How 1 Very Clever Boy Exposed His Parents in the Ultimate Tooth Fairy Lie

I found out the truth about the tooth fairy courtesy of my conniving big brother, who cruelly told me our dad kidnapped the fairy and was taking the money for himself. Upon confrontation, my parents decided the gig was up and confessed the truth. If not for the hot tip from my older sibling, though, my naive childhood belief system would have had me sticking teeth under my pillow a few years too long.

Not so for Fahd Ahmad's 9-year-old son, who quietly conducted an experiment to determine the truth about the tooth fairy all on his own.

Just learned our 9y/o did an experiment on us. Lost tooth, told no one for 3d, kept tooth under his pillow. No $. Then he tells us he lost the tooth, next night there is money under his pillow. Then confronted us with his scientific evidence that the tooth fairy isn't real.

— Rogue Dad, M.D. (@RogueDadMD) April 23, 2018

Yes, the determined boy spent four full days secretly testing his hypothesis before finally confronting his parents. Of course, another dad jumped in to give Ahmad an airtight alibi:

And you didn't point out that the tooth fairy isn't psychic and needs to be informed by a parent or guardian about the tooth loss?

— My name is Declan (@DeclanChellar) April 24, 2018

Sadly, though, it was too late. According to Ahmad, "Blame my wife who gave up the game when I wasn't there."

When asked how he didn't know the tooth was missing for so long, he gave the most relatable response yet (aside from the one throwing his wife under the bus):

I'm a parent with 3 young boys, as long as no one is screaming and bleeding from the mouth I don't do daily tooth counts

— Rogue Dad, M.D. (@RogueDadMD) April 24, 2018

Let's just hope his resourceful 9-year-old keeps his findings under wraps for his younger brothers.