Mom Wants to Give Her Child, Who Deliberately Removed Another Tooth, a Letter from the Tooth Fairy Instead of Cash
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A Mumsnet user revealed that her kid has removed multiple teeth to get more money via visits from the tooth fairy
The parent is wondering whether she should discipline her child by not sneaking any cash under the kid's pillow
'Am I being unreasonable to send a letter from the tooth fairy but no money this time?' she asked other Mumsnet users
A concerned mother is gritting her teeth about how to handle her child's uncooperative behavior when it comes to the tooth fairy.
The mom explained on the community forum Mumsnet that her kid has purposely removed teeth instead of letting them naturally fall out.
'My child wanted a visit from the tooth fairy so they spent about 24 hours wobbling and wobbling a slightly wobbly tooth to make it come out,' she wrote. 'The tooth fairy came and brought money but I told them to be careful not to get rid of teeth before they're ready!'
However, the child didn't listen to that advice, the mom recalled.
'They've done it again with a tooth that wasn't wobbly before the other one came out, but now they had access they went at it until it came out,' she remembered. 'It wasn't ready and they had to really yank it out, but they are so desperate for another tooth fairy visit.'
Now, the mother is wondering whether she should discipline her child by not sneaking any cash from the tooth fairy under the kid's pillow.
'Am I being unreasonable to send a letter from the tooth fairy but no money this time?' she asked the Mumsnet forum.
She added that she's 'talked to friends and some have said no way should I leave money and some have said I should.' 'Any suggestions on what should go in the letter to warn them off doing it again?' she asked the forum.
Fellow Mumsnet users quickly chimed in with their suggestions.
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'I'd leave the money but with a friendly letter that says the next tooth can't be rushed — the tooth fairy is watching,' one reader replied, while another wrote, 'I'd send a letter saying, 'Sorry, I can't pay you for this one because it wasn't ready. But I look forward to my next visit when you're ready.' '
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A third person offered stern feedback, commenting, 'If he's brave enough to yank it out I'd pay him double. Never understood this nonsense with letters. The kid wants the cash not the magic.'
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