I got played by a kindergartner My

[SaltineQueen]

Little kindergartener walks into my clinic today cradling a treasure in her hands. The secretary asks her, "Oh, did you lose a tooth?!?!" She nods yes. So I, all excited for her, grab a sticker (which I always have done last) and put it on her shirt for her. Get a tooth container & tell her to drop her treasure inside. I notice how nice & white her tooth was. Just as I was about to compliment her on how nicely she cares for her teeth, it hit me. I dumped her treasure into the palm of my hand. A small, quartz-like stone! My initial thought was to take that sticker back, tell her she's nuts & send her back to class. But I didn't want the little cherub to cry. I said, "This isn't a tooth." She nodded her head yes. I said, "Where did this come from?" "Back here (pointing to her rear molar)." For a second I was concerned that maybe a tooth broke or a filling came out...but no. I said, "This was in your mouth?" "Yes." At this point, I'm in such shock that this little angel lied to me that I just put her stone in the tooth container & sent her back to class. Later I asked her teacher if she was sneaky like that & she said not really. I guess there's a first time for everything. I told her I don't want her to have to give up the sticker or get in trouble or anything like that, let's just use this as a lesson in telling the truth. I got played by a kindergartner. We all had a good laugh at that one as I wondered if I really had to document that visit. Rookie mistake.

[OldDude]

The tooth fairy is gonna be mad at you and may demand reimbursement.

[heron, ASN, RN]

Love it!

Not a school nurse here, but ...

Cherubs they are. They're also amoral and just beginning to learn how to get what they want. Some of the ways they think up to do it are hilarious!

[Farawyn]

I love this.

I'm also glad I don't work with the little ones.

[kidzcare]

Ha! Little shyster!

I, on the other hand, failed at being the tooth fairy last night. Don't my kids know that the tooth fairy carries no cash??? They need to lose teeth only during banking hours.

[MrNurse(x2), ADN]

Ha! Little shyster!

Don't my kids know that the tooth fairy carries no cash??? They need to lose teeth only during banking hours.

The main (though not only) reason we don't do the tooth fairy thing. Show me the tooth and it goes on the tab. Easy, peasy.

[BeckyESRN]

My 5 y/o informed me that the tooth fairy was a "ridiculous concept" and the Easter bunny is "absurd", Santa though, we love him!

Points for creativity to that little one!

[OldDude]

My 5 y/o informed me that the tooth fairy was a "ridiculous concept" and the Easter bunny is "absurd", Santa though, we love him!

Points for creativity to that little one!

Hey, the Tooth Fairy is real!! I often write letters to the Tooth Fairy to give to the kids who lose the lost tooth. I explain to the Tooth Fairy what happened and say I know she will understand, give the letter (typed out on school letterhead and signed by me) to the kid to take home to put under their pillow instead of the lost tooth. So far it's worked 100%.

[Farawyn]

Hey, the Tooth Fairy is real!! I often write letters to the Tooth Fairy to give to the kids who lose the lost tooth. I explain to the Tooth Fairy what happened and say I know she will understand, give the letter (typed out on school letterhead and signed by me) to the kid to take home to put under their pillow instead of the lost tooth. So far it's worked 100%.

*dies of cuteness overload*

[NutmeggeRN, BSN]

Ha! Little shyster!

I, on the other hand, failed at being the tooth fairy last night. Don't my kids know that the tooth fairy carries no cash??? They need to lose teeth only during banking hours.

Those damn ATMs only spit out $20 bills, such a pain!

[kidzcare]

Those damn ATMs only spit out $20 bills, such a pain!

Or I'll go to the store and get a few bucks cash back :)

[OldDude]

I had one kid, being raised by a gay parent, inform me there isn't a such of thing as a tooth fairy but there is a tooth elf. Not that there's anything wrong with that.