Lose a tooth. Put it under your pillow.

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The exchange was less than a dollar and seemed to be very specific, a quarter and some other coins. The Tooth Fairy wrapped them together in a piece of brown paper torn off of a shopping bag. I remember thinking left over paper from a shopping bag seemed kind of crude for a fairy.
 
That's another one that I figured out was a scam at age 7.

7 was a seminal year for me. It was the year I figured out that there was no Santa Claus, no tooth fairy, my dog Blackie that had been hit by a car when I was 3 wasn't still at the Vet's getting fixed up, and those Flash Gordon shows I had been watching on TV weren't about real events.
 
Trade said:
and those Flash Gordon shows I had been watching on TV weren't about real events.
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It puts reality in perspective when Gordon's blimp shaped ship drips burning globs of goo out of the main thruster, and it drips straight down, rather being expelled with great force. I don't think I was introduced to Flash Gordon until it was just Saturday morning reruns. So my first reaction was, "My god! This is dopey." Dopey, but still fun.
 
If I remember it was a tanner (6d) per tooth for me. That was a lot of money for a child in the 50s.

Here's the Wickipedia explanation for the 'd' meaning penny.

"Pence were called 'd' in the old British currency system (£sd) because the 'd' stands for denarius, the Latin name for a Roman silver coin that formed the basis for the penny in the pounds, shillings, and pence system that existed before decimalisation in 1971. The system used 'L' (Libra) for pounds, 's' (solidus) for shillings, and 'd' (denarius) for pence, with 12 pence to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound."

Hence there were 240 pennies in the pound. Now of course, since decimalisation in 1971, there are 100 pence to the pound, and they are referred to as 'p'. So you'll still see the '£' sign, but it's now followed by a 'p' for the pence. As in £2.35p, etc.
 
We got a quarter. I don't recall how I stopped believing in the tooth fairy. Perhaps I cottoned on to that when my mother told me by accident that Santa wasn't real - I was 10. The Easter bunny, I never believed in unless I was a toddler. It was too far out there, not in the realm of plausibility.
 
JustDave said:
What's "out there" about a bunny hiding colored eggs for children to find? Bunnies are soft an fluffy. They aren't evil. So it's logical one of them would hide eggs for kids once a year, hard boiled no less!:unsure:
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Well, they have no thumbs, stoves, etc. Plus, remember they bring the candy, too. Baskets full of it. They are too soft, fluffy and little as well. But don't worry, if you believed in the Easter Bunny, I would not have clued you in.
 
This thread brought back memories for me. I think I got a quarter when I was a kid. Dear wife said she thought she got 10 or 15 cents.

l have good memories of the daughter at that age. I usually slipped a $1 bill under a pillow when I tucked her in at night so she could find that the tooth fairy visited during the night. At just under age 8 I assume she was doubtful that there was a tooth fairy, probably hearing from other kids at school. Her thought was to find out for herself.

The picture below is a note written for the tooth fairy that she put under her pillow all those years ago. We did know of her intention for the tooth fairy to sign her document to confirm they did exist. I assume we told our daughter that the tooth fairy probably did not see the note, but hey, they had to be there because they left some money and took away the tooth. After reading this thread I asked wife if she still had daughter's note, so I took a picture.

Happy New Year to you all!

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I used to get a dime. When I became a tooth fairy I left quarters for my 3 kids. But my husband had to look for the teeth that get lost under the pillow! I didn't want to touch them! Ewww.
 

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