Childrens Theology

The tooth fairy will make her 5th appearance at our house tonight. As the boys and I were brushing newly holed mouths because a kite string tied to a tooth yanked the sucker out, getting ready for bed, and interestingly enough reading about Junie B's tooth falling out, talk of the tooth fairy began. Griffin had some thoughts about her that gave me warm cockles.

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So here is what he told me...

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"Mom, I think the tooth fairy is one of God's angels. Otherwise, thinking about somebody coming in my room could be scary."

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(He should save the money she gives him for therapy later.)

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"I think she comes, takes the tooth and leaves a toy and thanks God for the hole in the little kids mouth that lost a tooth because losing teeth means you are growing up and she thanks God for helping them grow up."

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Then he mused for a moment about what she does with the teeth.

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"I think she gives them to God and he gives them to the babies that are just getting teeth."

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Then another thought...

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"I think she gives them to God and he keeps them all. I think he keeps them to remind him of all the kids he loves ... Good night mom, I love you. Oh and mom? I will show you what she brings as soon as I get up."

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A mommy's payday.