Expectation from Tooth Fairy

Who can’t remember the thrill of putting a lost tooth under the pillow at bedtime and waking up the next day to some shiny new coins? So, what would you do if your child expect a lot more than you have it in your wallet? It happened to my older son, Dylan who expected Tooth Fairy leaves him a ten dollar bill. Leaving ten dollar is awful a lot of money for today's kids! In my time, I usually got a penny or a nickel from a tooth fairy.

Well a night before Dylan had lost his first baby tooth, he kept bugging us every other minute for an hour before it finally came out of his tooth. An hour later, he finally happily screamed, " I finally lost my baby tooth. I am so exciting !" Of course, we were so eager to take pictures of him with a hallow tooth. Another reason for being so enthusiastic was that he is the last person in his first grade to lose a baby tooth. It was in time for the class to celebrate altogether before the school 's out.The next thing, he knew he was supposed to write a letter to Tooth Fairy. In a letter, he described how and where to find his first tooth. He even mentioned that it was essential to leave the exact amount of money, $ 1.09. Don't ask me why or how did he come up with a specific amount of money?? My best guessing it probably includes tax when he buys something for a dollar.Just before he went to bed, he was hopping up and down because he was so anxious to tell everyone in school that he finally lost his tooth. But to his disappointment that the next day was a holiday, Memorial Day. With his glum looks, he kept telling me, "Oh I wish there was a school tomorrow, so I can show everyone my empty tooth." Who wouldn't blame to turn his excitement down?

The next morning, he was about to wake up as I was passing by his room. The first thing he did was to check and see if the tooth fairy had arrived. Good grief, a note from Tooth Fairy and a cash had arrived ! Dylan was bewildered, "Why didn't the Tooth Fairy bring me $1.09?" Thus, I had to think of a valid excuse. My valid excuse was, "I think the Tooth Fairy thought you were special and was being so patience to wait for another day to tell everyone at school about your first lost baby tooth. The tooth fairy thought you deserved a special to get a two dollar." He was satisfied with the reason. Dylan also read a short letter from Tooth Fairy telling him to take care of his teeth daily.

Shortly after he finished reading a letter, he ran toward to his groggy dad about getting two dollars and a letter. We just smiled and watched him being a happy seven years old boy becoming a growing-up boy.