Tooth Fairies please come forward!

More Treasures from Neena’s scraps of paper

Ok parents it is confession time from Neena....yes I forgot too and I have it on paper to prove it!

Here are my personal examples of letters that are more precious than gold.  They became some of my “life lessons”. I smile at the mercy my children gave me that many times was not deserved.  They readily always forgave my selfish ways. I did ask for forgiveness for forgetting their teeth but it took a long time before I actually changed my ways.  Still they forgave and now we all laugh!  Most would not save all these little scraps but how happy I am that I did.  The authors are my children and they are unedited.  MAN! What priceless memories and laughter.  With seven children that means a lot of teeth and a lot of chances to redeem myself ...thank you God for the number of teeth you gave us!  You God even understood that tiny little detail...

Dear Tooth fairy,

Please take the tooth I am sick of taking care of it.  It has been here under my pillow for two days.  I need the money.  I am sorry I said bad things about the tooth fairy.  I did not mean you were stupid I just meant it was stupid to have to put the tooth under the pillow.

Love your friend,

 Seth

PS.  I do love playing all my Moms dumb lets pretend games like the fairy and elf.  I just act like I don’t in front of my friends so they won’t think I am a nerd.  We do sometimes have to wait three days for one tooth just because we don’t write a letter.  I will tell Rachel I am sorry we put her in the box again.  It was Micah’s idea.  I am sick of Leah getting in my stuff and then she screams but I will try to be nicer but it won't be easy.

Another similar example:

Dear Tooth fairy,

I think it is unfair that I get only a dime for my teeth and most of my friends get a quarter and they get their teeth picked up the first night.  I am tired of waiting two days for pick-up.  Mom says a raise requires an appeal.  I think that is ridiculous. Other families do not have to go to court over the stupid tooth fairy.

P.s. Please consider the need for a raise.  If you decide on the raise is it retroactive?  Just put all the money together where I can find it.  Since I lost my first tooth I always have to wait for at least a day extra. I am twelve and have been losing teeth for at least 6 years.  Mom gets a kick out of the elves and the fairies. 

P.s.s Bring some flowers for my Mom! She needs rest and flowers.  If you don't

want to spend the money on those things just give it to me.  The money,  NOT the  flowers HOHOHO funny joke 

 Love your friend, 

Micah

Dear Toothfairy,

I am sory I said I did believ in you.  I am  sory, if you herd me and I doubt that you did, say those swer words.  I don’t belie you are real but my mother likes to purtend and we all have fn purtending too. I am getting help with this letter from Micah to spell the words.  Anyway I have decided not to quit purtinding in you because it messes up the fun and I don’t get pad for my teeth.  I am neding the money so plese accept my apalegy.  Oh and I found where I put the other three teeth that I lost.  I hope you pay me 25cents a tooth.  For 4 teeth that makes $1.00.  If you want to give me what everyone else gets is .50 a tooth then you could give me $2.00.Micah is fixing the words for me. 

Caleb Peter with baby sister Rebekah.

Micah says to ask for a bonus because of the late delivery.  He says to put in a wrd for him and seth but nt the grls .that wil mak Rachel and lea run away agin so I say give the grls a raze too. Micah dosnot kno this part I am saying. Oh Micah is the oldest kid.

Love 

caleb peter Hobart

 Dear Toothfairy, 

Micah and Seth said you are stubborn and you won't take the tooth unless I write theletter. They had to write you too in order to get the  money.  Other kids just put a can out.  In fact some kids don't do anything and  they get money under their pillow and a nice note!  We are the only ones who  have to write a note.  It is not fair but I am doing it because I need money.  I  would like a dollar a tooth.  Micah and Seth said to always ask for interest . My tooth has been here a week I think it is rotten now.

Love rachel   

Ps Seth told me to run away because I did not get my tooth picked up.  He says that when you are not listening.  I think he wants me to run away so I think I  will move my stuff to his room tonight.  I have a lot of stuff too.  Leah is  coming with me.

will move my stuff to his room tonight.  I have a lot of stuff too.  Leah is coming with me.




Funny memories are some of the best ways that God uses to bring attention "habits of the heart" that need transformed.  Below are some personal comments and teaching points for parents. 

What looked like an innocent loss of memory to a parent is perceived as a broken promise to a child. My children could not articulate it as such, but it was indeed a broken promise.  It did require an act of recovery from me.  I needed to apologize, ask forgiveness and silly as it may seem to many, seek repentance.  I had the intention of remembering the tooth fairy job.  I just forgot.  I was not deliberately deceitful but when it becomes a pattern it can cause real hidden anger in a child. It was a PATTERN of broken promises that I had.  One of the most dangerous things we can do is not recognize our ungodly patterns as parents. It did create a form of distrust and anger.   Remember the family is the primary classroom and it is the primary social group.  In this classroom, called a family, is where trust is developed or lost.  The family is the first social setting where they see and imitate the habits and values the parent models. 

·      What was leaned in the family as the primary classroom:

1.    Anger, resentment

2.     Disrespect and lack of trust for the parents

3.    The family creates the first experience with God the Father

Those sound like exaggerated points over just the tooth fairy but the point is there was value placed on the tooth fairy by the parent but the follow-up was missing.  Over time it is the little things that add up to cause frustration, anger and indifference in families.  How do these little things not become BIG cancerous diseases in families?  Admit you were wrong as a parent and ask forgiveness AND make restitution.  In this case DOUBLE the cost of being a forgetful tooth fairy.

Parents assess your self frequently. 

Do you promise to bring treats and then forget?                                                            Are you late picking up in car pool?                                                                           Are you late getting places with your child?                                                                                                                   Do you say you will call and then do not?                                                                                                                                                 Have you ask your child if you keep your word?