The tooth fairy came the other night. Prior to her arrival, there was great debate about exactly how much money should be tucked under the pillow. Are some teeth more valuable than others? Apparently, yes, they are. Does the amount even matter if toothless Joe over here doesn’t even understand the concept of money? No, as it turns out. If he awoke to 25 dimes, he’d think he hit the jackpot versus one single ten dollar bill. Liam & I received fifty cents when we were little. Should we take inflation into account? Us kids could buy ourselves a couple gobstoppers with that kind of dough rattlin’ around in ours pockets. These days? Not so much. But interestingly enough, we recall exactly what we got for our teeth from the then tight pursed tooth fairy. So, I suppose the memory of the reward lives long into adulthood and therefore carries some weight. Having come to that conclusion, I feel less like a ridiculously overindulgent parent than I did when I first began this entry. I’m sure you agree.
Monthly Archives: September 2012
I was born to do this.
I was born to do this. Blogging? Not necessarily. Motherhood? Yes, ma’am. Domestication? I love it. We’ll see how the whole blogging thing goes. Just to clarify, I don’t think that I am particularly good at manifesting domestic bliss, it’s just that I get a very distinct sense of purpose and fulfillment from it. I find it to be the most worthy way I’ve spent my time yet, as well as the most challenging and enlightening. You’ve heard all this maternal drivel before I know, I know. But, as this is to be a record to the offspring, it’s important to state. As a young girl, there were a few things I really wanted to do: wing-walk (yes, on a biplane, sans the clown suit), sail around the world alone (I sailed across Lake Michigan with some guy. Does that count?), and have children. Well, one out of three ain’t bad, right? But three kids is…..well, it’s a lot of kids frankly. But I’m quite proud of the fact that they’re all alive, happy, healthy and not too bad to look at either. If you asked me that is…
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