Comments on: The tooth fairy

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:29:10 +0000

Jeanie, we did another comb yesterday and if I leave the comb out I’ll remember to do a regular comb.

By: jeanie

jeanie — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:32:26 +0000

I have been busted on the tooth fairy – but not before being told by my daughter that a friend of hers had received a note from TF – so I (sorry, TF) dutifully wrote a note, only to be told by daughter that she meant a note of currency!!!

I started scratching the moment you said lice. We have been through it all often, and really, it is comb often until there is no more – and then comb again every week the same – and then comb again just for the heck of it.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:42:09 +0000

Prizetastic, $5 – you did set a precedent there. JJ has since told me that he thinks I’m the tooth fairy. It’s his school mates spreading stories I think. But he doesn’t want to let go of the tooth fairy money.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:41:09 +0000

Tiff, yes maybe I’ll dye my hair just in case. I’d hate to get them. I’m not surprised that hair dye stops nits in their tracks.

By: Prizetastic

Prizetastic — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:50:57 +0000

hahahaaaaaaa too funny, we just had toothfairy experiences here too!!! Mr J lost his first 2 teeth. Hubby and I had NO idea what the going rate was for the tooth fairy so we gave him $5 (very generous tooth fairy here.. doh!!!) But miss 3 told me the tooth fairy doesn’t exist so I must put the money there!!! Can you believe that LOL I was speechless….. haha!!

By: tiff

tiff — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:48:49 +0000

Ugh, yes, we have had nit horrors at this house, they seem to be very resilient in this neck of the woods. I tried everything and in the end it was just the el cheapo conditioner and me picking through, like a mother gorilla.

The next time they brought it home I was complaining to a hairdresser friend and she told me hair dye stops them dead. After I had exhausted all the usual treatments I resorted to just that and it worked! Unfortunately it started the girls on a path of hair colour change. *sigh* at least roots only make me feel trashy not dirty.

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:20:53 +0000

Hazel, that’s what we did yesterday morning. My son has very very curly hair (his dad is West Indian) so the first time he got nits I had to cut his hair as he had so many of the critters a comb was the only way. Complacency is my trouble. When they’re not there I forget about them.

By: Hazel

Hazel — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:49:22 +0000

Yeah, I did mean NITS not NOTS but I expect you realised that.

By: Hazel

Hazel — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:48:39 +0000

The cheapest hair conditioner you can find, a fine-toothed comb and LOTS of patience. Teatree oil helps but to be honest once the nots are there then it’s the comb that works and the conditioner simply helps the comb to go through the hair without too much trouble. At least it does on straight fine hair which is what my kids have!