Our family tends to go by the old adage, "Once you know the secret, you become a part of the game." This is how it went once my oldest kids discovered the tooth fairy myth with baby sister who would often leave notes under the pillow for the money delivering tooth fairy. This wouldn't have been so bad had they not decided to answer the notes and name the tooth fairy.
Artwork by Erica L. Lansky |
It all happened when another mother of a child in the class, happened to call me wanting to know the tooth fairy's name. To make matters worse, I taught her gifted child in my special class. I hemmed and hawed and finally blurted out, "Fartingle! But I didn't come up with that."
Needless to say, Emily's tooth fairy was also named Tina Fartingle which made the girls sure that she must exist. Smart little Erica continued the charade for many years after that. Why not? Even if you were fixing to shave, would you admit non-belief in something that brings money under the pillow?
15 comments:
Fartingle - that is so funny. Thanks Joyce for a wonderful laugh. Your kids are hilarious. Erica's art work is awesome.
Thanks, Rhonda. Erica's been toying with some sort of art degree or major. No telling!
Cute story - gotta love it. I'm for anything that keeps kids believing and their imaginations strong
Fartingle--ha! My 5 year old would LOVE that! Stopping by from Time Travel Tuesday :)
Wish my tooth fairy had had such a fun name as Tina Fartingle!!!!! Must remember this when my step-granddaughters lose their baby teeth!!! Erika here, dropping in from Time Travel Tuesday :)
Smart Erica! I would do the same if I were in her place. I always love the humor in your posts. :)
I 'believed' in Santa Claus for a ridiculous amount of time. I knew the gravy train would end with disbelief, so believe I did.
Wait...you mean the tooth fairy ISN'T real???? :)
Fartingle...I never knew her name. I did know she was a girl. The dress gave it away.
oh lol. I enjoyed that. thanks for sharing.
LOL, that was fun!
Oh what a great name for a character in a story! And thrilled that your daughter could believe all the way up until 4th grade. my second grader already has doubts about the tooth fairy, santa etc which saddens me...
I love it! Great name too. Love to keep that magic alive as long as possible!
So cute! i think you just created a monster! My daughter has not lost any teeth yet, but our tooth fairy will surely be named Fartingle. If anyone asks, I will point straight to you ;)
Thank you for visiting my ToothFairyFail and for sharing this link!! This was too cute and I love the idea of once you know you're in the game! I will have to remember this since my oldest is about at the point of figuring things out! Thanks for the great post!
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