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Today's tooth fairy bites bullet, swallows hard in face of inflation
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The tooth fairy recently made her first visit to my house. It was
a much-anticipated visit, due to her delay -- my oldest son is almost
7 -- and to the mystery that naturally surrounds a small, winged
woman being allowed to poke around my son's head in the middle of the
night.
And the kids weren't the only ones in the dark about what to
expect.
Having only been on the receiving end of her magical wand and the
self-assured dispensation it delivered, I found myself at a loss as
t...
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