The tooth fairy is one strange fairy!!!

Lucas has finally lost one tooth and was sure excited that he was visited by the tooth fairy....and she left him $20 (daddy got a little out of hand). He had never thought about the tooth fairy before until the tooth wiggled out (I actually did the pulling..tugging... and yanking). He was super excited that somehow he can make some good money for all the teeth he was going to loose. "Mommy if everyone just pulled out their teeth the tooth fairy can help the poor people in the world. I bet there is a poor toothless homeless man that would have liked that idea". 

Then Lucas started thinking more (enter my lies.). He begins, "mommy I am beginning to think the tooth fairy is a little strange.  Why does she collect teeth?  I mean I am sure kids love getting the money but what does she do with all those teeth. Isn't it a little strange that her house is full of people's teeth.  Isn't that strange". Fear came over his eyes. 

I actually never really thought about that   As a child I was so happy that I was getting money for my teeth that what she did with them or why she wanted them never crossed my mind. Then when I found out who the tooth fairy really was I really didn't care. 

I had to come up with something. I couldn't let him know the thruth, I still wanted his innocence to remain intact. I still needed that same lie to work with the younger ones so I did what any mother would do.....I lied. I have become such an expert these days that I didn't have to think really hard. Before I knew it there it was coming out of my mouth. "She needs teeth to make fairy dust....how do you think fairy dust is done. Only a fairy can make teeth into magical fairy dust". Oh my. 

He bought it. He said with a smile and beaming twinkling eyes " that's why fairy dust is white. That makes sense mommy. I feel so much better. I was beginning to fear the tooth fairy thinking she was some kind of monsters in disguise wearing pretty clothes with wings". 

Phew!!!!  That bought me some time.

This kids makes my brain hurt. 😄