Comments on: Prayers that work http://segullah.org/daily-special/prayers-that-work/ Mormon women blogging about the peculiar and the treasured Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:08:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SingleSpeed http://segullah.org/daily-special/prayers-that-work/#comment-105679 SingleSpeed Sun, 28 Sep 2008 05:06:28 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1144#comment-105679 i think it's interesting that some here picture the tooth fairy as a male and some as a female. She was always a woman in my mind... I was unaware that some people might consider the tooth fairy to be male. i think it’s interesting that some here picture the tooth fairy as a male and some as a female. She was always a woman in my mind… I was unaware that some people might consider the tooth fairy to be male.

]]> By: Lori Joffs http://segullah.org/daily-special/prayers-that-work/#comment-105457 Lori Joffs Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:55:00 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1144#comment-105457 Abby (10) just lost her I don't know what tooth. When she lost it she remembered she had also lost one in Hawaii a couple of weeks ago and was not reimbursed. The tooth fairy at our house is getting slower and slower. It took four days before the tooth fairy finally remembered. She wasn't very traditional when she did come, while Abby was at school. Sometimes the tooth fairy just has to take care of it when she remembers or it may never happen. Good thing we haven't set the more money every night deal at our house. Abby (10) just lost her I don’t know what tooth. When she lost it she remembered she had also lost one in Hawaii a couple of weeks ago and was not reimbursed. The tooth fairy at our house is getting slower and slower. It took four days before the tooth fairy finally remembered. She wasn’t very traditional when she did come, while Abby was at school. Sometimes the tooth fairy just has to take care of it when she remembers or it may never happen. Good thing we haven’t set the more money every night deal at our house.

]]> By: Les http://segullah.org/daily-special/prayers-that-work/#comment-105432 Les Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:01:40 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1144#comment-105432 tooth fairy inflation is a serious risk... I love those honest prayers- yesterday we got- "please bless me to stop stealing the treats for moms cupcake class and bless brother to stop going to the school nurse." tooth fairy inflation is a serious risk…
I love those honest prayers- yesterday we got- “please bless me to stop stealing the treats for moms cupcake class and bless brother to stop going to the school nurse.”

]]> By: Kathy P http://segullah.org/daily-special/prayers-that-work/#comment-105415 Kathy P Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:04:17 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1144#comment-105415 The faith of little children is amazing. Our tooth fairy is slightly forgetful. IF she remembers to snatch the tooth, she never remembers how much to leave. I love this story. The faith of little children is amazing. Our tooth fairy is slightly forgetful. IF she remembers to snatch the tooth, she never remembers how much to leave. I love this story.

]]> By: kadusey http://segullah.org/daily-special/prayers-that-work/#comment-105408 kadusey Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:22:40 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1144#comment-105408 The tooth fairy left me money when I got 10 teeth pulled at age 12 so my adult teeth could come in and get braces on them, even though I didn't leave them under my pillow. She left money again after my wisdom teeth got pulled out when I was 21, I think because she felt badly about the dentist having to stop and do x-rays halfway through (also it was right before Halloween and I didn't get to sneak any candy). I've always been grateful for such a compassionate tooth fairy who tried to cheer me up. Her efforts succeeded. Hopefully the tooth fairy for my children will do as good of a job as mine did. The tooth fairy left me money when I got 10 teeth pulled at age 12 so my adult teeth could come in and get braces on them, even though I didn’t leave them under my pillow.

She left money again after my wisdom teeth got pulled out when I was 21, I think because she felt badly about the dentist having to stop and do x-rays halfway through (also it was right before Halloween and I didn’t get to sneak any candy).

I’ve always been grateful for such a compassionate tooth fairy who tried to cheer me up. Her efforts succeeded. Hopefully the tooth fairy for my children will do as good of a job as mine did.

]]> By: Dalene http://segullah.org/daily-special/prayers-that-work/#comment-105407 Dalene Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:22:11 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1144#comment-105407 Tonya--I love that you kept a prayer journal--that is priceless! Tonya–I love that you kept a prayer journal–that is priceless!

]]> By: tonya http://segullah.org/daily-special/prayers-that-work/#comment-105406 tonya Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:18:43 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1144#comment-105406 The tooth fairy is long gone from our house now, but our kids came to know that he/she didn't work on Saturday or Sunday nights. For some reason those were the nights we forgot the most, so we just said they needed a weekend off too. I love childhood prayers. I have kept a prayer journal from the times my kids were young and wrote down cute things that they said. It is a priceless book now that they are older. My favorite was when Pres. Hunter was called and my daughter prayed for him "to be a good Hunter." The tooth fairy is long gone from our house now, but our kids came to know that he/she didn’t work on Saturday or Sunday nights. For some reason those were the nights we forgot the most, so we just said they needed a weekend off too.

I love childhood prayers. I have kept a prayer journal from the times my kids were young and wrote down cute things that they said. It is a priceless book now that they are older. My favorite was when Pres. Hunter was called and my daughter prayed for him “to be a good Hunter.”

]]> By: dalene http://segullah.org/daily-special/prayers-that-work/#comment-105396 dalene Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:17:32 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1144#comment-105396 What a sweet prayer! (Sweet post, too.) I love to hear kids pray for other people. My youngest has been praying for Stephanie and Christian (when he can remember how to say his name) and "The Hurricane People." What a sweet prayer! (Sweet post, too.)

I love to hear kids pray for other people. My youngest has been praying for Stephanie and Christian (when he can remember how to say his name) and “The Hurricane People.”

]]> By: Moddy http://segullah.org/daily-special/prayers-that-work/#comment-105383 Moddy Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:13:54 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1144#comment-105383 The tooth fairy no longer comes to our house. After forgetting once (we explained that mommy & daddy had stayed up late wo we probably scared her away) we made a bargin with PJ. If the tooth fairy comes she'll only leave a buck, but if mom & dad buy if from him he gets $1.50. It is so worth the extra $.50 to not have to rememeber to put the $1 under his pillow. And PJ loves to get "paper" dollars, instead of the quarters that the tooth fairy leaves. The tooth fairy no longer comes to our house. After forgetting once (we explained that mommy & daddy had stayed up late wo we probably scared her away) we made a bargin with PJ. If the tooth fairy comes she’ll only leave a buck, but if mom & dad buy if from him he gets $1.50. It is so worth the extra $.50 to not have to rememeber to put the $1 under his pillow. And PJ loves to get “paper” dollars, instead of the quarters that the tooth fairy leaves.

]]> By: Cecily http://segullah.org/daily-special/prayers-that-work/#comment-105366 Cecily Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:19:57 +0000 http://segullah.org/?p=1144#comment-105366 I firmly believed in Santa Claus until 4th grade, when my oldest sister, under instructions from Mom and Dad, told me about the Santa Club we had at our house--that we each got to be Santa for a younger sibling. I confess to being blown away. I remember fiercely defending Santa the last day of school before Christmas vacation. I wasn't distraught or mentally damaged by my belief (and my parents had tried to help me out of it before resorting to my oldest sister). I really liked the idea of St. Nick's goodness. We haven't had to deal with the question of tooth fairies, yet. But I have to agree with Heather H. that I love looking at the magic and awe on little faces when they look inside Easter eggs and Christmas stockings. I firmly believed in Santa Claus until 4th grade, when my oldest sister, under instructions from Mom and Dad, told me about the Santa Club we had at our house–that we each got to be Santa for a younger sibling. I confess to being blown away. I remember fiercely defending Santa the last day of school before Christmas vacation. I wasn’t distraught or mentally damaged by my belief (and my parents had tried to help me out of it before resorting to my oldest sister). I really liked the idea of St. Nick’s goodness.

We haven’t had to deal with the question of tooth fairies, yet. But I have to agree with Heather H. that I love looking at the magic and awe on little faces when they look inside Easter eggs and Christmas stockings.

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