On Wednesday, his tooth finally fell off in school. So sweet that his teacher kept in nicely in a plastic for me (photo) and passed it to me when I fetched him from school. That night, I told him to put it under his pillow and see whether the 'tooth fairy' would come to reward him. If he was a good boy that night, he would be rewarded well by the tooth fairy. If he was naughty, then he would just get ten cents.
I overslept and forgot to put something under his pillow. When I woke up the next morning, I opened my eyes and saw poor Ryan holding his tooth and looking at it. He told me " Mummy, the tooth fairy didn't come. My tooth is still here! There is no such thing as a tooth fairy" I felt so bad. The way he said it like so poor thing. I just told him maybe she was busy or forgot. Try again tonight. But later that night, he said if the tooth fairy took his tooth away, he would cry.
So, hence I scrapped the whole tooth fairy idea and told him I was the tooth fairy and I made it up.
5 comments:
Hehe that might be best after all! This being Malaysia, most of his classmates wouldn't have a practising tooth fairy so he would find out the truth pretty soon anyway.
Aiyo, your tooth fairy thing backfired, nevermind.. I think kids should know the truth anyway, and look on the bright side, if you start it, he'll have another err... 24 more teeth for you to pay? Vic's lower incisor also shaky, she's so happy coz all her friends have missing front tooths and she thinks it's an "in thing"
Pls continue to share on what works for Ryan when you're dealing with all those milk teeth. I am so scared now when thinking that my girl's turn will be coming soon. I myself am scared of dentists and I dont know how to handle when her turn comes... sei lar sei lar...
Kiasumom,
Dun worry so much. Kids would feel excited when they feel they have a tooth less. Ryan loves his fallen teeth so much and became very attached to it. Ijust explained to him its part of the growing process.
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