Comments on MyCup2Yours: When did your kids figure it out? (Or have they?)

Oh wow. That must have been a tough night! I sold ...

2010-07-13T18:04:09.668-07:00

Oh wow. That must have been a tough night! I sold the strollers this weekend on a garage sale and felt like my kids were growing up too quickly...I'm definitely not ready for this talk ;-)

Oh that is bittersweet. My kids have never come ou...

2010-07-13T05:13:08.178-07:00

Oh that is bittersweet. My kids have never come out and asked. The older one just started rolling her eyes but still plays along for her younger sibling. I still want to believe...

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My oldest is only 5...his first tooth is hanging i...

2010-07-13T00:13:55.168-07:00

My oldest is only 5...his first tooth is hanging in the balance. So we've got a couple years. But today I was telling him how I used to carry him around with me everywhere I went in his baby bjorn...he let me hold him for awhile. Time flies.

Even though my kids turn 5 and 7 this month, I can...

2010-07-12T22:49:30.391-07:00

Even though my kids turn 5 and 7 this month, I can only imagine how bittersweet it is when they can figure out some of us grown-up's side of things. Ah...thanks for a great reminder to cherish every moment with our kids.

You won't believe it, but just today we had fr...

2010-07-12T19:55:41.050-07:00

You won't believe it, but just today we had friends over, and their son told my daughter no tooth fairy, no bunny, no Santa...I could cry right now. I know, I know it's all a part of growing up, but I'm not ready.

They have always known...but it never seemed to ta...

2010-07-12T17:10:24.957-07:00

They have always known...but it never seemed to take away from the fun!

As a mom to kids 24 down to 3 I am painfully aware of how fast it goes. I just made my youngest promise yesterday to never ever leave his mama...he gladly agreed. My 7 year old on the other hand made no reply...sigh. Kim

Thanks, everyone, for sharing your experiences and...

2010-07-12T13:58:03.907-07:00

Thanks, everyone, for sharing your experiences and practices. Love hearing about what you do and what your experiences gave been. :)

oh i know what u mean about time going by too quic...

2010-07-12T09:04:15.024-07:00

oh i know what u mean about time going by too quickly. My two year old now insists she wants to do everything alone. cute yet scary.

The dreaded tooth-fairy talk...I still won't a...

2010-07-12T08:46:32.917-07:00

The dreaded tooth-fairy talk...I still won't answer that question truthfully and my son is 13 and plays tackle football! I'm sure he knows but I tell him if he announces he doesn't believe she won't come. It's so twisted! I want to encourage their imaginations and preserve the younger one's belief in fairies, santa, etc, but it will all unravel if one blurts it out.....Maybe the tooth fairy, santa and e.b. is really for US to make Mom's and Dad's feel like we are preserving our little ones just a little longer...

We've never really done any of those. We pret...

2010-07-12T07:41:36.695-07:00

We've never really done any of those. We pretend at it, but we've always told the kids it was us. It is true that time flies though. I have a child going into middle school this year, and like your daughter, she's helping in some of the preschool classes at church. It reminds me that just yesterday, she was in those classes!

Growing up is so hard, on us parents:O) How sweet ...

2010-07-12T07:38:53.451-07:00

Growing up is so hard, on us parents:O)
How sweet is your son?
We aren't doing the Santa thing, so I just have to keep my kids from spoiling it from others who choose differently:O)

We're raising our son, not telling him that Sa...

2010-07-12T07:29:42.537-07:00

We're raising our son, not telling him that Santa, etc exist. My husband can't bear to lie to him about it, and I guess he felt betrayed when he found out there was no Santa.

On that note, my mother STILL insists to me that there IS a Santa. I'm 25. Now, I know the truth, but it was hard to figure out as a kid, because when I asked my mom, she insisted there was Santa.

Parker (11) has kept any of his questions/concerns...

2010-07-12T06:02:43.246-07:00

Parker (11) has kept any of his questions/concerns quiet...and I think it's because of his little sister. Faith is 6 and I honestly believes that he knows, but just doesn't want to spoil the fun for her. She has just started to lose teeth and once, when the tooth fairy forgot, I quickly grabbed the money and went in her room to help her look. What a relief it was for her to find out that mommy found the money the tooth fairy left had "slipped" between the headboard and the mattress *wink*
I'm sure this will all come up with Faith fairly soon. But until then, Parker's keeping quiet and relishing in the goodies that come from his little sister still believing. When the time does come they will know that all of these things will still live in their hearts in their memories and their belief in the beauty and excitement that these "characters" represent.
Thanks for sharing your story. It was beautiful...as always.
Peace and blessings to your day.
Jeanine

This makes me sad! My oldest is five and the time ...

2010-07-12T05:20:28.185-07:00

This makes me sad! My oldest is five and the time has def. flown by. :-(

I don't know how we're going to do the toothfairy thing. My kids know Santa isn't REAL but we pretend he is. I think that keeps the fun. Hope. LOL

We haven't reached this milestone yet. I'...

2010-07-11T23:40:57.040-07:00

We haven't reached this milestone yet. I'm not looking forward to it happening!

My 9 year old figured it out a while ago but thank...

2010-07-11T22:56:10.837-07:00

My 9 year old figured it out a while ago but thankfully my 6.5 year old is still a true believer - otherwise she'd NEVER have believed the crazy ditzy tooth-fairy-in-training story I had to quickly invent the other morning when the tooth fairy FORGOT TO COME! (Aack!) I quickly tossed a gift under her bed (this tooth fairy isn't only a ditz, she's got really lousy aim too) and said she must have plumb forgotten to take the tooth! The next night she did in fact return for the tooth and left a little note of apology and another small gift. Sheesh, silly tooth fairy should have just gotten in right the first time around!

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We actually don't do Santa, the Easter bunny o...

2010-07-11T22:39:36.991-07:00

We actually don't do Santa, the Easter bunny or the tooth fairy. Wasn't really a plan just happened that way and he asked us if Santa was real when he was 5 and we told him the truth. I liked the fact that he didn't lie and that you told him he can help prep the holidays for the other kids in the family. So very bittersweet!!