Living and Loving – August 2019

96 | AUGUST 2019 | L&L

“The tooth fairy came twice in

one month and very generously

left R100 and then R50. Little miss

was not impressed the second

time around. All sorts of questions

asked.” Lynn Govender

“My two daughters are blind, so I always give them coins

because they make a better noise than paper! The more

coins, the happier they are despite their value. My little one

takes some of her coins to church on Sundays to throw in for

collection. I often wonder what people think when they count

five 20c pieces, but it comes from her heart so I think the Lord is

pleased despite what people may think!” Elouise Scheepers

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KIRSTEN DAVIDS

“No

more than

R2, our

tooth fairy

is stingy.”

Kele

Abetsoe

“I have cute

little boxes that

contain the first hair

and teeth. They leave

them under the pillow

and the tooth fairy

takes them and she

leaves 10 to 20pula.”

Koketso Phomolo

Chwaane

Dipatane

Our readers share their

heart-warming responses.

“Very

first tooth was

R100, R50 for this

last one as it had a little

hole so it depreciated in value

and that was all the cash she

had on her at the time.

She keeps all of them

hidden in a safe

place.” Jackie

Flanagan

How much does your

tooth fairy pay?

(And what does she do with the teeth?)

“My 10-year-old

believed in the

tooth fairy until

recently when

she caught

Dad putting the

money under her

pillow.”

Cherry Steyn

“I’m a

grade 1 teacher,

so there are plenty teeth

falling out around me. I’ve been

told the going rate for teeth these

days is anything between R20 and R200

per tooth! Children that age barely know

the value of that much money. I think the

excitement of finding the money in place of

the tooth is what the whole thing is about.

Giving large amounts of money gives little

children the wrong idea of the value of

things in their life, and the correct use

of money. Anything between R10

and R20 a tooth seems fair in

my opinion.”

Siobhaun Courty

“Our little one
now banks two
or three teeth together
to get a bigger present
from the tooth fairy. Our
tooth fairy is handed
instructions and a
shopping list.”^
George
Leonard
“I’m an oral
hygienist and tell
kids they must tell
their parents to
WhatsApp
the tooth mouse so he
knows about the VAT
increase so they can
get more money.”
Luanne
Vos Cloete

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