We may be careening toward a recession but apparently the Tooth Fairy is still flush with cash. According to this story, plenty of parents are unsure exactly how much to give their children
when they lose a tooth, partly because the market rate on recently
departed choppers varies greatly.
Some kids expect a couple of
quarters. Others think $2 is about right. And then there are the people
who live in L.A., where apparently it's not uncommon to earn $20 a
tooth. 20 bucks?! When I was growing up, my parents wouldn't have paid
that if I had gingerly placed my left kidney under my pillow.
A
father interviewed in the aforementioned story, which appeared on
CNN.com, stressed the importance of what the reporter calls
"pre-emptive negotiation." In other words, parents should agree
beforehand on how much they'll ante up. But that term almost implies
that you have to make sure the kid is cool with it, too. To which I
say: Really? Is that what we've come to? We have to call a meeting with
our 6-year-old to hammer out the deals of his teeth reimbursement
plan?
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