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Tooth fairy should have days off?

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lilmishap · 17/12/2021 14:29

Soo my son has announced that the Tooth fairy let him down last night.
I was not aware he had lost a tooth (he has ASD and doesn't always share things that he should) but he assures me he had put it under his pillow.

So I've just told him the tooth fairy doesn't work the Thursday/Friday night as thats when she is overseeing the building of the tooth kingdom (the reason she buys teeth is that they use them to build)

He says thats silly and he thinks she just doesn't like him.....AIBU to have said it was a day off or is there a better excuse I could have used?

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Waspsarearseholes · 17/12/2021 14:31

You could say she's run out of masks or only collects teeth from the windowsill due to covid precautions?

girlmom21 · 17/12/2021 14:34

She'd already done your town before he put his tooth under the pillow so he'll need an early night tonight Wink

steff13 · 17/12/2021 14:40

Is his room messy because the tooth fairy doesn't come if your room is messy? She's very tiny and she can get lost in the clutter.

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lilmishap · 17/12/2021 14:42

Oh @steff13 that is perfect. I will get a phone call from the tooth fairy explaining that she came, she saw and she left.

God all of you are so much more creative then me I never even considered using COVID or timetable!!

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TeenMinusTests · 17/12/2021 15:03

Surely she only comes if the parent has sent the special parent message saying she is needed?

The tooth fairy was often delayed in our house as too many to collect in one night Smile

Moocherbot · 17/12/2021 15:05

Toothfairy was a day late once and foolishly doubled the amount she left. Made a tiny rod for her own tiny back I think.

HanSB · 17/12/2021 15:10

I send a message to the head fairy, if it’s too late that night or they are busy she will assign someone to come as soon as possible. The tooth fairy collects from a little bowl placed at the sink next to the toothbrush so she can also check the state of toothbrushing. Very useful for collecting the tooth and gives me (her!) time to find a coin!

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lilmishap · 17/12/2021 18:16

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who takes this seriously, he's never bought into Father Christmas, he spotted it was impossible for one sleigh to hold everyones presents but he also spotted the flaw in a great big fat man jumping down chimneys without ever landing on an actual fire and burning his clothes so he'd have to deliver presents naked(?)

For some reason the tooth fairy he believes in though.

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HopefulProcrastinator · 17/12/2021 18:24

Tooth fairy leaves 9 yr old notes written in impossibly small writing ro explain whenever she's been held up by something unexpected.

She loves them and because we genuinely cannot read the writing without glasses and much squinting genuinely believes in their providence.

In other news, it's surprisingly not that difficult to write in tiny writing you can't read. Muscle memory is a marvellous thing!

BiddyPop · 17/12/2021 18:29

Some days there are a lot of teeth fall out and she can't get to every house, but she usually turns up the following night instead.

She's had to do it in our house, and in various houses of DSiblings/ILs, and also it happened when we were DCs on occasion too. So it definitely happens that she just gets swamped some nights, but does collect them all in the end.

FrogOfFrogHall · 18/12/2021 07:37

You need to tell your grown up if your tooth has fallen out so they can send the message to the tooth fairy. She doesn't know there's a tooth waiting for her if your grown up doesn't tell her!

TheVolturi · 18/12/2021 07:48

😂 Some great ideas here! Although the tooth kingdom is also a good idea op, it's a little bit creepy, a kingdom made of children's teeth 😂. My son also has Asd and exactly like yours, sees through twee things like this. But it's the opposite for him, he is going along with the Santa thing for the moment but was adamant that the tooth fairy is made up. Then he googled it 🤦‍♀️.

FallonCarringtonWannabe · 18/12/2021 07:52

Our tooth fairy will not come if the tooth has fallen out too late as her route will already be planned. She could also leave any coin as she had no concept of human money. Theyre lucky theyve never had a euro.

KittyFilter · 18/12/2021 07:54

Don't say that she came and saw his room was a mess and then left. That's going to make him feel awful and he's already upset.

Looubylou · 18/12/2021 07:58

I think you have been over creative in your response to be honest. If they are practical minded, you need to keep it simple, or things get worked out quicker. You can't change your story now. I love the idea of a bowl beside the toothbrush - I've had to slide my hand under the pillow before in the middle of the night. Easy to plant the money - difficult to find the bloody tooth though 🤣.With the bowl, non reporting, won't be an issue. Absolute full respect for your efforts to keep the magic alive though 🧚‍♂️

BoattoBolivia · 18/12/2021 08:01

Our tooth fairy got snowed in for TWO nights at the tooth fairy Christmas party once! 😂 When she finally made it (remembered) she left a long letter explaining all about it and apologising.

Glittertwins · 18/12/2021 08:06

I've used the messy bedroom as an excuse before as well as putting it on a shelf by the bed instead of under the pillow for swift exchange although we had two identical boxes for fast switch over of tooth and money so it was all ready to go before they went to bed.

Missingjigsawpuzzle · 18/12/2021 08:14

We used to take the blame and say that I'd been up late working so scared her off and the tooth fairy didn't have time to come back again

I am definitely using the better ideas above!

We also write notes in scrawling, scruffy letters explaining the above but I love the idea of tiny writing

Antiquestuff · 18/12/2021 08:19

I feel quite smug that I've taught all my children the tooth fairy's 'messy bedroom rule' but I've been on their side!
I've had a word with the tooth fairy and we've agreed that just in case the bedroom is too messy we leave the tooth in a pretty little bag hanging from the bathroom cabinet door handle (one of us is bound to see it there and start running about looking for a pound coin Grin) no rummaging under pillows and possibly waking the children in this house Wink

Fallagain · 18/12/2021 08:20

Leave a letter tonight explaining that all magical creatures have been helping Santa out as it very close to Christmas.

MrsClatterbuck · 18/12/2021 09:04

When I was a child you put the tooth in a glass of water and left it on the mantlepiece. In the morning it would have been replaced with 10p or if lucky a half a crown it was a very very long time ago

Toddlerteaplease · 18/12/2021 09:53

My parents used to tell us that the tooth fairy started her rounds at 8pm so we had to wait until the next day of it was after that. (I think they just didn't have 20p handy)

RandomDent · 18/12/2021 09:59

We also do the route plan one - if it comes out too late in the day she plans the pick up for the next day.

BridStar · 18/12/2021 10:18

Kid needs to learn not to be so whiny. If he's so immature he's going to do the "oh the tooth fairy doesn't like me" thing then he can't be involved in whimsical games.

I'd also say keep the whimsy to a minimum. Unless you're a skillful storyteller embellishing a tale with weirdness like tooth kingdoms is just going to tell the child it's all a lie, and not a very good one.

Tell her she doesn't come every day and that's that. But if he's going to turn it into a sulk turn don't bother at all. Sulks have consequences.

DismantledKing · 18/12/2021 10:20

@BridStar

Kid needs to learn not to be so whiny. If he's so immature he's going to do the "oh the tooth fairy doesn't like me" thing then he can't be involved in whimsical games.

I'd also say keep the whimsy to a minimum. Unless you're a skillful storyteller embellishing a tale with weirdness like tooth kingdoms is just going to tell the child it's all a lie, and not a very good one.

Tell her she doesn't come every day and that's that. But if he's going to turn it into a sulk turn don't bother at all. Sulks have consequences.

Don’t be such an arse.