My daughter suspects that I am the tooth fairy should I tell her the truth now or should I just get around it?

She is 7.5 years old. She still believes in Santa and the Easter bunny. She wanted me to go to bed before she fell asleep (so she could hide her tooth). I think she was seeing if the tooth fairy is real. Should I come out with the truth or let it go unitl she proves it?

My daughter suspects that I am the tooth fairy should I tell her the truth now or should I just get around it?
Let it ride.......i let my kids figure it out on their on.They were about 11. Vut i still deny it ! even SANTA!!! they just laugh at me ! The tables have turned and now they just let me believe!!!!!
Reply:If the tooth Fairy goes down so does Santa so know tell her she'll find out when she's older about age 8-9ish is when it's best for them to know!!!
Reply:I think you should just tell her. It's a little harsh, but it's better than letting them believe it for too long. My daughter is 6 years old, and she is just fine. She knows Santa, the Easter Bunny and the tooth fairy are not real.





I taught her at a young age that they weren't real things, and that she was really smart for knowing that before everyone else did. The only problem I have with it is that she now knows to expect me to get her a heap of presents instead of waiting all year for Santa to bring them, and me to just give her a couple.
Reply:I couldn't lie to my daughter any longer and I finally had to tell her the truth when she was 5. I couldn't stand the thought of her being so deceived. My mother was furious with me and said that I took away some of the magic from her childhood and some of the joy of raising her by watching the wonder in her eyes, but I just couldn't do it. Women have too much of a problem with reality as it is, we all want the fairytale. I figure the sooner she realized that there is no fairytale, the better off she'd be. I've always tried to be straight forward with her. My daughter is 10 now and she's very realistic and down to earth, no mystical thinking, very logical. I personally like that.
Reply:She's figuring it out! Be aware that once she debunks the toothfairy myth, she'll figure out Santa and EB very very soon!
Reply:let it go dont tell her because you would ruin the magic of her child hood let her be little cause before you know it she will be all grown up so let her enjoy the magic
Reply:There is no reason to prolong it, if she asks you is the tooth fairy real, just tell her no. Someone in school has probably told her that there is no tooth fairy and she wants to find out for herself. She probably wouldn't turn down the quarter that the tooth fairy leaves, even if the tooth fairy isn't real anymore.
Reply:my kids figured it out on their own. when they asked me about it, i said what do you think and then she said no, there wasn't one. so i said you are right. i told her not to spoil it for the younger ones who hadn't lost theirs yet. don't say anything until they ask you first.
Reply:my oldest turned 7 in august.. he just lost his first tooth a month ago.. so im definetly not telling him the horrible truth about all things make-believe..keyword believe :) i plan to let him believe until he chooses not to. i think kids figure it out early but enjoy believing...think about it, if they stop believing thats less money, gifts, easter baskets, whatever the case may be. they dont want to miss out!!plus if younger siblings still believe they have to pretend to believe for them. i would tell her the toothfairy only takes the tooth if its under her pillow because thats the code that they want to trade it in. if its not there she assumes you dont want to get rid of the tooth... little rabbits loose tooth is a good book, perhaps your library would have it? either way, you decide what works best for your child. i am only suggesting.. hope everything works out!
Reply:i never told my son that santa or the easter bunny or tooth fairy is real.. why do we bring kids up showing them its ok to lie?
Reply:when my son was 7 he said " I bet when I'm 18 you'll give me a bag full of my baby teeth". He's not 100% sure though because last time he hid his tooth and I found it and still put some coins in.


A grown up world is hard enough. I think it's great that kids believe in stuff like that.
Reply:This is up to you. I'd let it ride though.





I'm amazed at the number of parents here who told their children early or never let them believe at all. Why? I don't see it as lying. I think of it as creating a magical world for you children. What is wrong with them growing up to see the magic in the world around them? Why raise them to be stuffed shirts. Children are supposed to believe in the magic and if they're lucky it will follow them into adulthood. Not that they'll still believe in Santa but they'll still feel the spirit of him.





My kids are 6 %26amp; 3. They believe. They also believe in fairy folk and leprechauns. The tooth fairy always leaves a trail of magic dust when she visits. The leprechaun leaves foot prints and glitter when he visits. If you're lucky he leaves you some of his treasure on St. Pat's day and so far my kids have been very lucky. We go out for walks in the woods and the kids look for evidence of the fairy folk. They believe that elves hide in our house all year spying on us for Santa. Sometimes they draw pictures or ask to leave snacks for the elves.





My oldest has asked if there are such things as unicorns, dragons and mermaids. I've never once told him no. I've told him that it depends on who you ask. Some people believe and some don't. I've told him that most people think they are mythical and I explained what that meant. But then I also told him who is really to say. The possibility is there. He asked if I believed. I said I really didn't know for sure but that I liked to think that they are real or were at one time.





I don't see what is so wrong with letting children believe in the possibility. With the kind of world we live in today, I think it is so important for our children to always have that sense of magic and that anything is possible.





Even when my kids KNOW the tooth fairy isn't real I'm going to still act as if she is.
Reply:My daughter (now 19) just came out and asked me one day, so I told her the truth. Once they've figured it out it's not as much fun for either of you. She told me she still believed in all those things because she believed in me. (she also didn't want to stop getting gifts and surprises, so we didn't talk about it anymore and I continued to play those roles. Don't volunteer the information, just keep doing what your doing, if she knows, she doesn't want to, if she doesn't she doesn't need to know yet. Just let her enjoy it while she's small.
Reply:don't tell her...she'll find out on her own. and when she does you can explain it to her than. it's tradition in a lot of homes. keep hope alive. i like that my children and i write to santa claus every year. we must believe in something......even if it was made up.
Reply:Don't tell her the truth yet. It's fun for them.... But once she guesses, all bets are off.
Reply:I vote that you read only the answers supporting the magic of childhood - Way to go GANG! To all those adults dealing the best that you can with the day-to-day adult challenges and yet still child enough yourself to visit and foster the magic of your children's lives, instead of pulling them into "our" world. When my daughter grad. high school the Easter Bunny, Santa, and the Tooth Fairy got her a graduation card and a niffty DarthVader Mask. Life is sooo boring if you remove the magic, the humor the sheer delight of living!!

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