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Neat idea! This brings back an embarrassing memory from childhood. Playing football in the yard, a careless neighborhood kid accidentally knocked two of my ba
by silisili 2y ago
Neat idea!
This brings back an embarrassing memory from childhood.
Playing football in the yard, a careless neighborhood kid accidentally knocked two of my baby teeth out.
I remember scouring the grass for them to no avail, then getting in a rage about how I wouldn't get tooth fairy money, so punched the boy, and he started crying and ran home. I don't even remember who it was, but to this day feel bad about that.
When I got home, my parents said it's no problem, just write a letter explaining what happened and the tooth fairy will understand. And that worked.
Being a deviant, I decided to test it a few days later with another letter in secret, to no avail. And that was my first inclination this whole thing wasn't real.
- jahsome 2y agoI think maybe you were using 'deviant' in a tongue and cheek way, but I think the way kids are naturally inclined to limit test and push boundaries in service of learning more about the world is among the most beautiful things in human existence. Hopefully that's not the part of thr story you feel embarrassed about.
- like_any_other 2y agoThe hubris in thinking the Tooth Fairy of all beings couldn't tell you didn't have any extra teeth missing...
- throwaway2037 2y agoWhen I was a kid, I also tried the "small stone" trick under my pillow. (Of course, I announced it to my parents: "I'm going to see what happens if...") I think I got Monopoly money instead of real money. Still, it didn't dent my faith the Tooth Fairy.
- lupire 2y agoI don't know why you'd think that a fairy, with the power to fetch teeth from under your pillow and deposit payment undetected, and the power to monitor for for written letters that don't even emit denta particles to scan for, would lack a fraud unit.