Dear ibu-bapak,
Ini ada cerita yang lucu juga. Bagaimana orangtua menghadapi pilihan harus
menjawab terhadap pertanyaan anak. Kalau di Indonesia mungkin mitos membuang
gigi bawah harus ke ats dan membuang gigi atas harus ke bawah. Maksudnya sih
mungkin supaya anak tidak terlalu memikirkan giginya yang ompong (malu) atau
tidak ingat-ingat sakitnya gigi waktu baru copot barangkali.
salam,
rossy
The Tooth Fairy
By Elaine Decker
He held out the little red felt pillow and pointed to
its tiny pocket, which held a quarter, instead of a tooth.
"Look, Mom! Look what the tooth fairy left me. Twenty-
five cents!"
I shared his excitement, and we chatted for a few
minutes about the purposes to which he would put his new
wealth. I returned to my kitchen activities, but he
lingered, silent, a thoughtful look on his face. "Mom," he
hesitated, "is there really a tooth fairy, or do you put
this money in my tooth pillow and take away my tooth?"
Of course I knew I would have to answer such
questions, but in spite of seven years of preparation, I
hadn't really thought through a suitable reply. I stalled
for time by asking, "What do you think, Simon?"
"Could be either," he reasoned. "It seems like
something you would do, but I know some things are magic,
too."
"What would you like to think?" I continued, still
uncertain about whether or not I was about to break his
heart.
"It doesn't really matter," he said with confidence.
"I like it either way. If there is a tooth fairy, that's
pretty exciting, and if it's you, that's pretty nice, too."
I concluded that no disappointment would result from
my answer, so I confessed to being his benefactor, and he
smiled contentedly. I then cautioned him not to say
anything to his younger brother, explaining, "Each child is
entitled to the magic until he or she is ready to ask the
question that you did today. Do you understand that?"
"Yes," he said, nodding. He took great pride in his
older brother role, and I knew he would never spoil
anything intentionally. I considered the matter closed,
but still he lingered in the kitchen.
"Is there something else, Simon?" I asked.
"Just one more question, Mom. Does Dad know?"
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