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Mom had some dental work done recently. Had to get a tooth implanted. So Dad said that she'd have to pay the Reverse Tooth Fairy that night. So I found a tiny little envelope in the greeting card drawer and printed out a little slip. It said, in a small, elegant script-like font, "Please deposit $1. Thank you. Sincerely, The Reverse Tooth Fairy." I left it on her pillow that night.
She thought it was a riot. And slipped the envelope under my door with a little note and two half dollars.
Later, when she went to get the stitches out, I left another note along with a little mint. The note said, "Thank you for your patronage." It might or might not have said something about repeat business. I don't remember. But the joke was that having a sugary candy at bedtime would make the repeat business more likely.
Anyway, it was fun. But now I've got two half dollars. I've been carrying them around in my pocket for over a week. I'm not sure what to do with them. I mean, they're tooth fairy money. You can't just spend it anywhere.
Almost gave them to the first homeless guy I met that day. But Mom has a policy of never giving them money directly. Food, yes. Money, no.
So now I don't know what to do. Not so much you can buy for $1 these days. Giving it to a busker doesn't seem quite fitting.
How do I pay this forward?
She thought it was a riot. And slipped the envelope under my door with a little note and two half dollars.
Later, when she went to get the stitches out, I left another note along with a little mint. The note said, "Thank you for your patronage." It might or might not have said something about repeat business. I don't remember. But the joke was that having a sugary candy at bedtime would make the repeat business more likely.
Anyway, it was fun. But now I've got two half dollars. I've been carrying them around in my pocket for over a week. I'm not sure what to do with them. I mean, they're tooth fairy money. You can't just spend it anywhere.
Almost gave them to the first homeless guy I met that day. But Mom has a policy of never giving them money directly. Food, yes. Money, no.
So now I don't know what to do. Not so much you can buy for $1 these days. Giving it to a busker doesn't seem quite fitting.
How do I pay this forward?
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I know a lot of the fast food joints, at least in this part of the country, have dollar menus where you can get a single hamburger or small fries or salad or something. You might just hang on to it and if you see someone in need of a meal with one of those kind of places like that nearby you can offer to get them something.
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