My Little Girl is Growing Up (For 11 and up only)...

[sharkbit]

...and getting too smart.

My daughter, who is 9 going on 15, lost a tooth yesterday. She announces at lunch that she doesn't believe in the tooth fairy any more. My wife and I tell her she won't come if you don't believe in her. My daughter thinks a second and says she is going to try and trick the tooth fairy . We could never get out of her how though.

Last night when she went to bed, my wife asked her where her tooth was. My daughter told us that she put it in a cup on her night stand.(Easy for the "tooth fairy to get to. )

So when my wife and I went to bed, it was my turn to be the tooth fairy. I sneak in her bedroom, take the cup, lay the money down on the night stand and realize there is no tooth in the cup-the little stinker hid the tooth somewhere else. I was not about to start digging under her pillow, so I took the money back and put the cup back on her night stand and beat it out of there.

My wife didn't want to search either when I told her about it. We decided not to giver her the money and see what she says in the morning. My wife will probably tell her the tooth fairy couldn't find the tooth or something.

I went to work before everyone was up this morning, so I don't know how things have turned out. I'm going to try and call her later.

I told my wife that this will probably open the door to not believing in Santa and the Easter bunny. We think my daughter is putting 2 and 2 together with Santa, although she was still pretty excited this past Christmas.
Just one more thing of childhood being lost.

[Gammelpreusse]

Originally Posted by sharkbit

...and getting too smart.

My daughter, who is 9 going on 15, lost a tooth yesterday. She announces at lunch that she doesn't believe in the tooth fairy any more. My wife and I tell her she won't come if you don't believe in her. My daughter thinks a second and says she is going to try and trick the tooth fairy . We could never get out of her how though.

Last night when she went to bed, my wife asked her where her tooth was. My daughter told us that she put it in a cup on her night stand.(Easy for the "tooth fairy to get to. )

So when my wife and I went to bed, it was my turn to be the tooth fairy. I sneak in her bedroom, take the cup, lay the money down on the night stand and realize there is no tooth in the cup-the little stinker hid the tooth somewhere else. I was not about to start digging under her pillow, so I took the money back and put the cup back on her night stand and beat it out of there.

My wife didn't want to search either when I told her about it. We decided not to giver her the money and see what she says in the morning. My wife will probably tell her the tooth fairy couldn't find the tooth or something.

I went to work before everyone was up this morning, so I don't know how things have turned out. I'm going to try and call her later.

I told my wife that this will probably open the door to not believing in Santa and the Easter bunny. We think my daughter is putting 2 and 2 together with Santa, although she was still pretty excited this past Christmas.
Just one more thing of childhood being lost.

LoL, that is a nice story. But I'd give her the money anyways. If she is so smart that she actually figured it out, she needs a reward, not punishment

[Onkel Neal]

Wait, what do you mean, "not believing in the Easter bunny"

[Weiss Pinguin]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Wait, what do you mean, "not believing in the Easter bunny"

WHAT?

[kranz]

just tell her about the economic crisis. if she's smart she will understand

[Takeda Shingen]

My little girl is 2, so we have a ways to go. She's just old enough to start understanding the abstract concept of Santa, so this was the first 'real' Christmas in the house. It will be full swing by next year.

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by Gammelpreusse

LoL, that is a nice story. But I'd give her the money anyways. If she is so smart that she actually figured it out, she needs a reward, not punishment

I don't think it's punishment, just parents sour at being outwitted.

[Oberon]

One day she will long for the days when she believed in the tooth fairy, but you never realise that until it's too late.

Anyway, smart lass, good deductive skills.

[Jimbuna]

Every parents dilemna....kids growing up so quickly these days

[gimpy117]

tell her the tooth fairy is very busy, and if she can't find the tooth easily no money

[razark]

Originally Posted by sharkbit

My daughter thinks a second and says she is going to try and trick the tooth fairy

My seven-year-old pulled the same thing on me last month. For two nights, the "tooth fairy" couldn't find the tooth. The third night, he gave up.

[Armistead]

They do grow fast and do the silliest things. I can remember my son at three watching me build an extra room. I gave him a hammer to beat on a piece of wood. He sat beside my truck and whammed away on it. Next thing the wood thump changed to metal and he was hammering on my new Chevy Silverado....

Daughter is grown now....son is 13 and already wearing a size 11 shoe...take lots of videos.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Armistead

They do grow fast and do the silliest things. I can remember my son at three watching me build an extra room. I gave him a hammer to beat on a piece of wood. He sat beside my truck and whammed away on it. Next thing the wood thump changed to metal and he was hammering on my new Chevy Silverado....

Daughter is grown now....son is 13 and already wearing a size 11 shoe...take lots of videos.

Reminds me of my first daughter. I was painting her bedroom and she wanted to help. Keep in mind she had been watching me for quite sometime. I gave her a brush and said she could practice first (she was around 3 years old) then maybe try some paint. So she started swishing the wall and I hear, "Damn it." She bent down and rubbed the carpet with a rag. I stood there for a minute as she started to paint again. She stopped one more time and said. "Damn it." Rubbed the carpet with a rag. She was imitating me painting. When a spot of paint would drip to the floor I would say, "Damn it." then use a rag to clean it up. She thought this as part of painting. I told here not to say that in front of her mom!! I learned that it really is monkey see, monkey do.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Reminds me of my first daughter. I was painting her bedroom and she wanted to help. Keep in mind she had been watching me for quite sometime. I gave her a brush and said she could practice first (she was around 3 years old) then maybe try some paint. So she started swishing the wall and I hear, "Damn it." She bent down and rubbed the carpet with a rag. I stood there for a minute as she started to paint again. She stopped one more time and said. "Damn it." Rubbed the carpet with a rag. She was imitating me painting. When a spot of paint would drip to the floor I would say, "Damn it." then use a rag to clean it up. She thought this as part of painting. I told here not to say that in front of her mom!! I learned that it really is monkey see, monkey do.

Classic

I'm responsible for a few of my two's first 'naughty' words

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Classic

I'm responsible for a few of my two's first 'naughty' words

Sadly both have picked up some other colorful words from me as well. I do my best to curtail my sometimes colorful language. Sometimes 'golly gee whizzy' just does not get it.