tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165922803908872421.post2243143989539973391..comments2008-10-06T06:37:10.552-07:00Devinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12145172617162758820noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165922803908872421.post-78519950441628256022008-10-06T06:37:00.000-07:002008-10-06T06:37:00.000-07:00Yes, why not wrap the myth in red tape... I'm still laughing at this. Entangle them enough to allow us to keep up... and thus, be good parents. Right? Right??Devinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12145172617162758820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165922803908872421.post-21429857725480713502008-10-05T19:57:00.000-07:002008-10-05T19:57:00.000-07:00We found it impossible to keep track of our kid's teeth exchange. They would squirrel them away under their pillows when we did not even know that they had lost one. Call us inattentive, but that's probably another post.<BR/><BR/>One of our twin boys came and complained that the tooth fairy had not arrived. My husband, without missing a beat, asked if they had completed the official paperwork. The children looked blankly at us and wailed that they did not know there was an official form! We said we would find it online and print it for them.<BR/><BR/>We "found" form TF-24RSQ/PP1468 and presented a printed copy for them to complete. The usual details one would expect; "Under what circumstance did your tooth leave your oral cavity?" Our favorite response was "In a crisp dill pickle." We were gratified to see that in most cases, our children checked off the box to contribute part of their award to the Elderly Fairy Fund (for the care and upkeep of fairies too old to work).<BR/><BR/>Once completed, the form would be given to us and we would promise to fax it from our offices. Through this process, we always knew when the fairy was due.<BR/><BR/>Even with that, though, in one instance, we crossed channels and a sad face informed us that no swap had happened the previous night, despite the form. Again, without missing a beat, my husband said "They are really cracking down these days, we meant to tell you that there is a particular envelope that you need to pack it in to be accepted. The kids rolled their eyes and dutifully prepare the envelope as instructed.<BR/><BR/>I even heard them amongst their friends, ask about the form. Their friends' seeming confusion never seemed to make them wonder.<BR/><BR/>If you are going to support a myth about a fairy that collects teeth, why not also create a myth of fairy bureaucracy and red tape - it's more believable to our modern children.<BR/><BR/>But then, I'm the mother who didn't notice they had lost a tooth, so perhaps I'm cynical.Mearahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450664439137169099noreply@blogger.com