Tooth fairy registry

GreenPepperBurger

So I just saw on the news about this store in the city that just started a Tooth Fairy registry. As in, young girls losing their teeth go to register for gifts. Seriously? Are we training our girls to be gift-grabby bitches before they hit puberty now? I'm totally appalled.

alixzafiris

*blinks*

Yet another reason to add on to the "This is why I'm allergic to children" list.

[Deleted User]

Yeah I blame the parents more than the kids (or even the store).  No one has to use this crappy registry, but some parents will allow it.

bethsmiles

When I lost my teeth I was super excited to get a quarter! Children do not need presents for losing a tooth...but I'm sure parents will let their kids do this.

louisvillebride21

You know what? I wish I could have a life registry. Like everytime I want/need something, I just put it on my registry. FMIL is buying us random stuff allt he time. So she's feeling generous today? Great, let's go look at the registry. Oh, LVB really wants a Kindle? DONE. It would be great for birthday's and Christmas. Just my two cents.

Simply Fated

I blame the parents.

Stop spoiling your children. Yes they are cute, yes you probably didnt' get every single thing you asked your parents for so now you are living vicariously through your child, and yes you can't stand to hear them crying, but cut the crap. You are raising spoiled brats. And when they are older you will regret having raised such hellish monsters.

wadingmoose

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[QUOTE]You know what? I wish I could have a life registry. Like everytime I want/need something, I just put it on my registry. FMIL is buying us random stuff allt he time. So she's feeling generous today? Great, let's go look at the registry. Oh, LVB really wants a Kindle? DONE. It would be great for birthday's and Christmas. Just my two cents.
Posted by louisvillebride21[/QUOTE]


Actually, that's a good idea.  Because every year at Christmas I get tired of being asked what I want.  I don't know!

But if I had a registry I could continually add to at my whim, everyone would have an up-to-date list of what a moose wants.

Hmmmmm.

TheCranberry

Since when do other people get your kids something for losing a tooth?! 

andy71781

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[QUOTE]You know what? I wish I could have a life registry. Like everytime I want/need something, I just put it on my registry. FMIL is buying us random stuff allt he time. So she's feeling generous today? Great, let's go look at the registry. Oh, LVB really wants a Kindle? DONE. It would be great for birthday's and Christmas. Just my two cents.
Posted by louisvillebride21[/QUOTE]

I hear that.  Its annoying when people ask you what you want for your b-day, christmas etc.  I always say...oh you don't have to get me anything.  I mean it but getting/giving  presents really makes me happy. 

bel138

I've often thought about how I'll deal with things like this being fashionable with kids and how my kids might be social outcasts when I won't allow such foolishness. My youngest brother is 14 years younger than me, and even with him I think, "OMG, no one would have EVER thought it was a good idea to give me a cell phone when I was 11. But now it's the norm, so my brother gets made fun of because he doesn't have one."

temerityjane

Thinking back on the way my parents did things, I always got a few really nice gifts for my birthday. And even now, today, at 28, Christmas is almost embarrassing - they go over the top with gifts for us kids. But other than the birthday and Christmas, we didn't get stuff. I mean, at all. New clothes at the start of each school year, and that was it. We didn't ask or beg or cry for toys, we mentally added it to our birthday "wish list" or Christmas "wish list" and waited it out. We didn't get presents for good grades, or losing teeth (a quarter, of course), or any accomplishments. And certainly not "just because."

I'm really scared of raising a materialistic, entitled brat and spend a lot of time thinking about how to avoid that when it seems so prevalent these days. I've realized that while my brother, sister and I are a lot of things, none of us are entitled or a brat, and I think that had a lot to do with the fact that my parents never just handed us stuff.

They weren't mean and they didn't deprive us and even with "only" (velociraptor quotes) getting gifts and toys and such twice a year, we had everything - more than everything - that we ever wanted. All without begging for it, demanding it, or expecting it in any way shape or form.

I don't know exactly how my parents accomplished raising 3 non-brats entirely, but I do know I'll be sticking with the "no toys/games/whatevers" on demand. Ever.

louisvillebride21

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_tooth-fairy-registry?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:e65f0ee7-3a2b-456e-84bd-c0f779181180Post:7f5a3546-53cc-4e93-a7d0-ca1ecb788c8a">Re: Tooth fairy registry</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Tooth fairy registry : Actually, that's a good idea.  Because every year at Christmas I get tired of being asked what I want.  I don't know! But if I had a registry I could continually add to at my whim, everyone would have an up-to-date list of what a moose wants. Hmmmmm.
Posted by wadingmoose[/QUOTE]
EXACTLY! That's what I'm sayin!

MIL actually gave me this idea. She 'made' us register super early so she could spread the word and everyone would shop off that for our last birthday and Christmas. It just seems like a fantastic idea.

andy71781

I wish my 3 year old ring bearer had a life registry right about now.....

louisvillebride21

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_tooth-fairy-registry?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:e65f0ee7-3a2b-456e-84bd-c0f779181180Post:dccb94d6-9cbf-4e56-a37a-e655ef9eb7de">Re: Tooth fairy registry</a>:
[QUOTE]I wish my 3 year old ring bearer had a life registry right about now.....
Posted by andy71781[/QUOTE]
I want a my little pony and a barbie and a...a...? That was the 3 year old in my head.

Knittibell

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_tooth-fairy-registry?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:e65f0ee7-3a2b-456e-84bd-c0f779181180Post:43e4724a-5f8f-433e-9028-92ccbdba055d">Re: Tooth fairy registry</a>:
[QUOTE]You know what? I wish I could have a life registry. Like everytime I want/need something, I just put it on my registry. FMIL is buying us random stuff allt he time. So she's feeling generous today? Great, let's go look at the registry. Oh, LVB really wants a Kindle? DONE. It would be great for birthday's and Christmas. Just my two cents.
Posted by louisvillebride21[/QUOTE]

I have one- it's my Amazon wish list. It's mostly for me, so if I feel the need to buy something I go there- but I'm occasionally surprised friends/family find it and use it to send me random stuff, or for b-day pressies- it's great!

LesPaul

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[QUOTE]Thinking back on the way my parents did things, I always got a few really nice gifts for my birthday. And even now, today, at 28, Christmas is almost embarrassing - they go over the top with gifts for us kids. But other than the birthday and Christmas, we didn't get stuff. I mean, at all. New clothes at the start of each school year, and that was it. We didn't ask or beg or cry for toys, we mentally added it to our birthday "wish list" or Christmas "wish list" and waited it out. We didn't get presents for good grades, or losing teeth (a quarter, of course), or any accomplishments. And certainly not "just because." I'm really scared of raising a materialistic, entitled brat and spend a lot of time thinking about how to avoid that when it seems so prevalent these days. I've realized that while my brother, sister and I are a lot of things, none of us are entitled or a brat, and I think that had a lot to do with the fact that my parents never just handed us stuff. They weren't mean and they didn't deprive us and even with "only" (velociraptor quotes) getting gifts and toys and such twice a year, we had everything - more than everything - that we ever wanted. All without begging for it, demanding it, or expecting it in any way shape or form. I don't know exactly how my parents accomplished raising 3 non-brats entirely, but I do know I'll be sticking with the "no toys/games/whatevers" on demand. Ever.
Posted by temerityjane[/QUOTE]

This exactly.  We didn't get a toy every time we went to the store (*ahem, friend who does this*), and we didn't get instant gratification on anything. 

Mrs.B6302007

I'm so setting one of these up for J.

j.k

ootmother2

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[QUOTE]When I lost my teeth I was super excited to get a quarter! Children do not need presents for losing a tooth...but I'm sure parents will let their kids do this.
Posted by bethsmiles[/QUOTE]


FYI - the going rate for a lost baby tooth is $10

ywia

Simply Fated

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[QUOTE]When I lost my teeth I was super excited to get a quarter! Children do not need presents for losing a tooth...but I'm sure parents will let their kids do this.
Posted by bethsmiles[/QUOTE]
I usually got two dollars, one from my mom or dad and one from my grandfather. I didn't realize I was getting a good deal.

One time I got three dollars because one of my parents didn't know the other parent already gave me and they didn't see it under my pillow. Score!

sarabellam

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Tooth fairy registry : I hear that.  Its annoying when people ask you what you want for your b-day, christmas etc. Posted by andy71781[/QUOTE]

I don't remember the last time anyone asked me what I wanted for Christmas/birthday presents. Seriously. Yeah, blame the parents. My daughters got a quarter for their lost teeth. Until they figured out that the tooth fairy doesn't exist. Contrast that with my niece, who turned 9 today. She got an I-pod Touch. Yeah. I don't even own an MP3 player. But I'm not jealous. Not at all. And my SIL has the audacity to call my child a spoiled brat. Right.

quotequeen

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Tooth fairy registry : I have one- it's my Amazon wish list. It's mostly for me, so if I feel the need to buy something I go there- but I'm occasionally surprised friends/family find it and use it to send me random stuff, or for b-day pressies- it's great!
Posted by Knittibell[/QUOTE]

This.  I highly recommend it.