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MIButterfly

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12. I lived with my mother, grandmother and uncle as a child.

Reply to Buttoneer (Original post)

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 01:07 AM

Feb 17

My grandmother came from Poland and never quite got the concept of leaving the money under the pillow. She would stand at the doorway of my room and throw a handful of coins at me while I slept. When I woke up there be would change all over my bed! It was kind of like an Easter egg hunt with money instead of eggs! It was great.

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How much money did the tooth fairy pay for your tooth? [View all] Buttoneer Feb 16 OP

I just have one of the grandkids 20$ for one bullimiami Feb 16 #1

A quarter The Blue Flower Feb 16 #2

Not enough. I had to work to pay for college Raven123 Feb 16 #3

10 cents. applegrove Feb 16 #4

That's What I'm Thinking, Too ProfessorGAC Feb 17 #14

Me, too. quaint Feb 17 #17

We got a quarter. bamagal62 Feb 16 #5

Ditto -- a quarter here. But then, an 8 oz bottle of Coca-Cola KPN Feb 16 #6

My last one was 25 cents, calikid Feb 16 #7

a quarter debm55 Feb 16 #8

$20.00. (But then, I had the goods on her.) Marie Marie Feb 16 #9

A quarter here regularly Inkey Feb 16 #10

Yep Randomthought Feb 17 #11

I lived with my mother, grandmother and uncle as a child. MIButterfly Feb 17 #12

LOL Nittersing Feb 17 #16

A quarter sorcrow Feb 17 #13

I got a dime. sinkingfeeling Feb 17 #15