The 2:30 am, tooth fairy forgot to break a $20, gas station run - was received well by the clerk (also a dad)

[youcancallmeguy]

Dads I felt like a piece of poop at 11pm, when I realized most places are closed in my area, that the tooth fairy would disappoint a 7 and 10yr old. But dad guilt woke me up and reminded me of the gas station that was now open 24/7 again. I went in and purchased an item and the clerk was more than happy to give an additional $5 worth of ones back in change. He was also a dad and we spent a few seconds sharing our kids ages. He was a awesome dad of 2 with one close on the way, all boys. Just thought I’d share guilt is real and so is triumph in the little things.

 

[kopchicksaved2014]

@youcancallmeguy Better than me. I just gave the oldest a $20 the next night and called it “late fee.”

 

[youcancallmeguy]

@kopchicksaved2014 I thought of that too. But not with $20.

 

[judes001]

@kopchicksaved2014 I forgot 2 nights in a row and then I had to explain to mine that the tooth fairies in Colorado were kind of disorganized and that a lot of them had drinking problems.

 

[evenglade]

@judes001 ever since weed became legal, I’m telling you lad

 

[fireman88]

@evenglade Them teef money don't come like they use to boi

 

[simpleisbeautiful]

@kopchicksaved2014 I had a similar situation happen where I only had a $20 bill so I just left it and said “wow, the tooth fairy must have been feeling generous last night”.

We always did a golden dollar coin, mostly because I got a roll of them and knew they would always be available. I moved though and lost them

 

[adulterousb]

@kopchicksaved2014 Haha. I’ve done the same thing a few times.

 

[mrguy789]

@youcancallmeguy We always went with the "you lost your tooth too late in the day, and the FAA couldn't clear the Tooth Fairy's flight plan"

 

[deidrelynette]

@youcancallmeguy The tooth fairy assigned to our house is the worst slacker in the bunch. He never seems to come by on the first night and even when he does come he often forgets to take the tooth. (They figure it must be a dude because only a guy tooth fairy could be this bad.) They've resorted to making signs that say "tooth right here" because the "under the pillow" and cute tooth cases/pillows weren't enough of a hint. He has even left the money in the car once.

My kids stopped calling him the tooth fairy and now call him the Bum Fairy.

 

[sischris]

@deidrelynette Nice. Not sure what's worse, slacking on not taking the tooth, or hiding it poorly only for them to find it later like, heyyyyy...

 

[bonitadan]

@youcancallmeguy I had a similar situation when my oldest lost her second a month ago…no small bills. I went into her piggy bank and regifted a bunch of dollar bills.

 

[jobedi]

@bonitadan Madoff of Molars

 

[loveyouback]

@bonitadan Chaotic neutral energy

 

[havik]

@youcancallmeguy If you have piggy banks for your kids you can always raid them for a crap ton of quarters/sometimes singles. then slip that 20$ into their savings.

 

[cornbreadfed614]

@youcancallmeguy I've had to steal money from my kid's piggy bank.

 

[remini]

@youcancallmeguy I do a $2 bill and unusual coin like a half dollar.

 

[roxy%E2%80%99smom]

@remini This is the Way.

I keep a roll of $1 "gold" coins in my nightstand for just this purpose, kids get $2 or $3 per tooth and they're still pretty happy at age 11.

 

[simpleisbeautiful]

@roxy%E2%80%99smom This is the best thing I ever did. Got a couple rolls and stuck them in the drawer so I never had to worry about it. Until I lost them the day she lost a tooth

 

[judes001]

@remini I think my kids have seen more gold dollar coins than regular $1 dollar bills at this point