![]() The Tooth Fairy ran out of pixie dust and couldn’t fly ![]() The Tooth Fairy doesn’t do same-day service anymore Instead of scrambling to think of an on-the-fly (pun intended) excuse, here are our favorites: Come up with a list of believable excuses The key here is the in between details, and in this instance, the sillier, the better. At dinner, talk about how they ran into the Easter Bunny. Tell your child that the Tooth Fairy and Santa went out to dinner so she could find out if she should be hiring assistance like reindeer or elves. Now is the perfect opportunity to test out those improvisation skills. ![]() Make up a crazy storyĪs parents, we often have think quickly on our feet. This will likely lead to your child sprinting to clean their room after the conversation (score!)Ģ) Tell your child that their tooth wasn’t clean enough, and believe us, their brushing habits will improve.ģ) Tell your child that like Santa, the Tooth Fairy only visits the homes of well-behaved children. And then make a mad dash to your child’s bedroom to pocket the tooth and plant money anywhere else (under their bed, behind the mattress, in their pillow case) inside their room.Īnother few ways to use your child’s belief in the Tooth Fairy towards your advantage:ġ) Tell them the Tooth Fairy got one glimpse of their messy room and left because she couldn’t find the tooth amidst the clutter. “Maybe you didn’t look hard enough,” you can say. Ok, while we’re kidding about the latter, when this happens, here are some tips-from a mom who’s been there-on how to quickly rectify the situation. Regardless of how it happened, when the Tooth Fairy doesn’t visit your child, it feels like you committed the ultimate parental sin.Īccording to the Original Tooth Fairy Poll conducted by Delta Dental, more than 56% of parents will make this slip up in their child’s lifetime, leading to years of therapy. Maybe you didn’t have change for a $20 bill. By Lori you fell asleep watching a movie.
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