Yep! My sister saved my nieces notes and will put them in her scrapbookThe note is almost cuter than having the tooth under there, IMO. Steele's note was priceless.
My niece gets a little wordy trying to explain how she lost the tooth and then trying to convince the tooth fairy that she's telling the truth...it's very cute!
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eatenbylocusts
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I have a problem with lying to kids even if it's in fun. I've never told my kids there is an Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, or tooth fairy. When asked if they're real I say I've never seen them, but Santa Claus was a real person, blah, blah.
Oh, he's a cutie!
Oh, he's a cutie!
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Yeah, I hear ya. I successfully avoided Santa until just this past Christmas. He started hearing stuff at school and my mom and dad jumped at the chance to reinforce it. They thought I was traumatizing my kids by not "believing" in Santa. When Steele asked me about it, I told him the story behind St Nick. It was as close as I could get to saying there was a Santa.
We don't talk about Easter Bunny. They get baskets, but they've never asked where they come from and I've never brought it up...they just appear on Easter morning.
The tooth fairy - he kind of caught me off guard with that b/c I didn't even know he had a loose tooth, so one of the teachers at school must have said it to him.
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dluvs2trvl
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Hmmm...I guess I've never viewed it as lying. I believed in all of three, Santa, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy and I think I turned out ok and am not scarred from the experience
I guess I just see it as a chance for kids to be kids and to enjoy the fun and fantasy that is part of life as a child. There are so few things in life any more and yes, even in the lives of children, that are just for the purpose of pure joy...I don't see a problem with letting them have those moments in life....in reality, they will all to soon be gone and they will have "grown up" and had to face harsh realities of life...*shrugs*
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I guess I just see it as a chance for kids to be kids and to enjoy the fun and fantasy that is part of life as a child. There are so few things in life any more and yes, even in the lives of children, that are just for the purpose of pure joy...I don't see a problem with letting them have those moments in life....in reality, they will all to soon be gone and they will have "grown up" and had to face harsh realities of life...*shrugs*
JMHO
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I don't have a problem with the fantasy/make believe side of it. I have a problem with having to eventually tell them that you've been yanking their chain for the last 6-7 years.
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dluvs2trvl
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See that never happened when I was a kid and it didn't happen with my nieces and nephews either...
I'm not sure how we all found out but somehow it was just a realization...I think it was sort of like a passage into being a "grown up"
I don't know how to explain it but I never saw it as a negative or as my parents lying to me and I know that my nieces and nephews feel the same way...they never held it against any of us or accused us of lying to them or anything like that...
It was just sort of passing into being a big kid
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So, Steele has been wiggling the tooth next to the one he lost, but I don't think it's going to come out just yet. It doesnt' seem that wiggly.
But, as of yesterday morning, he didn't even have a wiggly tooth and he lost one yesterday afternoon - so who knows!
But, as of yesterday morning, he didn't even have a wiggly tooth and he lost one yesterday afternoon - so who knows!
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I remember my mom telling me abpout my brother losing his first tooth, and spit out out in a popsicle wrapper!! I think she still gave him a dime under his pillow!! My how times have changed!! now it's dollars!
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