Comments on: Telling lies for fun and profit: The Tooth Fairy http://tatumweb.com/blog/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/ Pentecostal Rumination and Review Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:10:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Sandra Senzon http://tatumweb.com/blog/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/comment-page-1/#comment-109752 Sandra Senzon Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:48:25 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/#comment-109752 Hi Welcome to the real live toothfairy. I put the work in; the children have to get educated on how to save their adult teeth; thus Tooth fairy city. A city where on quadrant of the mouth are teeth characters building up their cusps (muscles) and finding the right foods to eat at their factory. Cindy Central has a crush on Central instructor, she stands alone for her angles are different than the others. Love The Tooth Fairy Hi

Welcome to the real live toothfairy. I put the work in; the children have to get educated on how to save their adult teeth; thus Tooth fairy city. A city where on quadrant of the mouth are teeth characters building up their cusps (muscles) and finding the right foods to eat at their factory. Cindy Central has a crush on Central instructor, she stands alone for her angles are different than the others.

Love
The Tooth Fairy

]]> By: Maxx91 http://tatumweb.com/blog/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/comment-page-1/#comment-109732 Maxx91 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:38:45 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/#comment-109732 This is a trick question, right? , This is a trick question, right? ,

]]> By: CAT http://tatumweb.com/blog/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/comment-page-1/#comment-107459 CAT Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:36:58 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/#comment-107459 Wow...sucha shame. We actually know a family that does not do the "Santa thing", as they refer to it.."telling lies to our children.." Ridiculous...Heaven forbid a kid should have some fun. We DO celebrate Christmas as a Christian Holiday but also pretend with Santa...No big deal. Fantasies are fun and fine. Wow…sucha shame. We actually know a family that does not do the “Santa thing”, as they refer to it..”telling lies to our children..” Ridiculous…Heaven forbid a kid should have some fun. We DO celebrate Christmas as a Christian Holiday but also pretend with Santa…No big deal. Fantasies are fun and fine.

]]> By: disciplemexico.org--Making disciples in Merida, Mexico. » A Visit from the Tooth Mouse? http://tatumweb.com/blog/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/comment-page-1/#comment-66082 disciplemexico.org--Making disciples in Merida, Mexico. » A Visit from the Tooth Mouse? Fri, 04 May 2007 18:30:59 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/#comment-66082 «  Having a six year-old and an eight year-old in the house means that the “Tooth Fairy” regularly comes for a visit. Now, this is not a post on whether or not talking about the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, or the Easter Bunny are worthy or appropriate topics for a Christian Household. I’ll save that for other more in-depth and witty bloggers like Rich Tatum. No this is about the interesting irony that we experienced here in Mexico.<br /><br />When, Joseph, our six year-old, began feeling » [<a href="http://www.disciplemexico.org/2007/05/a-visit-from-the-tooth-mouse.html" rel="tag">MORE</a>] «  Having a six year-old and an eight year-old in the house means that the “Tooth Fairy” regularly comes for a visit. Now, this is not a post on whether or not talking about the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, or the Easter Bunny are worthy or appropriate topics for a Christian Household. I’ll save that for other more in-depth and witty bloggers like Rich Tatum. No this is about the interesting irony that we experienced here in Mexico.

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]]> By: BlindHog http://tatumweb.com/blog/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/comment-page-1/#comment-34788 BlindHog Sat, 23 Sep 2006 02:59:26 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/#comment-34788 Telling stories to your children isn't lying to them — unless you go to great lengths to convince them that you are <em>not</em> telling stories, but describing reality. Telling your children about Santa Claus in the same way you tell them about Cinderella or Jack and the Beanstalk — as make-believe for fun — is simply diversion/entertainment for them. More power to any parent who does that! But trying to convince your chldren that Santa Claus is just as real as Daddy and Mommy — or just as real as Jesus — <em>is</em> telling them lies. And I don't really see that there's an upside to that kind of deception. Telling stories to your children isn’t lying to them — unless you go to great lengths to convince them that you are not telling stories, but describing reality. Telling your children about Santa Claus in the same way you tell them about Cinderella or Jack and the Beanstalk — as make-believe for fun — is simply diversion/entertainment for them. More power to any parent who does that! But trying to convince your chldren that Santa Claus is just as real as Daddy and Mommy — or just as real as Jesus — is telling them lies. And I don’t really see that there’s an upside to that kind of deception.

]]> By: Rich http://tatumweb.com/blog/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/comment-page-1/#comment-24624 Rich Mon, 14 Aug 2006 05:58:58 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/#comment-24624 Common Swift, thanks for the advice. I hadn't thought about caramel, but maybe on the next tooth we'll try it. Fortunately, since this post, we've lost a couple more teeth, and they've all fallen out naturally except for the one. Incidentally, AJ loves it when I call him my "Gap-Tooth Boy." First time I said that he fell off his chair in laughter. He reminded me tonight at bedtime that this is one of my nicknames for him, and he still delights in it. Kids. You gotta love 'em. <hr /> Steven, sorry I haven't responded before now. I think, in my mind I did respond. Maybe I did privately. I don't know. But I can tell you this, in some ways this isn't your burden, it's your parents. Ask your mom and dad how you can help. They're probably the best source of wisdom on this since they know you and your sister the best. You can always pray with her and help her put more trust in God and his protection, that might surely help. And you can also pray for her on your own, that God grant her courage to face her fears. In any case, I think most kids grow out of this over time. Peace, Rich <a href="http://tatumweb.com/blog/">BlogRodent</a> Common Swift, thanks for the advice. I hadn’t thought about caramel, but maybe on the next tooth we’ll try it. Fortunately, since this post, we’ve lost a couple more teeth, and they’ve all fallen out naturally except for the one.

Incidentally, AJ loves it when I call him my “Gap-Tooth Boy.” First time I said that he fell off his chair in laughter. He reminded me tonight at bedtime that this is one of my nicknames for him, and he still delights in it.

Kids. You gotta love ‘em.

Steven, sorry I haven’t responded before now. I think, in my mind I did respond. Maybe I did privately. I don’t know.

But I can tell you this, in some ways this isn’t your burden, it’s your parents. Ask your mom and dad how you can help. They’re probably the best source of wisdom on this since they know you and your sister the best.

You can always pray with her and help her put more trust in God and his protection, that might surely help. And you can also pray for her on your own, that God grant her courage to face her fears.

In any case, I think most kids grow out of this over time.

Peace,

Rich
BlogRodent

]]> By: Common Swift http://tatumweb.com/blog/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/comment-page-1/#comment-15153 Common Swift Wed, 12 Jul 2006 03:53:50 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/#comment-15153 Instead of yanking, give him a piece of caramel. Instead of yanking, give him a piece of caramel.

]]> By: Steven http://tatumweb.com/blog/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/comment-page-1/#comment-13643 Steven Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:09:12 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/#comment-13643 i have a younger sister that i am woried about, she sleeps in the hallway rite outside of my room and she is afraid of monsters and ghost, she is 10 years old. She says that if she sleeps in her room, a ghost will get her first since her room is the closest to the stairs that lead down to the first floor. What do i do to get her to sleep in her room? i have a younger sister that i am woried about, she sleeps in the hallway rite outside of my room and she is afraid of monsters and ghost, she is 10 years old. She says that if she sleeps in her room, a ghost will get her first since her room is the closest to the stairs that lead down to the first floor. What do i do to get her to sleep in her room?

]]> By: Rich http://tatumweb.com/blog/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/comment-page-1/#comment-1338 Rich Wed, 22 Mar 2006 21:31:25 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/#comment-1338 Thanks, Gordon, but I felt no obligation. It's an experiment at bringing some delight to my son's eyes. Regards, Rich. <a href="http://tatumweb.com/blog/">BlogRodent</a> Thanks, Gordon, but I felt no obligation. It’s an experiment at bringing some delight to my son’s eyes.

Regards,

Rich.
BlogRodent

]]> By: Gordon Jewett http://tatumweb.com/blog/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/comment-page-1/#comment-1337 Gordon Jewett Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:37:22 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2006/03/19/tooth-fairy/#comment-1337 Your friend Donna has exercised her imagination and tried to earn some income by it. Nothing wrong with that, but you're not obligated to help her. All you had to do regarding the offer of the $8.00 letter was say "No, thanks," and let that be the end of it. Your friend Donna has exercised her imagination and tried to earn some income by it. Nothing wrong with that, but you’re not obligated to help her. All you had to do regarding the offer of the $8.00 letter was say “No, thanks,” and let that be the end of it.

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