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004 - The Incredibly Weird Tooth Fairy

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Somebody was seriously impaired or, at best, exercised poor judgement when they invented the Tooth Fairy. How this custom ever caught on is beyond me. Cash money for old, used teeth??  The heck?

The Tooth Fairy: What the Heck Were We Thinking?

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There are several culturally sanctioned lies we tell our children. Y’know, things that are clearly made-up and not true. Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, “We'll take a vacation to Disney World one summer soon,” are all examples. These fibs are fun and well-meaning, but untruths nonetheless. Don’t worry, I’m not judging. I’m all for them and participate enthusiastically. Of the Tooth Fairy, however, I’m not a huge fan. The concept that a supernatural being — perhaps a tiny, sparkly woman with wings — flutters into a child’s bedroom late at night, collects the still-bloody, newly extracted tooth from directly underneath the kid’s head, and replaces it with quite real currency…well... It’s just weird.