Dad's Tough Love Letter From Tooth Fairy To Son Goes Viral

A father-of-three took the opportunity to address his son’s poor brushing technique and dental hygiene when he recently lost a tooth.

The dad, who penned the letter under the moniker Barry T. Tooth Fairy, highlighted the “trace amounts of Fanta™ and residual amounts of both cereal and chocolate” that were to blame for delayed payment.

He explained “We expect a certain amount of wear and tear on the teeth we appraise,” the letter goes on to explain, adding:

“However in this case your tooth had to be referred up to the committee for further analysis”.

Warning Letter

Barry T. Tooth Fairy was still kind enough to leave some loose change alongside the warning letter, saying the payment had been made in good faith, with the expectation “the condition of your next tooth will be significantly better, or we will withhold payment.”

His post has received over 6,800 retweets and 18,000+ likes

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19 Comments

- - ashna9 said
  - 31 Oct 2017
    7:46 pm
This is fantastic. Gave me a good laugh, but seriously a great idea!

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 02 Oct 2017
    12:51 pm
That is so awesome! What a great dad!

- - ralu said
  - 01 Oct 2017
    10:22 pm
This is really funny.

- - mom101628 said
  - 28 Sep 2017
    10:55 pm
Love this approach – it will do more to get the child to look after his teeth than all the talks by mum and dad ever will.

- - mom94125 said
  - 17 Sep 2017
    6:47 pm
people sure get creative in the parenting department now and i guess that it does save a lot of ranting on your behalf

- - country chick said
  - 17 Sep 2017
    2:06 pm
Love it! I remember “Santa” telling me I needed to clean my room more often!!

- - mom93821 said
  - 12 Sep 2017
    10:39 am
I assume the sweets were provided by the parents – so maybe a stern letter too! 😉

- - Ellen said
  - 12 Sep 2017
    7:52 am
A creative approach, but the parents are the ones who feed their children in the end 😉 Teaching our kids to brush their teeth can be challenging for some. Their are some nice books out which can help bring the importance of tooth brushing (like “Karius and Bactus) together with Dental visits.
- mom93821 replied
  
  13 Sep 2017 , 5:23 pm
  I agree with your comment – role modelling and dental awareness.
- - Mum2archer said
  - 11 Sep 2017
    11:37 pm
I think this is a good idea. Very creative and hopefully encourage us young lad to take more care of his teeth

- - mom160421 said
  - 11 Sep 2017
    9:35 pm
My daughter took such good care of her baby teeth that they refused to fall out. She had to have six baby teeth extracted by a dentist to allow the adult teeth to come through. Also, cherz makes a good point.

- - cherz said
  - 11 Sep 2017
    7:30 pm
I am 50 50 on this one.
Who buys the Fanta and chocolate …surely not the young lad. I feel these parents need to step up to the plate as well. Fanta is a very bad choice of refreshment. Parents need to encourage the drinking of water and show the correct method of brushing the teeth and if needed supervise the ritual.

- - mom247592 said
  - 11 Sep 2017
    6:01 pm
What a creative idea, good on you.

- - BellaB said
  - 11 Sep 2017
    4:37 pm
Well worth trying! Clever man!

- - mom112217 said
  - 11 Sep 2017
    4:17 pm
A very interesting way to get his son to step up on his dental health!

- - mom206279 said
  - 11 Sep 2017
    4:08 pm
That is absolutely brilliant!

- - nadine_hill said
  - 11 Sep 2017
    2:24 pm
Very clever! A great idea that will certainly see an improvement in his sons’ brushing habits!

- - mom90758 said
  - 11 Sep 2017
    11:28 am
Oh! That’s so cute. I love this dad’s idea. And I am sure his child will take more care of his teeth from now on. Positively impressed! 🙂