Toothfairy Boycott

So, today, the Burke household is in a serious war against the toothfairy! Why....you might ask, would we be in a war against a force that always comes bearing monetary gifts?!! Well, our sweet little Tyler woke up today, after his second attempt at a visit from the Toothfairy, with his hopes once again crushed. You can only imagine, as his mother, the feelings of outrage I had also against this little fairy. How could it disappoint my little boy once again? I began fielding all sorts of questions as they were asked through all kinds of tears....why does the toothfairy hate me mom? Is the toothfairy really alive? I wanted to go back to sleep and try waking again, in hopes this was all just a bad dream, but the reality was that my little boy was heart broken, over a yucky old tooth and a $1 bill! As pathetic as it is....I quickly remembered my Sis.-in-law posting that her daughter and her little friend had both lost the same teeth just recently....the beauty of it is...they live in California. Judge as you will....but I reminded Ty how long it took us to drive to see them and so how long it must take a little "Fairy" to get there and back and that the fairy must have ran out of time, that was all, plain and simple. She really did love Ty after all and she really was living, just on a little vacation from the cares of the world in Sunny Southern California. Tyler resolved, after hearing my explanation, that he would give that darn old fairy just one more chance tonight....if the tooth was still there in the morning, he was only going to believe in Santa and the Easter Bunny....(I'm assuming because they are always dependable...they always "deliver"!!) After he left my room.....the toothfairy set her alarm clock for 10:30 pm tonight....no room for mistakes when given one last chance!