#ratón Miguelito

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Happy birthday Mickey Mouse! 🐁🎊

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yoooooooo I’m out eating burgers and guess who I found

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Batman's real name? Bruno Diaz. The Joker? I think you meant "El Guasón". Wolverine from the X-Men? I think you mean Guepardo ("Cheetah????"). Peter Parker? You mean Pedro Pablo. Mickey Mouse? Ah, you must be referring to El Ratón Miguelito. I only made one of these up.

it is a little tragic that Americans will never know about localized latin american supehero names

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Feliz Navidad amigatzos

Creo que en México ya es como la 1 (acá en los iunaites son las 11)

Nomás pongo esto porque he estado medio muerta y porque tengo dos asks pendientes que no he podido hacer porque la semana ha estado de locos y ayer y hoy no he podido estar del todo.

Por si tenian la duda, estoy en Disneyland y ya que llegué a mi casita (el miércoles) les paso todas (algunas) fotos que tomé.

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Want to comfort and celebrate your child losing baby teeth with a memorable tooth fairy tradition? Well, don’t tell anyone…But, since he’s a dentist, my dad knows her personally. 🧚

I’m here to fill you in on the best ways to celebrate the tooth fairy, plus what she’s paying out these days and how to get her to email your child a personal congratulations on losing a tooth.

(Want us to send your child an email from the tooth fairy? You can skip to the section on how to write a tooth fairy letter, or just fill out the form right here.)

Get an Email from the Tooth Fairy

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When the Tooth Fairy is Your Dentist Dad

The tooth fairy remains one of my most vivid memories from childhood. Perhaps having a father as a dentist will do that.

When I was seven years old, I accidentally swallowed a loose tooth during a baseball game. I was devastated that the tooth fairy wouldn’t be able to come. My parents acted disappointed along with me.

Yet, lo and behold, that night, she did come. The next morning, I woke up to a hand-written note explaining that she had flown down my mouth to retrieve the tooth. This magical visitor warned me to be more careful next time, as it was quite the ordeal for her and she had many other children to visit that night.

But this was all over 20 years ago. As I prepare to carry on the tradition with my own daughter, I wanted to find out—what’s changed? What hasn’t? What does playing the tooth fairy for my child look like in 2019?

And, to be honest, I had some reservations about “lying” to our daughter. Personally, I was devastated when I learned that Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, and the tooth fairy weren’t real at the ripe old age of 10 (I know, I know).

What does a tooth fairy do?

First, a child loses a baby tooth and places it under their pillow or on their nightstand. The tooth fairy visits while the child sleeps, taking the tooth and exchanging it with a coin, a note or receipt, or a few dollars.

But is that all the tooth fairy does?

I’ll be honest…Even though I had happy memories of this mystical experience from childhood, I questioned whether I wanted to carry on the tradition with my child. Isn’t it lying? And isn’t it a bizarre thing to be exchanging old body parts for money?

But the more I learned, the more I realized that the tooth fairy is actually a crucial part of a child’s development during what can be a scary time.

Perhaps that explains why the origins of the tooth fairy extend hundreds of years back. Some report the Tooth Fairy showing up in print as far back as 1927, and perhaps as far back as the beginning of human history.

According to Michael Higston, a reporter from Salon, “Every recorded human culture has some kind of tradition surrounding the disposal of a child’s lost baby teeth.”

Here are a couple stories shared with me in a Facebook group of fun tooth fairy experiences:

“I didn’t grow up in the U.S. and there’s no tooth fairy where I come from. You sing a song for the mouse to take your tooth and bring you a nice, shiny one instead and throw it on the roof. That’s what I’ve been doing with my kids. Nowadays they ask why the tooth fairy doesn’t come to our house.”

“Our tooth fairy is named Lucinda. She’s a good fairy, but she’s a bit absent-minded, as fairies tend to be. Sometimes she’d lose her way and may take a few days to get here; sometimes she’d leave a coin but forgets to take the tooth. Last night she took only 1 of the 2 teeth under the pillow but left a few gold coins. We talk about Lucinda’s antics endearingly. We think she is Lucinda in Ella Enchanted and we think she will come back for the tooth she absent-mindedly left behind last night.”

To Provide Comfort in Pain & Fear

The tooth fairy myth offers comfort during this strange and uncomfortable time, and provides magic and even meaning for children in a developmentally appropriate way.

Losing a tooth can be quite scary, especially for younger children.

This is something I had forgotten as an adult—but there’s the anxiety of the long period where you have a wiggly tooth and you’re waiting for it to come out. I remember refusing to let anybody touch by wiggly tooth, even as my parents begged me to let them just take it out—it got so loose that it was actually leaning to one side!

I was protective of the tooth, anxious about the pain, and unsure of what it would be like to lose it. Once the tooth did come out (my dad had to pull it out), there was pain and blood.

The tooth fairy is the celebration of a milestone as well as comfort to children through what can be a scary or uncomfortable transition. It’s traumatic for a child to lose a body part, especially for the first time!

To Celebrate and Motivate

And for other kids who aren’t afraid, losing a tooth is something to celebrate. The tooth fairy marks the occasion for both parents and kids. Who could complain about adding a little magic to a child’s life?

Some tooth fairies leave a note along with money to praise the child for good dental hygiene habits and oral health. This can be extremely motivating for a child and provides motivation to brush and floss.

What does the tooth fairy look like?

Depending on where you live, the tooth fairy might not be a “fairy” at all. Children’s teeth are taken night after night by mice, tissues, and even trees. We share some stories from around the world in the next section, but here’s a fun map of a few of the ways the tooth fairy is depicted.

Ask your child! “What do YOU think she looks like?” Guaranteed, you’ll get an interesting answer!

Tooth Fairy Stories & Traditions Around the World

Since nearly every culture in the world marks the loss of baby teeth in different ways, I searched for what this looks like in countries around the globe.

In Spanish-speaking countries, France, as well as Belgium, children leave their lost teeth under their pillow for a little mouse. The American tooth fairy is not dissimilar from el Ratóncito Pérez. This mouse collects the tooth in exchange for a coin, similar to the tooth fairy.

In many Asian countries—including India, China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam—children throw their lost tooth on the roof or bury it, depending on whether the lost tooth came from the upper or lower jaw.

Hence the title of this book, which details traditions from all over the world when children lose a tooth: Throw Your Tooth on the Roof.

Here are some of the ways the “tooth fairy” celebrates lost baby teeth in various countries, quoted from Throw Your Tooth on the Roof:

North America

United States/Canada: We celebrate with the tooth fairy, who visits during the night to pay us a few dollars for losing a tooth. Sometimes, she leaves a note!

Mexico: “I leave my tooth in a box on the bedside table in hopes that El Ratón, the magic mouse, will take my tooth and bring me some money. He leaves more money for a front tooth.”

Navajo: “My mother saves my tooth until my mouth stops hurting. We take my tooth to the southeast, away from our house. We bury the tooth on the east side of a healthy young sagebrush, rabbitbrush or pinyon tree because we believe that east is the direction associated with childhood.”

Yellowknife Déné: My mother or grandmother takes my tooth and puts it in a tree and then my family dances around it. This makes certain that my new tooth will grow in as straight as a tree.

Central America & the Caribbean

Costa Rica: “My mother takes my tooth and has it plated with gold and made into an earring for me to wear.”

Dominican Republic: “I throw my tooth on the roof of my house so a mouse can come take it away and bring me a better one. Sometimes I get money when I do this.”

El Salvador: “I put my tooth under my pillow. My father says that during the night a rabbit will come. It will take my tooth and leave me some money.”

Guatemala: “I put my tooth under my pillow and wait for El Ratéon to leave me some money.”

South America

Argentina: “I put my tooth in a glass of water. During the night a little mouse called el Ratóncito will come and drink all the water, take my tooth, and leave me some coins or candy in the empty glass.”

Brazil: “I throw my tooth outside and say this poem: Lovely birds, dear birds, take away this tooth of mine and bring another one to me.” The birds only take clean teeth so I must brush my teeth every day.”

Colombia: “I put my tooth under my pillow and wait for a mouse called El Ratón Miguelito to take my tooth and leave money in its place.”

Chile: “I give my tooth to my mother. She will have it made into a charm, set in gold or silver, so I can wear it as a necklace or an earring.”

Venezuela: “I put my tooth under my pillow. While I am asleep, a mouse will take the tooth and bring me some coins.”

Europe

Turkey: “If my parents want me to grow up to graduate from school, they might bury my tooth in the garden of the university. If they hope I will become a doctor, they bury it in the garden of a hospital, or they bury it in a soccer field so I will be a good soccer player.”

Denmark: “I put my tooth under my pillow at night and wait for the tooth fairy called Tand Feen to take my tooth and leave me some money.”

England: “When I go to sleep, I put my tooth under my pillow and wait for the Tooth Fairy to come.”

France: “I put my tooth under my pillow. A mouse, La Petite Souris, will come to take it and leave a gift for me.”

Sweden: “I put my tooth in a glass of water. In the morning my tooth will be gone and a coin will be in the glass.”

Africa

Cameroon: “I throw my tooth over the roof, shouting, “Take this bad tooth and bring me a new one.” Then I hop around my house on one foot and everyone laughs.”

Egypt: “I wrap my tooth in some cotton or a tissue and take it outside. I say, “Shining sun, shining sun, take this buffalo’s tooth and bring me a bride’s tooth.” Then I throw the tooth high up, at the eye of the sun. (The Arabic word for bride is aroussa, which also means a candy or sweet.)”

Mali: “I throw my tooth in the chicken coop. The next day I might find a big fat hen in the coop and my mother will make chicken soup.”

Nigeria: “I hold my tooth in my fist with eight stones to make a total of nine (a girl will hold six stones and her tooth to make seven). Next, I close my eyes, say my name out loud, count to the number in my fist, and say, “Oh, I want my tooth back!” Then I throw them and run away. It is very important to run away.”

South Africa: “I leave my tooth in a slipper in my room. Tonight a mouse will come, take my tooth, and leave me a gift. My sister is afraid of mice so she left her slipper outside her door. The mouse left her a present anyway.”

Asia

China: “I put my upper tooth at the foot of my bed and the bottom tooth on the roof. My parents say that it will make my new tooth grow in faster.”

Kazakhstan: “I drop my tooth under the bathtub and say, “Mouse, mouse, bring me a new tooth, please.” We don’t have any mice in our apartment but I do it anyway.”

Kyrgyzstan: “I roll my tooth in bread and give it to an animal, preferably to a mouse because they have healthy sharp white teeth that grow quickly. If I feed it to a dog, I might get ugly yellow dog teeth.”

Russia: “My mother said to put my tooth in a mouse hole in the ground.”

Lithuania: “I keep my tooth as a keepsake.”

India: “I throw my tooth on the roof and ask the sparrow to bring me a new one.”

Sri Lanka: “I close my eyes and say, “Squirrel, squirrel, take this tooth and give me a new one.” Then I throw the tooth on the roof and run into the house without looking.”

Philippines: “I hide my tooth in a special place and make a wish. A year later, if I can still find my tooth, I can make another wish.”

Australia & New Zealand

Aboriginal Australians: “My family helps me put my tooth inside the shoot of a pandanus plant so that when the pandanus grows into a tree, my tooth will grow too. There are spirits in the pandanus leaves that will look after me while my tooth is growing.”

Australia: “I put my tooth under my pillow and wait for the Tooth Fairy to take my tooth and bring me some money.”

New Zealand-Maori: “I put my tooth under my pillow. My parents will collect the tooth and give me a small gift. Then they will throw my tooth into the mighty river, the Waikato. My tribe is named after the river.”

Want to see more countries and beautiful illustrations from these stories and more? I highly recommend sharing Throw Your Tooth on the Roof with your child!

8 of Our Favorite Tooth Fairy Ideas to Celebrate Losing Baby Teeth

1. Use foreign currency.

A coin from Canada or Mexico could indicate where the Tooth Fairy’s last visit was, and maybe spur a fun conversation for a kid who loves travel or geography!

2. Give a toy or book instead of money.

You know your kid best—and hey, wouldn’t it be fun to get to be Santa more than once a year?

I also love this toothbrush to encourage fun toothbrushing time, if you’d like to get a more dental-specific gift.

3. Use Sacagawea coins for added whimsy.

Go to the bank and stock up with a roll of gold Sacagawea coins. A $1 coin costs $1 and you can get them at the bank. They’re legal tender!

There are 20 primary teeth, so get 20 coins if you don’t want to make a second trip to the bank.

4. Have the tooth fairy send your child a gift.

Gift a tooth pillow or a fun monster pillow with a tooth fairy receipt notepad. I love these for anyone worried their child will recognize their handwriting but who still wants to leave a note! Plus, it comes from the tooth fairy herself.

Have a more tech-loving child? Especially as your little one loses baby teeth and is learning to read, we’d love to send them a personalized email from the tooth fairy.

All you have to do is click the button below and enter your email, name, and child’s name.

Get an Email from the Tooth Fairy

5. Use a printed tooth chart.

Print out a chart to let your child see their tooth losing progress. This lets them take an active part in their mouth.

When kids do this, they take care of their teeth for life, so it’s much more than just a fun tradition!

6. Write down how it fell out in a little journal.

These stories are fun! Snap a photo of your child for the baby book for memories they’ll one day be able to share with their children.

7. Share the reality of why the good fairy is a celebrated fictional character.

For parents like me who are worried about “lying” to their children, check out this book which was recommended to me by several moms: The (Wonderful) Truth About Santa.

One reviewer put it best:

“Miraculously, this book tells the real truth about Santa Claus in a way that makes it even more joyous and beautiful. If you have young children and celebrate this aspect of Christmas, you need this book at some point.

“If you’d rather not deceive your children about the reality of Santa, you can begin reading this book to them now. If you prefer to take the “Santa is real (and literal)” approach, this book can help you explain it to them once they discover the truth.”

8. Go all out with the fairy experience.

Amazon sells pixie or fairy dust that you can sprinkle on the money left by the bedside, around the house or, if you really want to go all out, you can sprinkle the dust outside the window and down the street!

Whatever your particular brand of whimsy, leaving “evidence” of the tooth fairy’s visit can help create a magical and exciting experience.

How much does the tooth fairy leave these days?

Ever wondered what the going rate is for the Tooth Fairy? We decided to run a tooth fairy poll of over 1700 US parents and find out…

Here’s a chart of what we found. Scroll below to see the map!

State Average Payout Alabama 3.08 Alaska 3.83 Arizona 2.97 Arkansas 3.72 California 3.61 Colorado 3.47 Connecticut 3.23 Delaware 4.46 District of Columbia 3.71 Florida 2.97 Georgia 3.7 Hawaii 3.57 Idaho 3.36 Illinois 3.41 Indiana 3.42 Iowa 3.91 Kansas 3.62 Kentucky 3.2 Louisiana 3.22 Maine 3.06 Maryland 3.2 Massachusetts 2.56 Michigan 3.33 Minnesota 3.29 Mississippi 3.12 Missouri 3.43 Montana 4.35 Nebraska 3.27 Nevada 3.93 New Hampshire 3.77 New Jersey 3.21 New Mexico 3.6 New York 3.53 North Carolina 2.97 North Dakota 4.15 Ohio 3.11 Oklahoma 3.86 Oregon 2.87 Pennsylvania 3.28 Rhode Island 4.02 South Carolina 2.75 South Dakota 3.62 Tennessee 2.8 Texas 3.56 Utah 3.25 Vermont 3.98 Virginia 3.12 Washington 3.23 West Virginia 3.86 Wisconsin 2.74 Wyoming 4.33

How to Write a Tooth Fairy Letter

There WILL be a time when you are busy and forget…so tell the kids you have to email the fairy for a tooth pick up. That way, they know to blame you for forgetting to notify the tooth fairy instead of the fairy for having fallible magic.

If you’d like to send us an email, we have a partnership with the Tooth Fairy herself and will respond to your child! Just click the button below to enter your information.

Get an Email from the Tooth Fairy

Have a forgetful Tooth Fairy in your house? You’ll want to hang on to this email address so you’ll be able to send a note to her supervisor and act just as disappointed along with your child. (You’ll even be able to respond to the tooth fairy’s email here at Ask the Dentist!)

The tooth fairy also sometimes leaves notes in tiny cursive, written with a sparkly purple gel pen. The notes can answer anything! Think about these options:

Questions left by the kids (Where do you live? How old are you?)

Comments on how long it had been since she has visited

Plights about how tough it was to get to our house on a windy night

How excited the tooth fairy was to see a clean room

Resources

If you love printables and creative giveaways as much as me, you’ll love these resources for celebrating the tooth fairy:

Scholastic’s Letter to the Tooth Fairy — Help your child write a letter to the fairy about their lost tooth experience and teach them good vocabulary!

Party with Unicorn’s Printables — From a tooth fairy certificate in pink or blue, to a printable door hanger, to a box to store a lost tooth, these free printables are a ton of fun.

Party with Unicorn’s Tooth Fairy Coloring Pages — Got a little one who can’t get enough of creating art? These sweet coloring pages are perfect for celebrating a visit from the good fairy.

Momdot’s Tooth Fairy Receipt — Train ‘em young to keep those receipts! 😉 Seriously, though, your kid may love a personalized reminder of the tooth they lost.

Tooth Fairy Pressed Penny — No printer? Want a more tangible gift your child can keep through adulthood? This pressed penny keepsake is a perfect option.

Celebrating Childhood

It’s not just an outdated tradition—it’s important to help kids with a major milestone.

Some parents don’t make it so literal—they tell the kids, “we pretend the Tooth Fairy comes.” Some parents go all out. Some parents abandon the tradition altogether—who needs yet another thing? You know your kid and yourself best.

“For this kind of thing, we love to do the traditions, but I say something like “we pretend the tooth fairy comes and does x y z” instead of “the tooth fairy comes and does x y z”. It’s like a fun game we play together which kids love to do with adults, and still feels real and very magical to small children, but also doesn’t set us up for a potential moment of betrayal down the road.”

Our daughter is only two years old, so I don’t know what we’ll do for her when she loses her first tooth.

But what I do know is that the Tooth Fairy will definitely be paying her a visit—whether it’s with a toy, a note, a little Tooth Fairy door, or a shiny gold coin.

I can’t wait to give her the same magical experience that I shared with my dad when I was a kid. Yes, it’s kind of an odd tradition, but why not create a new memory with your child and have fun with it? Otherwise, it’ll be just another day.

My advice—you do you! With our daughter, we like to make every tradition our own with a little spin on it. Lower your expectations and see where it leads you.

You and your child may have funny stories to laugh about years from now!

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-Miguel Rivera (el hermoso buñuelo ;w;)

-Mickey Mouse (Miguelito en sus primeros doblajes y en si el nombre en español como “Miguel Ratón” :v)

Y luego esta…

-Panchito Romero Miguel Olivero Francisco Quintero González, alias Panchito Pistoles…

Al descubrir el nombre del ultimo, solo me hizo pensar en los tocayos que tendría en la empresa de Disney…

¿Saben de algún otro Miguelito en la empresita de Walt? :3

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Star Wars Episodio VIII: ¿El fin de los Jedi?

Escrito por demianshadows

“Sin duda, maravillosa la mente de un niño es”.

Yoda

En una galaxia muy muy… cercana. O lejana si recordamos el mensaje en pantalla con esas características letras azules, para después iniciar con la icónica sinfonía de John Williams y las letras con contorno amarillo que nos presentan “STAR WARS”, seguido de una pequeña introducción a la cinta en base a lectura que va desapareciendo por la pantalla grande; hasta por fin, iniciar la cinta en el vasto y enorme universo creado por George Lucas desde 1977.

“Es tan solo un experimento escolar, un proyecto. No creo que tenga éxito, más es algo que quiero hacer”, se expresaba el mismo Lucas en 1977 cuando mandó a su equipo de colaboradores a filmar la primer cinta de la saga “Star Wars Episodio IV: Una nueva esperanza”. Anteriormente, el mismo director realizó la cinta “THX”, llena de amplios efectos visuales y de buena ciencia ficción; pero, nadie volteó a ver la misma, hasta después de que todos y cada uno de los asistentes a las salas de cine salieron tras el final del Episodio IV.

La fanaticada ha crecido. Los denominados “Warsis” de finales de los años 70, en aquel tiempo niños y jóvenes, hoy son adultos o padres que, han inculcado en sus hijos y conocidos el gusto por una de las sagas más impresionantes a la fecha realizadas.

Si bien es cierto que los fanáticos amantes del género de ciencia ficción y de Star Wars, se quedaron satisfechos con la primera saga que va del episodio IV al VI; Lucas vio la oportunidad de que, antes de terminar un milenio, las nuevas generaciones conocieran la parte inicial de la saga.

Para 1999, Lucas realizaría el inicio de su saga; altamente criticada por los puristas de los años anteriores, la juventud quedó maravillada con el trabajo actual de Lucas. Sin duda, la crítica hacia “Star Wars Episodio I: La amenaza fantasma”, le dio con todo a las creencias y trabajo del director en sí, quien tras dejar casi 20 años sin ninguna aparición en pantalla sobre las películas, el retorno se veía opaco a través de las personas que tanto amaron la primer saga, dando la espalda a la actualización, para muchos incómoda del universo de Star Wars.

Para 2005, Lucas concluiría esta segunda saga con “Star Wars Episodio III: La venganza de los Sith”, amagando así a varias generaciones en su universo.

A oídas, muchos especuladores editaron lo que se podía saber y el rumor se hacía más grande: Lucas, había vendido todos los derechos a la corporación Disney. Más de uno, hizo correr un rumor que se haría cierto unos años más adelante.

La crítica de los fanáticos estalló; fue así, como inició un universo; para muchos innecesario, de los trabajos de George Lucas. Aparecieron series animadas para público entre los 7 y 16 años, tituladas “Star Wars: Guerras clónicas” y “Star Wars: Rebels”, la cual a la fecha ostenta una nueva temporada de realización.

El temor se acrecentaba entre todos aquellos que desde años atrás apoyaron un proyecto, único, puro e increíble, y comenzaba a ser un prototipo meramente experimental de un vasto universo comercial. Las pesadillas de muchos “warsis”, iniciaban a sentirse una realidad, al ver cómo su producto era explotado por la casa del famoso “Ratón Miguelito”.

Para 2014, un anuncio, nuevamente a oídas de muchos amantes de la saga, comenzó a salir a la luz de internet y es que, decían que vendría una nueva saga de filmes de Star Wars. Lo malo, es que Lucas no estaría ni siquiera detrás de la silla del director.

Y entonces parecía venir lo peor…

Se anunció, en efecto, un nuevo universo de Star Wars, con entregas de una nueva trilogía, de historias por personaje, tramas entre sagas y series animadas.

Otro terror infundado apareció al decir que, el primer director de “Star Wars Episodio VII: El despertar de la fuerza”, sería J. J. Abrams, director de filmes como “Cloverfield”, “10 Cloverfield Lane” y la última entrega de “Star Trek”, enemigo cinematográfico de Star Wars.

Llegó entonces la entrega de Abrams a finales de 2015 y fanáticos, desde el inicio de la saga hasta las nuevas generaciones, salieron aplaudiendo el trabajo del director.

Todos los miedos, desaparecieron tras las revisiones de muchos fanáticos.

Una segunda entrega, pero de un “spin off”, ocurrido entre Episodio III y Episodio IV, titulada “A Star Wars Story: Rogue One”, fue poco aclamada por fanáticos y amantes del formato “trilogía”, viendo innecesario contar la historia. Nuevamente, aparecían los prejuicios a la saga, los cuales, se recuerda, que si ves la primera saga y analizas la información que contiene, puedes formar el universo de Star Wars.

Hoy, termino de redactar este escrito, al salir de las salas de cine y ver una nueva entrega del universo: “Star Wars Episodio VIII: Los últimos Jedi”. Este breve reseña no tiene spoilers, solamente el punto de vista que tengo, al conocer, desde los años 90, la saga completa de Star Wars, así como los comics, la mercancía y el universo creado.

Algo que debo aclarar es que, a pesar de ser un purista de muchos géneros, amante de las cosas a la antigua, si a ustedes las gusta la cinta, difundan su punto de vista, el cual debe ser totalmente respetado. En gustos se rompen géneros, así que lo que leas aquí, bueno o malo según sus criterios, acudan a la sala a ver la cinta y apoyar siempre todo proyecto que les guste.

Para los más allegados al universo, ver la cinta traerá viejos recuerdos del Episodio V: El Imperio Contrataca y es básicamente la idea que transmiten. La Primera Orden retoma la fuerza que tenía el Imperio, sobre un menguado sistema rebelde. Luke está perdido. Rey, al igual que Kylo Ren, están extraviados en sus enseñanzas acerca de los bandos de la fuerza.

Llena de nostalgia, retomando personajes y eventos de sagas anteriores, la película sumerge a las antiguas generaciones en los recuerdos de su infancia y a las nuevas, en el mundo como es actualmente.

Es de notar que, la película en ningún momento tiene altibajos, lo que si tiene son vuelcos en la historia.

Haciendo un comparativo, desde la mercadotecnia de la cinta, vemos un poster del mismo arte pero con ligeros cambios al acomodar a los ocupantes del mismo. Además, vemos un poster en tintes rojos y un fondo blanco. ¿Qué implica?

Sí; lo que estás pensando. El cambio radical de todo lo que conocemos.

Rian Johnson; a quien si no conoces como director de cine, lo recuerdas como director de episodios de Breaking Bad, o la película “Looper”, logró aumentar el universo a un punto en el que, funciona incluso en el mundo real.

Los argumentos de los personajes, lo que solíamos conocer, el bien y el mal; siguen existiendo, más ahora, las razones y por qué debe ser así, son puestas en duda con cada diálogo que atraviesa cada cinemática.

El mundo está cambiando, por lo tanto, el universo de Star Wars con él. El mundo nos muestra una cara que conocemos, pero no entendemos; Star Wars también.

Sin duda, y lo digo con el corazón en la mano, es una película con la cual te identificarás si tus padres te adiestraron en la fuerza y al final; si adiestras a tus hijos en las artes de la fuerza.

No voy a mentirles con respecto al grandísimo agrado que tuve al presenciar durante más de dos horas la película, los recuerdos que tuve; no imaginé que era un niño, lo fui durante ese tiempo y avanzando el filme, crecía mentalmente hasta el punto final, mi vida actual con una familia.

Mi breve punto de pista llega hasta aquí, con gusto, los invito a formar parte del universo de Star Wars.

¡Y que la Fuerza los acompañe!

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8 Fresh Tooth Fairy Ideas + 2019 Rates by State [Parent’s Guide]

Want to comfort and celebrate your child losing baby teeth with a memorable tooth fairy tradition? Well, don’t tell anyone…But, since he’s a dentist, my dad knows her personally. 🧚

I’m here to fill you in on the best ways to celebrate the tooth fairy, plus what she’s paying out these days and how to get her to email your child a personal congratulations on losing a tooth.

(Want us to send your child an email from the tooth fairy? You can skip to the section on how to write a tooth fairy letter, or just fill out the form right here.)

Get an Email from the Tooth Fairy

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When the Tooth Fairy is Your Dentist Dad

The tooth fairy remains one of my most vivid memories from childhood. Perhaps having a father as a dentist will do that.

When I was seven years old, I accidentally swallowed a loose tooth during a baseball game. I was devastated that the tooth fairy wouldn’t be able to come. My parents acted disappointed along with me.

Yet, lo and behold, that night, she did come. The next morning, I woke up to a hand-written note explaining that she had flown down my mouth to retrieve the tooth. This magical visitor warned me to be more careful next time, as it was quite the ordeal for her and she had many other children to visit that night.

But this was all over 20 years ago. As I prepare to carry on the tradition with my own daughter, I wanted to find out—what’s changed? What hasn’t? What does playing the tooth fairy for my child look like in 2019?

And, to be honest, I had some reservations about “lying” to our daughter. Personally, I was devastated when I learned that Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, and the tooth fairy weren’t real at the ripe old age of 10 (I know, I know).

What does a tooth fairy do?

First, a child loses a baby tooth and places it under their pillow or on their nightstand. The tooth fairy visits while the child sleeps, taking the tooth and exchanging it with a coin, a note or receipt, or a few dollars.

But is that all the tooth fairy does?

I’ll be honest…Even though I had happy memories of this mystical experience from childhood, I questioned whether I wanted to carry on the tradition with my child. Isn’t it lying? And isn’t it a bizarre thing to be exchanging old body parts for money?

But the more I learned, the more I realized that the tooth fairy is actually a crucial part of a child’s development during what can be a scary time.

Perhaps that explains why the origins of the tooth fairy extend hundreds of years back. Some report the Tooth Fairy showing up in print as far back as 1927, and perhaps as far back as the beginning of human history.

According to Michael Higston, a reporter from Salon, “Every recorded human culture has some kind of tradition surrounding the disposal of a child’s lost baby teeth.”

Here are a couple stories shared with me in a Facebook group of fun tooth fairy experiences:

“I didn’t grow up in the U.S. and there’s no tooth fairy where I come from. You sing a song for the mouse to take your tooth and bring you a nice, shiny one instead and throw it on the roof. That’s what I’ve been doing with my kids. Nowadays they ask why the tooth fairy doesn’t come to our house.”

“Our tooth fairy is named Lucinda. She’s a good fairy, but she’s a bit absent-minded, as fairies tend to be. Sometimes she’d lose her way and may take a few days to get here; sometimes she’d leave a coin but forgets to take the tooth. Last night she took only 1 of the 2 teeth under the pillow but left a few gold coins. We talk about Lucinda’s antics endearingly. We think she is Lucinda in Ella Enchanted and we think she will come back for the tooth she absent-mindedly left behind last night.”

To Provide Comfort in Pain & Fear

The tooth fairy myth offers comfort during this strange and uncomfortable time, and provides magic and even meaning for children in a developmentally appropriate way.

Losing a tooth can be quite scary, especially for younger children.

This is something I had forgotten as an adult—but there’s the anxiety of the long period where you have a wiggly tooth and you’re waiting for it to come out. I remember refusing to let anybody touch by wiggly tooth, even as my parents begged me to let them just take it out—it got so loose that it was actually leaning to one side!

I was protective of the tooth, anxious about the pain, and unsure of what it would be like to lose it. Once the tooth did come out (my dad had to pull it out), there was pain and blood.

The tooth fairy is the celebration of a milestone as well as comfort to children through what can be a scary or uncomfortable transition. It’s traumatic for a child to lose a body part, especially for the first time!

To Celebrate and Motivate

And for other kids who aren’t afraid, losing a tooth is something to celebrate. The tooth fairy marks the occasion for both parents and kids. Who could complain about adding a little magic to a child’s life?

Some tooth fairies leave a note along with money to praise the child for good dental hygiene habits and oral health. This can be extremely motivating for a child and provides motivation to brush and floss.

What does the tooth fairy look like?

Depending on where you live, the tooth fairy might not be a “fairy” at all. Children’s teeth are taken night after night by mice, tissues, and even trees. We share some stories from around the world in the next section, but here’s a fun map of a few of the ways the tooth fairy is depicted.

Ask your child! “What do YOU think she looks like?” Guaranteed, you’ll get an interesting answer!

Tooth Fairy Stories & Traditions Around the World

Since nearly every culture in the world marks the loss of baby teeth in different ways, I searched for what this looks like in countries around the globe.

In Spanish-speaking countries, France, as well as Belgium, children leave their lost teeth under their pillow for a little mouse. The American tooth fairy is not dissimilar from el Ratóncito Pérez. This mouse collects the tooth in exchange for a coin, similar to the tooth fairy.

In many Asian countries—including India, China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam—children throw their lost tooth on the roof or bury it, depending on whether the lost tooth came from the upper or lower jaw.

Hence the title of this book, which details traditions from all over the world when children lose a tooth: Throw Your Tooth on the Roof.

Here are some of the ways the “tooth fairy” celebrates lost baby teeth in various countries, quoted from Throw Your Tooth on the Roof:

North America

United States/Canada: We celebrate with the tooth fairy, who visits during the night to pay us a few dollars for losing a tooth. Sometimes, she leaves a note!

Mexico: “I leave my tooth in a box on the bedside table in hopes that El Ratón, the magic mouse, will take my tooth and bring me some money. He leaves more money for a front tooth.”

Navajo: “My mother saves my tooth until my mouth stops hurting. We take my tooth to the southeast, away from our house. We bury the tooth on the east side of a healthy young sagebrush, rabbitbrush or pinyon tree because we believe that east is the direction associated with childhood.”

Yellowknife Déné: My mother or grandmother takes my tooth and puts it in a tree and then my family dances around it. This makes certain that my new tooth will grow in as straight as a tree.

Central America & the Caribbean

Costa Rica: “My mother takes my tooth and has it plated with gold and made into an earring for me to wear.”

Dominican Republic: “I throw my tooth on the roof of my house so a mouse can come take it away and bring me a better one. Sometimes I get money when I do this.”

El Salvador: “I put my tooth under my pillow. My father says that during the night a rabbit will come. It will take my tooth and leave me some money.”

Guatemala: “I put my tooth under my pillow and wait for El Ratéon to leave me some money.”

South America

Argentina: “I put my tooth in a glass of water. During the night a little mouse called el Ratóncito will come and drink all the water, take my tooth, and leave me some coins or candy in the empty glass.”

Brazil: “I throw my tooth outside and say this poem: Lovely birds, dear birds, take away this tooth of mine and bring another one to me.” The birds only take clean teeth so I must brush my teeth every day.”

Colombia: “I put my tooth under my pillow and wait for a mouse called El Ratón Miguelito to take my tooth and leave money in its place.”

Chile: “I give my tooth to my mother. She will have it made into a charm, set in gold or silver, so I can wear it as a necklace or an earring.”

Venezuela: “I put my tooth under my pillow. While I am asleep, a mouse will take the tooth and bring me some coins.”

Europe

Turkey: “If my parents want me to grow up to graduate from school, they might bury my tooth in the garden of the university. If they hope I will become a doctor, they bury it in the garden of a hospital, or they bury it in a soccer field so I will be a good soccer player.”

Denmark: “I put my tooth under my pillow at night and wait for the tooth fairy called Tand Feen to take my tooth and leave me some money.”

England: “When I go to sleep, I put my tooth under my pillow and wait for the Tooth Fairy to come.”

France: “I put my tooth under my pillow. A mouse, La Petite Souris, will come to take it and leave a gift for me.”

Sweden: “I put my tooth in a glass of water. In the morning my tooth will be gone and a coin will be in the glass.”

Africa

Cameroon: “I throw my tooth over the roof, shouting, “Take this bad tooth and bring me a new one.” Then I hop around my house on one foot and everyone laughs.”

Egypt: “I wrap my tooth in some cotton or a tissue and take it outside. I say, “Shining sun, shining sun, take this buffalo’s tooth and bring me a bride’s tooth.” Then I throw the tooth high up, at the eye of the sun. (The Arabic word for bride is aroussa, which also means a candy or sweet.)”

Mali: “I throw my tooth in the chicken coop. The next day I might find a big fat hen in the coop and my mother will make chicken soup.”

Nigeria: “I hold my tooth in my fist with eight stones to make a total of nine (a girl will hold six stones and her tooth to make seven). Next, I close my eyes, say my name out loud, count to the number in my fist, and say, “Oh, I want my tooth back!” Then I throw them and run away. It is very important to run away.”

South Africa: “I leave my tooth in a slipper in my room. Tonight a mouse will come, take my tooth, and leave me a gift. My sister is afraid of mice so she left her slipper outside her door. The mouse left her a present anyway.”

Asia

China: “I put my upper tooth at the foot of my bed and the bottom tooth on the roof. My parents say that it will make my new tooth grow in faster.”

Kazakhstan: “I drop my tooth under the bathtub and say, “Mouse, mouse, bring me a new tooth, please.” We don’t have any mice in our apartment but I do it anyway.”

Kyrgyzstan: “I roll my tooth in bread and give it to an animal, preferably to a mouse because they have healthy sharp white teeth that grow quickly. If I feed it to a dog, I might get ugly yellow dog teeth.”

Russia: “My mother said to put my tooth in a mouse hole in the ground.”

Lithuania: “I keep my tooth as a keepsake.”

India: “I throw my tooth on the roof and ask the sparrow to bring me a new one.”

Sri Lanka: “I close my eyes and say, “Squirrel, squirrel, take this tooth and give me a new one.” Then I throw the tooth on the roof and run into the house without looking.”

Philippines: “I hide my tooth in a special place and make a wish. A year later, if I can still find my tooth, I can make another wish.”

Australia & New Zealand

Aboriginal Australians: “My family helps me put my tooth inside the shoot of a pandanus plant so that when the pandanus grows into a tree, my tooth will grow too. There are spirits in the pandanus leaves that will look after me while my tooth is growing.”

Australia: “I put my tooth under my pillow and wait for the Tooth Fairy to take my tooth and bring me some money.”

New Zealand-Maori: “I put my tooth under my pillow. My parents will collect the tooth and give me a small gift. Then they will throw my tooth into the mighty river, the Waikato. My tribe is named after the river.”

Want to see more countries and beautiful illustrations from these stories and more? I highly recommend sharing Throw Your Tooth on the Roof with your child!

8 of Our Favorite Tooth Fairy Ideas to Celebrate Losing Baby Teeth

1. Use foreign currency.

A coin from Canada or Mexico could indicate where the Tooth Fairy’s last visit was, and maybe spur a fun conversation for a kid who loves travel or geography!

2. Give a toy or book instead of money.

You know your kid best—and hey, wouldn’t it be fun to get to be Santa more than once a year?

I also love this toothbrush to encourage fun toothbrushing time, if you’d like to get a more dental-specific gift.

3. Use Sacagawea coins for added whimsy.

Go to the bank and stock up with a roll of gold Sacagawea coins. A $1 coin costs $1 and you can get them at the bank. They’re legal tender!

There are 20 primary teeth, so get 20 coins if you don’t want to make a second trip to the bank.

4. Have the tooth fairy send your child a gift.

Gift a tooth pillow or a fun monster pillow with a tooth fairy receipt notepad. I love these for anyone worried their child will recognize their handwriting but who still wants to leave a note! Plus, it comes from the tooth fairy herself.

Have a more tech-loving child? Especially as your little one loses baby teeth and is learning to read, we’d love to send them a personalized email from the tooth fairy.

All you have to do is click the button below and enter your email, name, and child’s name.

Get an Email from the Tooth Fairy

5. Use a printed tooth chart.

Print out a chart to let your child see their tooth losing progress. This lets them take an active part in their mouth.

When kids do this, they take care of their teeth for life, so it’s much more than just a fun tradition!

6. Write down how it fell out in a little journal.

These stories are fun! Snap a photo of your child for the baby book for memories they’ll one day be able to share with their children.

7. Share the reality of why the good fairy is a celebrated fictional character.

For parents like me who are worried about “lying” to their children, check out this book which was recommended to me by several moms: The (Wonderful) Truth About Santa.

One reviewer put it best:

“Miraculously, this book tells the real truth about Santa Claus in a way that makes it even more joyous and beautiful. If you have young children and celebrate this aspect of Christmas, you need this book at some point.

“If you’d rather not deceive your children about the reality of Santa, you can begin reading this book to them now. If you prefer to take the “Santa is real (and literal)” approach, this book can help you explain it to them once they discover the truth.”

8. Go all out with the fairy experience.

Amazon sells pixie or fairy dust that you can sprinkle on the money left by the bedside, around the house or, if you really want to go all out, you can sprinkle the dust outside the window and down the street!

Whatever your particular brand of whimsy, leaving “evidence” of the tooth fairy’s visit can help create a magical and exciting experience.

How much does the tooth fairy leave these days?

Ever wondered what the going rate is for the Tooth Fairy? We decided to run a tooth fairy poll of over 1700 US parents and find out…

Here’s a map of what we found. Scroll below to see the chart by state!

State Average Payout Alabama 3.08 Alaska 3.83 Arizona 2.97 Arkansas 3.72 California 3.61 Colorado 3.47 Connecticut 3.23 Delaware 4.46 District of Columbia 3.71 Florida 2.97 Georgia 3.7 Hawaii 3.57 Idaho 3.36 Illinois 3.41 Indiana 3.42 Iowa 3.91 Kansas 3.62 Kentucky 3.2 Louisiana 3.22 Maine 3.06 Maryland 3.2 Massachusetts 2.56 Michigan 3.33 Minnesota 3.29 Mississippi 3.12 Missouri 3.43 Montana 4.35 Nebraska 3.27 Nevada 3.93 New Hampshire 3.77 New Jersey 3.21 New Mexico 3.6 New York 3.53 North Carolina 2.97 North Dakota 4.15 Ohio 3.11 Oklahoma 3.86 Oregon 2.87 Pennsylvania 3.28 Rhode Island 4.02 South Carolina 2.75 South Dakota 3.62 Tennessee 2.8 Texas 3.56 Utah 3.25 Vermont 3.98 Virginia 3.12 Washington 3.23 West Virginia 3.86 Wisconsin 2.74 Wyoming 4.33

How to Write a Tooth Fairy Letter

There WILL be a time when you are busy and forget…so tell the kids you have to email the fairy for a tooth pick up. That way, they know to blame you for forgetting to notify the tooth fairy instead of the fairy for having fallible magic.

If you’d like to send us an email, we have a partnership with the Tooth Fairy herself and will respond to your child! Just click the button below to enter your information.

Get an Email from the Tooth Fairy

Have a forgetful Tooth Fairy in your house? You’ll want to hang on to this email address so you’ll be able to send a note to her supervisor and act just as disappointed along with your child. (You’ll even be able to respond to the tooth fairy’s email here at Ask the Dentist!)

The tooth fairy also sometimes leaves notes in tiny cursive, written with a sparkly purple gel pen. The notes can answer anything! Think about these options:

Questions left by the kids (Where do you live? How old are you?)

Comments on how long it had been since she has visited

Plights about how tough it was to get to our house on a windy night

How excited the tooth fairy was to see a clean room

Resources

If you love printables and creative giveaways as much as me, you’ll love these resources for celebrating the tooth fairy:

Scholastic’s Letter to the Tooth Fairy — Help your child write a letter to the fairy about their lost tooth experience and teach them good vocabulary!

Party with Unicorn’s Printables — From a tooth fairy certificate in pink or blue, to a printable door hanger, to a box to store a lost tooth, these free printables are a ton of fun.

Party with Unicorn’s Tooth Fairy Coloring Pages — Got a little one who can’t get enough of creating art? These sweet coloring pages are perfect for celebrating a visit from the good fairy.

Momdot’s Tooth Fairy Receipt — Train ‘em young to keep those receipts! 😉 Seriously, though, your kid may love a personalized reminder of the tooth they lost.

Tooth Fairy Pressed Penny — No printer? Want a more tangible gift your child can keep through adulthood? This pressed penny keepsake is a perfect option.

Celebrating Childhood

It’s not just an outdated tradition—it’s important to help kids with a major milestone.

Some parents don’t make it so literal—they tell the kids, “we pretend the Tooth Fairy comes.” Some parents go all out. Some parents abandon the tradition altogether—who needs yet another thing? You know your kid and yourself best.

“For this kind of thing, we love to do the traditions, but I say something like “we pretend the tooth fairy comes and does x y z” instead of “the tooth fairy comes and does x y z”. It’s like a fun game we play together which kids love to do with adults, and still feels real and very magical to small children, but also doesn’t set us up for a potential moment of betrayal down the road.”

Our daughter is only two years old, so I don’t know what we’ll do for her when she loses her first tooth.

But what I do know is that the Tooth Fairy will definitely be paying her a visit—whether it’s with a toy, a note, a little Tooth Fairy door, or a shiny gold coin.

I can’t wait to give her the same magical experience that I shared with my dad when I was a kid. Yes, it’s kind of an odd tradition, but why not create a new memory with your child and have fun with it? Otherwise, it’ll be just another day.

My advice—you do you! With our daughter, we like to make every tradition our own with a little spin on it. Lower your expectations and see where it leads you.

You and your child may have funny stories to laugh about years from now!

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Comcast al teléfono, ¿puedo comprar su compañía?

El teléfono de Comcast llama y espera atento la respuesta, todavía es posible que Mickey no se lleve el paquete completo de Fox. Comcast podría intentar adelantarse a Disney para apropiarse de Fox, siempre y cuando los federales aprueben la fusión AT&T con Time Warner. Como esta fusión continúa en el limbo, Comcast vigila de cerca el posible acuerdo.

Sin embargo, la pregunta que todo mundo se hace es ¿por qué Comcast? Porque está esperando hacer un megadeal en sí mismo. Si los federales aprueban la fusión, Comcast podría darse la vuelta e intentar superar a Disney con un acuerdo con la 21st Century Fox.

La CNBC informó que Comcast no ha tomado la decisión de buscar a Fox hasta el momento, pero lo está evaluando. Y Disney se está preparando para esa posibilidad en caso de que Comcast vaya por Fox.

En febrero, Disney y Fox anunciaron un acuerdo que vendería activos televisivos y cinematográficos de Fox, redes deportivas regionales y participaciones internacionales. Comcast estaba deseoso de ofrecer más de lo que Disney ofrecía, pero el co-presidente Ejecutivo de Fox, Rupert Murdoch, se unió con los jefes del conocido ratón porque algunas preocupaciones regulatorias con Comcast le quitaban el sueño.

CNBC dice que Comcast está particularmente interesado en los negocios internacionales de Fox en Europa y Asia. Las participaciones internacionales de Fox incluyen Sky in the U.K. y Star in India. Pero incluso si Comcast logra que Fox acepte su oferta, hay varios obstáculos regulatorios por despejar. Y dado que Disney ya tiene un pie en la puerta con Fox, podría ser muy difícil conseguir que los accionistas de Fox consideren un nuevo trato.

Una parte del acuerdo entre Disney y Fox que ayudó a endulzar el pozo fue Fox Sports Nets, que se convertiría en las redes regionales de ESPN. Si Comcast obtuviera Fox, esas redes caerían bajo los auspicios de NBC Sports. Hay muchos cuestiones que considerar que se tendrían que convertir en realidad para que Comcast llegue incluso al punto de pujar por Fox.

En primer lugar, el acuerdo de AT&T con Time Warner tiene que superar los tribunales y obtener la aprobación federal. En segundo lugar, si eso sucede, Comcast tiene que colgar su dinero en efectivo frente a los accionistas de Fox; Disney ciertamente podría igualar o superar esa oferta. Y en tercer lugar, incluso si se acepta la oferta de Comcast, se sometería a un escrutinio federal aún mayor.

Así que hay un largo camino por recorrer para Comcast, pero parece estar pacientemente esperando su momento para actuar. Si las piezas se acomodan favorablemente sobre el tablero, podrían meterle una zancadilla a los directivos de la compañía del ratón miguelito.

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Ratón Miguelito…

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Ratón Miguelito…

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Los tres caballeros de Santa Cecilia

@solesisita ¿esto se podría considerar segunda parte? La neta no tengo idea, solo quería describir el momento en el que Miguelito quiso formar su grupo...

@miguelcocofangirl ¡Toma tu fanfic! ¡No se cuantas canciones de Pedro Infante me sé y la banda sonora que puse de los tres caballeros para hacerlo!

Link en: Fanfiction

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Coco no me pertenece, uso sus personajes sin fines de lucro.

Miguel siempre tenía una fiesta de cumpleaños donde todos sus compañeros asistían por el mero pastel y echar relajó; lo sabía y no les importaba tener prohibido cantar las mañanitas para tener el paso rápido al postre.

Después de eso, muy poca gente le dirigía la palabra durante el año, así que por lo general prefería pasar con su familia. Pero ahora que la tía Gloria iba a sacar a la luz de Héctor, el fraude de Ernesto; bueno, nadie le dirigía la palabra y mucho menos asistirán a su fiesta, o eso pensó antes que su tía ganará ante el jurado y el pueblo comenzó a saber la versión de los hechos.

Aunque fuera así y sus compañeros se encontraban apenados por su compartimiento, y él terminará por aceptar sus disculpas. No iba hacer una fiesta ¿Cómo si Miguel quisiera tener gente colada? Ahora que su familia aceptaba la música, quería hacer algo diferente y solo tendría a un invitado que lo ayudaría.

— ¿Películas?—cuestionó Rosa― ¿Tu amigo te va traer películas?

—Siempre hemos visto las películas mudas por culpa de la banda sonora, por eso le pedí a Rob sus películas.

—Claro, el niño mandarina—comentó con una risita contenida.

Sus primos reían por lo que dijo Rosa, nadie en la familia conocía a Rob, incluso dijeron que eso era un amigo imaginario ya que ningún niño en Santa Cecilia se juntaría con alguien cuya familia denigró al famosísimo Ernesto de la Cruz durante ese lapso de tiempo donde su tía puso el grito al cielo y la familia parecía ser enemiga del pueblo por dañar una imagen pública.

El único testigo que vio a dicho niño fue Socorro, que en paz descansa, y esa era otra razón para no tener ánimos de hacer una fiesta porque vería por primera vez la silla de su queridísima Coco vacía en su cumpleaños.

Esa mañana, por primera vez le cantaron las mañanitas, desayuno con ganas los hot-cakes y jugo con su nueva hermanita, si es que se decía jugar contarle todo emocionado lo que haría en la tarde. Agarro su caja de bolero y se fue a cumplir su trabajo, al terminarlo iba directo a casa con golosinas que compro para la ocasión.

― ¡Ikniuhtli!―ante ese llamado alguien lo abrazo y le despeino el cabello.

―Muy bien, muy bien, ya entendí―exclamó entre risas.

―Hola, Miguelito―saludó con una sonrisa.

―Hola, Rob ¿estas li-...?―su pregunta quedo a media cuando vio la mochila de su amigo a reventar― ¿Cuántas películas trajiste?

―Agarre las que me encontré―respondió encogiéndose de hombros.

Platicaron animados hasta llegar a casa de Miguel.

― ¡Ya llegue!―dijo Miguel abriendo la puerta.

Su madre iba a saludarlo como siempre, pero se percató que venía a acompañado de un muchachito; pecoso, moreno y de ojitos rasgados. Eso la tomó por sorpresa, ya que nunca vio a ese chiquillo, aunque ahora lo pensaba Miguel lo había mencionado, pero nunca lo vio con él.

― ¡Oh! ¡Mucho gusto niño ma-...! Digo, ¿Roberto, cierto?―el chiquillo asintió―Lávense las manos, la comida estará servida.

Ambos muchachos dejaron sus cosas arriba y fueron a limpiarse, al estar en la mesa muchos ojos miraron al nuevo visitante; a punto de acabar el riquísimo mole, al fin uno de los integrantes de la familia Rivera levanto la voz.

―Y dime Roberto...―comenzó el papá de Miguel― ¿Dónde vives?

Roberto abrió la boca y empezó hablar en su segunda lengua materna: el náhuatl, al escucharlo casi Miguel se ahogaba con su agua de arrayan, estaba conteniendo la risa al ver como su familia lo miraban muy extraño.

―Ya terminamos, nos vamos―dijo Miguel entregando los platos en el fregadero y llevándose a Rob de la mano.

Al estar arriba, ambos soltaron carcajadas...

―Ya, ya...―habló Miguel con la panza a reventar―Se nos va' a regresar la comida.

―Bueno, eso les pasa por llamarme niño mandarina―respondió con una sonrisa ganándose una risita del cumpleañero.

― ¿Qué películas trajiste?

― ¿Me dijiste en VHS?

―Sí.

―Pues todas las que están en mi mochila.

― ¿Y tu ropa?―preguntó ya que con tanta película sé dormirían muy tarde.

―Tranquilo, le dije a mi madre que fuera en la mañana a la zapatería. A parte... ¡Oh!―buscó entre sus bolsillos y le dio un sobre― ¡Feliz Día!

Miguel abrió el contenido― ¿Un moño?

―Me dijo un pajarito que te están haciendo un traje de mariachi, ese moño lo hice...

― ¡Wow! ¿Entonces tu mamá es Doña Carmina?―exclamó sorprendido.

―No, esa es la jefa de nantli, ella está encargada de la parte superior y le ayudo―abrió la mochila y saco todas las películas―Hay de Dreamworks, mexicanas, Warner Bros y la mayoría son de Disney...

―Mmmm... ¡Está!―señaló Miguel la portada de un león.

―Muy bien...

De esa película, rodaron más de la franquicia del ratón, aunque Miguel cumplía trece; estaba emocionado ¡Con razón su familia no lo dejaban ver está clase de películas! ¡Eran musicales! De seguro a su hermanita le gustaría verlos con él. Iban a poner una cuando un intruso se coló...

― ¡Miguel!

― ¡Ay!―ambos gritaron del susto al ver a Rosa.

Había entrado como fantasma, pero tal vez la razón era que estaban muy entretenidos con la película que no escucharon sonidos externos a ella.

―Ya está la cena, ¿qué están viendo?

―Películas...

― ¿Y tu amigo las comprende?

―Rosa no seas mala con él.

Roberto le dirigió una frase y ella bufó―Como lo suponía.

―Pensé que eras más lista para comprenderlo.

Rosa volteo a verlo― ¿Acaso él...?

―Sip...―lo abrazó del hombro―Sabe más que tú―presumió Miguel.

Su prima siempre se creía la gran cosa, pasaba por sobre él como algo más importante que él por tener mejor calificaciones y ella sabía que no había nadie más listo que ella, pero ahora podía hacerla enojar con eso. A Rosa se le estaba hirviendo la sangre y eso lo captó Rob.

― ¿No quieres acompañarnos?―esa pregunta sorprendió a ambos.

Desde que tenían conciencia; ambos solían pelear por muchas cosas, aunque fueran familia pocas eran las veces en las que podían convivir en paz y armonía, Rob fue a poner la película.

― ¿Y de qué trata?

―El Pato Donald conoce a un mexicano y un brasileño en su cumpleaños, y ellos le enseñan las maravillas de sus países...

― ¿Es como un documental?―preguntó Rosa.

―Casi.

La película comenzó y los tres estuvieron encimados, reían y se emocionaron al ver el gallo mexicano. La convivencia que tenían esos tres personajes era divertida y entretenida, que no se dieron cuenta que la familia Rivera les dejaron la comida en frente de ellos y eran lo que estuvieron comiendo a lo largo del filme.

― ¡Eso es!―habló Miguel al terminar la película― ¡Podemos formar un grupo de música!

―Miguel, esa es una idea tonta.

―Pero podremos ser famosos, Rob la trompeta, tú el violín y yo la guitarra ¡Seremos mariachis!

― ¿Quién te puso al cargo de asignar los instrumentos? No creo que a Ro-...

― ¡Es una genial idea! No te preocupes, Rosa querida, yo sé trompeta.

Rosa no sabía cómo reaccionar, no sabía si enojarse por la complicidad del amigo de Miguel o que le dijera querida; se encogió de hombros. Además desde que la familia volvió a aceptar la música, tenía la tentativa de tocar ese instrumento.

― ¿Cómo nos llamaremos?―al escuchar la pregunta de Rosa, parecía que a Miguel se le iba a marcar el hoyuelo.

―Dos caballeros y una dama de Santa Cecilia.

―Es muy largo.

― ¿Te molesta que sean solo caballeros?

―No―dijo con una sonrisa Rosa.

― ¡Seremos los tres caballeros de Santa Cecilia!―gritó con emoción Miguel.

Y los abrazo a los dos de los hombros, podrían ser el nuevo comienzo de poderse llevarse bien con su prima y que ella pudiera apreciar más a su amigo, sería un gran equipo y juntos podrían llegar a grandes cosas...

―A propósito ¿Qué fue lo que dijiste antes de hablar en español?

―Que una niña tan linda como su nombre no debía de comportarse así...

Rosa se sonrojo por el alago, Roberto sonrió de forma traviesa y Miguel se maldijo en pensar tan rápido...

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[Bono, Bonito para los cuates]

Ambos tenían las ropas sucias de tequila mezclada con otras bebidas, maltratadas y la cara llena de moretones. Rosa los miraba con el ceño fruncido a los dos; sabía que había motivos fuertes para que ese par de pendejos hicieran lo que hicieron.

―Miguel, si vas a defender a tu novio, por lo menos hazlo fuera del trabajo.

― ¡No es mi novio!―exclamó cabreado mientras su prima pasaba el alcohol por la mejilla dañada.

―Pues parece, ya sé que te enfureció como lo trataron; pero es su problema.

― ¡Somos un equipo!

― ¡Y eso qué!―al fin hablo Rob con papel en la nariz para evitar el sangrado―Ya he tratado con gente así, no es como si me presumieran cuantas veces he oído "Maldito indio" u otra sarta de pendejadas...

― ¡Tú ya no los aguantabas!

― ¡Pero me tengo que aguantar! ¡Somos mariachis!

Rosa veía como ambos discutían, no entendía cómo es que se ponían así. Lo comprendía de Miguel, en ese bar desde que llegaron ya andaban molestando mucho a Rob por su aspecto. La gota que derramo el vaso, ocasiono una pelea que los orillo abandonar el lugar; suspiro con cansancio como ambos callaban y se reconciliaban en cuestión de segundos.

Ya estaban riendo y aunque les dolía, lo podían ver con gracia. Ella se unió después, no se podía enojar con ellos, incluso confesó que le dio una buena patada a uno de esos idiotas.

Ya no eran niños, pero podían reír como ellos.

Pues seguían siendo los tres caballeros de alguna forma.

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[Ultima y nos vamos]

Nadie en casa le creía que hizo un amigo por una mandarina y cada vez que sacaban el tema le dieron el apodo a Rob de "niño mandarina"; el único que le hacía caso era su abuela Coco, le creía. Ya que ella solo se conformaba con la historia que le contaba su bisnieto en cómo fue salvado de ese hombre.

El discurso oral ahora lo dirigía Coco, en ese momento ella contaba cómo es que recupero ese trozo de la foto donde aparece Héctor, pero se detuvo cuando vio alguien saltar la valla y abrazar a Miguel para despeinarlo.

― ¡Ikniuhtli!―gritó a pulmón.

― ¿¡Roberto!? ¿Qué haces aquí?

―Vine a despedirme. Me dieron vacaciones por adelantado en la escuela y me voy a Nequeteje mañana por la mañana para la Pascua.

― ¡Oh...!―esa noticia no le gustaba del todo a Miguel, ahora se quedaría encerrado en casa― ¡Entonces...!

―Él es tu Ikniuhtli―habló pausado Mamá Coco, Miguel sonrió.

―Mamá Coco él es Roberto, Roberto Mamá Coco―presentó con alegría.

Lo poco que se converso fue lo suficiente para sacarle una sonrisa a Coco, incluso le deseo buena suerte en el viaje mientras el chiquillo trepaba la valla para irse.

Fue la primera vez y ultima que vio el amigo de su bisnieto.

¿Gustan comentarios?

[trasmilente]

Quererse no tiene horario, ni fecha en el calendario

Por: Daniela Monje

Se dice que comenzó en Roma, como una fiesta pagana llamada Lupercalia; luego un papa, en el año 496, prohibió la celebración e instauró el 14 de febrero como día de la fiesta de San Valentín, fecha de festejo para los enamorados. Es bastante peculiar todo el revuelo que causa una simple fecha “pa’ culiar”, pues en Colombia, existen opiniones muy divididas acerca del temita. Algunos que se han creído el cuento de la globalización, que prefieren un “Mocca Latte” en Starbucks, a un tintico de la esquina, y que su sueño más grande es viajar a conocer al ratón Miguelito en los “yunaires”, cuando ni siquiera han subido a chupar piña a Monserrate; para estos individuos, San Valentín es el momento perfecto en el que pueden demostrar todo el amor que sienten por su pareja, con detallitos que terminan pagando a 36 cuotas. Para otros mamertos, que pasan horas discutiendo en contra del capitalismo, acompañados de una Coca Cola y un Marlboro, esta fecha representa una estrategia de marketing, un día exclusivo para consumir y sobretodo,una fecha que no es propia de nuestra cultura. En esta era digital habitada por “millennials”, hablar de amor tradicional y todos sus rituales (flores, serenatas, cartas), es bastante complicado, dado que no existe y está mandado a recoger; porque las relaciones ya no son reales, las conversaciones son “whatsapps”, las discusiones son llamadas, los sentimientos son tweets y estados de Facebook. Entonces ¿Es tan malo dedicarle un día a las muestras de afecto reales, físicas, que se han dejado en el olvido por culpa de la seductora tecnología? Lo cierto es que ni la navidad, ni el Halloween pertenecían a nuestra cultura, y sin embargo, hemos acogido celebraciones extranjeras para convertirlas en nuestras. Gústele o no le guste, casado, ennoviado, “enmozado” o “friendzoneado”, el amor siempre lo pondrá a cuestionarse y hará más feliz o miserable su vida. No sea amargado, déjese de prejuicios, no aporte más a la guerra, y mejor haga el amor. Por mi parte, mientras encuentro el amor, estaré esperando con ansias el día de los amigos Poker.