*Holds Sign*

[persephone33]

It says: WORST. PARENT. EVER.

So I was so embroiled in my own self-pity party yesterday evening that I completely forgot that the tooth fairy was supposed to come last night. Ethan lost ANOTHER tooth. It's a wonder the kid has any left at all. Anyhow, the drama was high at our house this morning.

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Ethan. (wails) The tooth fairy didn't come!

Me. (thinks big ugly swear words) Oh, no.

Ethan. (Borderline hysterical) And the tooth is gone!

Me. We'll write a letter and explain. It'll be alright. We'll take care of it.

(Hysterics ease and we go downstairs where the boys are eating their Malt-o-Meal (I know, gag. They like it.) And Ethan sees a dollar bill on the kitchen counter. It came out of yesterday's laundry. It is crumpled and mangled beyond belief.)

Ethan. Here it is! I wonder why she left it down here? Why didn't she leave it under my pillow?

Me. (Thinks, 'Cause she found it in the dryer) Um....

Aaron. (Gestures toward the staircase) That is a lot of stairs.

Ethan. (looks at his brother like he's an idiot) She's a FAIRY.

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Anyhow, crisis averted. And he was appeased by the dollar. Quite frankly, I'm shocked that an eight year-old still believes in the things he does.

And EW. Now I have to go find the rogue tooth up there. Oh, my life is SO glamorous.

Comments

[dragonsangel68.livejournal.com]

Good luck finding that rogue tooth *eww*

I've done that before, but we use a shot glass beside the bed, so the teeth don't go walkabout ;) I've got a whole range of excuses for why the tooth fairy didn't come, but my personal favorite was one I used to serve Mitch when he still believed: It's football season, mate, and the tooth fairy has to visit all the footballers who had their teeth knocked out today, so they'd feel better. She won't forget you, but there's only so many hours in a night...

[jandjsalmon.livejournal.com]

OOOh guess what? Someone guessed that your story was Me - I can't tell you how uber-flattered I was. I was grinning all day. HEE!

*cough* Sorry about the drive-by comment. ;)

[dragonsangel68.livejournal.com]

Well, that makes two of us grinning, because I had to ignore a comment in a review pointing that out to me and I was just thrilled to have been mixed up with you :)

[jandjsalmon.livejournal.com]

Oh that's right - she commented too. HEE! I was amused since I had already commented above her - yet she was SURE it was mine.

(*whispers loudly* Mine's a bit of a departure from what I normally write - not fluffy/happy AT ALL - so no wonder people are confused.)

I /hope/ you weren't horribly offended. I was all - HEE! Someone has delusions that I'm as awesome dragonsangel. ;)

[dragonsangel68.livejournal.com]

Perhaps she thought you were trying to be sneaky ;)

Ah ha! That's why I couldn't pick it! I got myself so confused and wound up that I didn't end up doing the guessing game.

Offended? Not at all! I was really thrilled to think someone thought it was yours, because you are awesome *g*

[persephone33.livejournal.com]

MY GOSH, THAT'S BRILLIANT.

You get the win for today, Jen.

[dragonsangel68.livejournal.com]

Can you tell I've forgotten a lot over the years? At least it gave me an excuse to perfect the *cough*reasons*cough :)