My people have big expectations when it comes to the Tooth Fairy. My daughter is a BIG BELIEVER in that fake little fairy, as I have mentioned in another blog, Is Daddy the Tooth Fairy? (I wanted to say, “Hell to the no. It is not daddy. IT IS ME.” Can’t I get some credit around here?)
She has written another note to the Tooth Fairy that has now been under her pillow for a month because she doesn’t currently have any wiggly teeth. WTH? She has upped her asking game, big time.
Guess what the tooth fairy is gonna leave behind under her pillow? A gold $1 coin and some “gems” that I got at Michael’s (a new addition to the tooth fairy leave behind).
Is she getting super-crazy-asky just to see if the Tooth Fairy is real? Is this a test? Well, Imma about to get graded an “EF” for epic fail.
I find it odd that a 7 year old thinks she needs an iPhone. Who is she going to call or text? I’ll give you one guess. No one, that’s who. None of her friends have phones. When I was that age, I was asking for a Cabbage Patch Kid and My Little Ponies.
Smarties, puh-lease holla back. I seriously need to know at what age parents actually get their kids a cell phone of their own. Please tell me that it is not 7 years old! Please?
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Girl, that child is Y-O-U! Every ounce of her. Nobody gets iphones for SECOND graders – Lord help us! Gold coins or bust. Don’t up the anty. Keep it consistent or your a$$ is grass!
Fairies can’t carry iPhones!! Yours better not – I don’t need EJ talkin’ all big in class about who she’s gonna call when she gets home from school (who wants to bet HP is already saying he has one?!!?)
No iPhones here anytime soon, but I did accidentally grab a $10 instead of a $1 from the wallet in the middle of the night when I woke up and realized I had forgotten to take the tooth. I was so afraid she would go to school and announce that she gets $10 from the tooth fairy! It reminded me of the Modern Family episode:)
Alex keeps asking for a phone too, but I told him we could talk about when he was going into middle school. I have no idea if that’s right??? He is not clever enough to ask the tooth fairy for it though!! He did pull out 2 semi loose teeth last week because his brother was catching up 🙂 They use the money to sneak and buy chips at lunch :))
My daughter, at the end of 5th grade in a few weeks, is getting a phone (shhh…surprise!). Yes, I think having one at 11 is even a bit much, but all of her friends have them and I have to cave on this one. After all, she can’t be the only one whose mommy still organizes her play dates (or whatever they call them in middle school) for her, can she?! Lol!
oh good gracious. :). mine are almost 14 and 12. no cell phones and daddy works for apple. our rule: can you pay the monthly service? right. you can’t. so no. #onlythelonley I guess is our new theme. I’m not against cell phones – in fact I’m sort of into mine. I’m just against saying yes – just because I can. :). so the answer is no. and the answer is no to Instagram too. b/c they haven’t yet learned the importance of internet marketing – which is what they are doing as they pose with kissy duck faces. #notinterested. I’m just living on old school blvd. for now. 🙂 and they just chalk it up to: having that mom.
I didn’t get a phone til my 20’s. I’m 37 now and don’t need a phone 24/7 cause everyone else does! Parents are still battling for best. There’s no first place. If we give to our kids based on what the other kids are getting then we are teaching a bad life lesson. More is not better. If they need a ride there will easily be a handful of kids or adults to loan them their device. Just a case of mommy guilt from loving your kids and wanting what’s best for them. The best lufe lessons are hard in the moment but most rewarding in the long run. Think of all that in person face time you will get with your child and none of the dinner table fights about losing the phone during meal times. Next they’ll be asking for a car so better to build up the backbone now.Pick your battles so you can afford to cave on the little things (like candy at the check out aisle). Good luck!
Hmmm, we may need to expand on this cell phone/social media discussion. Stay tuned – LOVE this dialogue!