To have raided dd's purse to find a £1 coin to put under her pillow for tooth fairy!

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No £1 coins in the house. Tooth came out tonight. The only one being dd's purse. Going to replace with interest tomorrow! Promise!

As long as you replace it... she won't notice in the morning, I take it?

No I don't even think she remembered having a purse. She will notice no £1 under her pillow though.

Hide her purse, just in case she decides to put her tooth fairy money in it.

Oh good thinking. Why do I feel so bad?

Just in case the meteorite lands on your head tomorrow so you never get to replace the "loan". As if you were stealing from your child, even though you're not; because you could, in theory, and would probably get away with it. It makes no sense at all, of course, but I often feel that way too (have been known to stand in an empty shop thinking "I could walk out with anything and they wouldn't know", with absolutely no intention of doing so, and then start guiltily and blush when someone comes in!).

... if you don't want to feel bad, how about putting £1 worth of change, or a £2 or whatever you've got, in the purse as hostage until you can find a replacement £1 coin?

Yanbu just replace whenypu xan. Although a,few Mitbers have,been awojen during the night by the SAS. Be careful.

Yanbu just replace when you can. Although it has been known that there have been awoken during the night by the SAS smashing the front door down to arrest you. It was on Crimewatch.

I did the same a few months back with DD's money box and found about £40 in there, she has been swiping DH change from his pockets for months !! Cheeky madam haha

I borrowed £2 out of dd money box for the bus the other day, it. Comes to something when I can't even afford a busride lol!

I suddenly don't feel so bad. Thanks mumsnetters. Maybe I can get tomorrow's shopping from it too. Only joking😀

Sorry smiley face came out as a load of numbers then!

Just think of it as recycling or upcycling if you will!

Hah, when I last got a coin from the tooth fairy it was 6d.

£2 coin here.

i have borrow DC birthday money before, paid it back the next day

I never feel bad about borrowing money from my childrens rooms since most of it is change that they find lying around the house anyway and its usually mine to start with!!!

They even ask for it now when daddy empties his pockets "do you want this change daddy or can I have it?" invariably he says they can rolls eyes