All kinds of magic takes place in our house at night! Most of the "magic" was created in response to a fear the kid in our house has/had. For example.....
The Toenail Leprechaun collects ziploc bags containing trimmed nails. He always leaves a prize in return. The story goes that leprechauns are unable to grow their own nails, so they depend on the generosity of kids like ours. The TL has turned an otherwise traumatic life experience into something to look forward to. The Kid still doesn't like to have his toenails trimmed, but he is so much more cooperative now than when the TL began to make his visits.
Then there is the Sleepy Fairy. Hers is a tricky job. She can only leave a prize if the kid stays in his own bed all night long. So she has to check back at sunrise; if the kid is still there, she leaves a treasure under his pillow.
Last Sunday, the Tooth Fairy made her first visit to our house. She left dollar bills under the pillow. Of course, she had to check with the Sleepy Fairy to see which pillow to visit.
The Kid already was certain of Santa's ability to fly. Now he has added a whole menagerie of others to the "Flying Friends" list. And because he is getting older and smarter, he has inevitable questions. He now wants to know where the Sand Man fits into the picture. (I told him the Sand Man is married to the Sleepy Fairy!) He also wants to know if one takes precedence over the other...for example, what if he loses a tooth and sleeps in his own bed all night? Will he get two prizes? Will the Sleepy Fairy even leave something if the TL has already come? Is there a possibility that he could get two prizes and some dollars on the same night? Could one of the Flying Friends bring all of the stuff for the others?
Maybe this is just a bit too bizarre for some, but for the kid that lives in our house, it all makes perfect sense. So until the friends all fly away, I guess we'll continue to play the games!
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hey, if i sleep in my bed all night will i get a prize? i think i would like that. :-) however, i think for me the prize would be just that i got to stay in my bed all night :-)
The sleepy fairy needs to come to my house, too, because the Daddy is threatening to revoke computer priviledges to skinny sleep walkers.
Also, did you not talk to kearsdad and junebug-dad before consulting the tooth fairy? You don't even want to know what a first tooth goes for at our houses!
well all I can say is that the tooth fairy and the easter bunny met at our house so I completely believe in fairies, but leprechauns are little green men. I don't really know how I feel about them visiting my house???? but ya'll enjoy!!!!!!!!!
I am too confused to comment. There are too many things going on in that story for me to straighten them out in my head. All I know is you should beware bags of nail clippings left in the closet too long!
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