Daddy, is there a tooth fairy?

I was sure that I had had the discussion with Alexis about the Tooth Fairy. I distinctly remember her asking me, "There really isn't a Tooth Fairy, is there?" I remember answering, "No, not really." So you can imaging my surprise this morning, at her response, after I handed her a five dollar bill and said, "The Tooth Fairy asked me to give this to you." She was so excited by the idea that I had seen, and spoken to, the Tooth Fairy that she could hardly contain herself. "You got to see her?" she nervously asked. "Yeah," I half heartedly answered. "We had some hot chocolate together last night after the 11 o'clock news. What are you talking about?"

I decided to drop it. I have to keep reminding myself that the girls only have a finite amount of innocence left in their lives. I should let them hang on to it as long as they can, or want to.