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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/MsZRowsdower on 2025-07-01 12:28:06+00:00.
With 3 kids I had quite a few nights tip toeing into my kids' room to try and slip my hand under their pillow without waking them up to exchange their baby tooth for money. Sometimes the tooth moved around so you have to search for it in the dark. If your child wakes up you had an excuse ready like oh I was just checking to see if the tooth fairy came. Then my Mom tells me they used to use a small glass of water on the night table to put the tooth in and wake up to money in the glass. Now I see little treasure chests or cute pillows you can use for the exchange. Maybe that is the norm now but I started with under the pillow and wish I knew sooner about other options. It would have saved a lot of stressful trying to be a ninja Mom nights lol