Mind the Gap
Daniel lost his tooth last night. The tooth fairy gave him €1.70 in change for her own obscure reasons. This is the first tooth lost by one of the boys but Michael has two wobbly ones also. Do you think that the tooth fairy always gives the same amount for each tooth lost? If so, I see shoals ahead.
July 25th, 2012 at 21:02
I think perhaps a standard amount for the first tooth and then say €1 for each subsequent one?
July 25th, 2012 at 22:19
That sounds likely, actually, Eimear. Thank you for that helpful thought.
July 26th, 2012 at 16:17
Keep them guessing, I reckon. Hugely varying amounts for each tooth. 10c for one. A fiver for the next. It’s an unfair world and this is an early lesson.
July 27th, 2012 at 19:21
Hmm. Not entirely sure about that approach…
July 28th, 2012 at 03:00
Ha! Yes, it might be a little tedious to make sure you have that exact amount, what, 39 more times? I was thinking you’ll just have to up it to 2 and then stick with that for the duration. Of course I’m just too lazy to want to deal with the whining that would happen if the amount were to actually decrease. But 2 for each is quite a bit of money by the time you’re done–they’ll be rich!
August 16th, 2012 at 19:32
I know, Kara, it’s all a bit distressing. Financial catastrophe looms. We’ll just have to hope that they’ll share their food with us.