In a year full of questions from our children (“Will Santa be able to visit me during the coronavirus season? What if he can’t go to someone’s house or near his reindeer?”), Adults around the world understand that embracing science does not mean abandoning the magic of childhood.
Dr. Anthony Fauci assured the children that he vaccinated Santa Claus against COVID-19.
Last spring, when it implemented national restrictions that successfully controlled the spread of COVID-19, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addressed issues that troubled her youngest constituents: “You will be delighted to know that we consider both the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny to be essential workers, “she said.
And just last month, in Prince George, in western Canada, Deputy Director Shandee Whitehead faced a Tooth Fairy crisis, when five-year-old Gavin Jensen lost his front tooth … twice.
“I don’t know if she fell back or forward; I looked for her when I was out,” Jensen said.
“When I entered the classroom, he was actually quite upset,” Whitehead said. “We looked at the ceiling, we looked at the ground, we looked to the left, we looked to the right.”
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Since the pandemic began, our children have had to go through a lot of changes, which makes it more important than ever to know that there are some things they can always take to the bank.
So, like Mary Poppins, Whitehead got into her magic bag of tricks and pulled out a form letter to the Tooth Fairy that a parent had given her two years earlier.
“We confirm that it was actually lost,” Whitehead explained.
She wrote on the official school stationery:
“Despite the heroic efforts of a fearless search team, we were unable to recover [the tooth]. As deputy chief executive and amateur dentist, I can check for a gap in Gavin’s teeth that wasn’t there this morning when he entered. Please accept this letter as an official verification of a lost tooth and provide the standard exchange rate that you would normally use for a real tooth. “
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“When I woke up in the morning, the Tooth Fairy actually came!” Jensen said. “And I got the coin! It was a gold and a silver one!”
Whitehead ended his letter with a PS:
“I’m still waiting for the money for my wise teeth from 2000. Please pay as soon as possible. I have bills to pay.”
“They gnashed my teeth with wisdom, and received nothing.” she said.
A sweet memory that, keeping the magic alive for our children, we keep it alive for us too.
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Story produced by Jon Carras. Editor: Chad Cardin.