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10 Reasons Why The Tooth Fairy Did Not Come Last Night

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It glistened in the soft morning light.

The single tear that fell from my daughter’s eye as she stood in our bedroom doorway.

“Mommy, she didn’t come!” breathed my eight-year-old despondently. Then that single tear turned into a torrent.

Oh, Fudge. The Tooth Fairy didn’t come last night.

“Uh,” I stammered in reply, elbowing my husband awake.

“What happened?” he mumbled.

“The Tooth Fairy didn’t come last night,” I replied.

“Oh, Fudge,” he said. Only he didn’t say Fudge.

How did we let this happen? Quickly I reviewed the night before. Exhausted by my first Girls’ Night Out in three months, I had gone to bed at 10pm (don’t judge) and left the money with my husband. He simply fell asleep before remembering his Tooth Fairy duties.


There more extenuating circumstances. Our daughter’s tooth had been wiggly for merely a day. That was extremely short notice vs. those teeth that hang on by a (nasty!) thread for weeks. Plus, she was eight now and it had been months since she’d lost her last tooth. In fact, our oldest child, 12, had finished losing his baby teeth long ago. My husband and I were definitely rusty in our duties as well as in the twilight of our Tooth Fairy career, eyes on retirement.

Still, the plain hard truth was that we blew it. The Tooth Fairy didn’t come.

WHoops! Did The Tooth Fairy forget to come? Here are 10 Reasons Why The Tooth Fairy Did Not Come Last Night!

We sprang out of bed, soothing our daughter (and each other) with hugs and reassuring words. There HAD to be a good reason she didn’t come, we told our daughter. In fact, my husband and I, along with friends, family and the internet, came up with 10 Reasons Why the Tooth Fairy Did Not Come Last Night:

  1. The dew was too heavy. Her wings got wet and she couldn’t fly.
  2. The Tooth Fairy was on vacation and the substitute Tooth Fairy didn’t know what she was doing.
  3. She couldn’t get to your pillow due to your messy room.
  4. Too much traffic. She’ll leave earlier tonight!
  5. She was sick.
  6. Spreadsheet error. Your tooth was projected to come out on Friday so she wasn’t ready when it came out on Monday.
  7. Some Tooth Fairies like snacks. Leave one out tonight and she’ll probably come.
  8. Oh, look, she dropped the money on the floor over there. She must have wanted you to keep your tooth as a souvenir!
  9. You probably woke up and scared her away, even if you don’t remember doing that.
  10. She ran out of money and will be back tonight. She’s a tiny fairy so she can only carry so much.

My daughter seemed to calm down after she spent the day listening to our reasons why the Tooth Fairy did not come. Of course, all was made right with the world the following the morning when, hallelujah, the Tooth Fairy DID come.

Moms and Dads, may your Tooth Fairy always remember to come. In case she doesn’t, may you find these reasons why the Tooth Fairy did not come to be useful!

Comments

  2. Ugh. That horrid feeling upon hearing the plaintive “she didn’t come.” Katy, where were you and your ten reasons ten years ago? And 15 years ago? Ugh. I was such an idiot. I purchased the cutest tooth fairy pillow EQUIPPED WITH BELLS at a craft fair when my two were wee. Fool me. The delighted child who just lost a tooth, slipped the tooth in the pillow and tucked it under their pillows. Yes. JINGLY JINGLY JINGLY each time the tooth fairy swapped money for the tooth. Such a delight when the tooth fairy forgot to visit! She tried to do her duties while the sobbing child choked down his/her breakfast. JINGLY JINGLY JINGLY. Once was enough. All subsequent late visits were done the following night.
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    • That JINGLY pillow sounds like those squeaker shoes they tried to sell me when my daughter was a toddler. “Look! Aren’t these cute! They squeak EVERY time she takes a step!” If I was suffering from low blood sugar, I might have nodded my head in agreement and bought them thinking they were cute for 1 minute before I spent the next month tormented by SQUEAK SQUEAK. Why do people make such thing?! 🙂
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  7. Hahaha, oh no! Man, it’s a lot of pressure to be a parent. I remember losing a tooth on vacation once and yet someone the tooth fairy (aka my mom) somehow thought to bring something. I don’t anticipate being that organized when the time comes! Love this excuses, I will keep this in mind for the inevitable day when the tooth fairy does to make an appearance at our house.

  9. 🙂 I can’t decide which reason to pick as a favorite and have to choose all 10! I’d add that their network was down and they got the message too late!

    Heheheh. Oh Fudge! Hilarious. ♥ I actually came to read your “nineteen” post…I think 🙂 Hugs, Katy!
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  10. Ahahaha awesome and hilarious post — found you via Traffic Jam weekend linky, congrats on the feature! If you felt like coming by and linking up at the Friday Frivolity party I host, I would love to have you join us!!

    Thanks for the laugh!! 😀

  11. My tooth fairy once wrote me a tiny little note explaining why she had been late in coming. But I started writing back and my poor mother had to write tiny letters every time I lost a tooth as well as remember the money. Enjoyed your reasons. Very funny. #StayClassyMama

    • Oh your poor mother! I admit I’ve done that a bit with my 9yo writing to the fairies. It seemed like a good idea at the time…

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