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Confessions of A Tooth Fairy
By Donna Smith
The next morning, my daughter walked into the kitchen grinning from ear to ear. Glowing is a better word for it. "Look what the Tooth Fairy left me," she said, as she held up a $20 bill. I choked on my Cheerio. What? I then quickly excused myself and headed for my wallet. Sure enough, there sat the $1 bill, and the $20 bill was gone. Way to go, Slick!
"Why does the Tooth Fairy only get one bonus check every 10 years? And why did she have to get her check when my sister's tooth fell out?" asked my son. Oh, no! Not again. This time I hid behind the copy of Pediatrics Today I was pretending to read. My son goes on: "My daddy gets a bonus every quarter, plus a year-end bonus. I think the Tooth Fairy needs to join a union." I had to peek over my magazine because I was amazed at what my 6-year-old knows about bonuses and labor unions. The dentist stared at me as he scraped my son's teeth. I retreated behind my magazine and wished I was someplace else.
A Tooth Fairy Union? Now that's not a bad idea...
