Because tooth fairies only want milk teeth that have fallen out naturally and is given willingly. If it started graverobbing dead people or knocking out adult’s teeth when they are sleeping, they would lose their ability to fly and they would become a dark shadow creature, alone and hiding from the light of day. And tooth fairies love the sun and they love the smile on children’s faces when they lift their pillows in the morning to see what the tooth fairy left them. That is what makes them fly and what makes their stomachs tickle with happiness.
And that is why tooth fairies don’t rob graves.
theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
How do you know they don’t?
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The tooth fairy is the sketchiest of the childhood figures. I mean Santa is kind of sketchy with his big brother surveilance of little children.
Jesus is just a magical wizard who becomes a zombie.
The devil never seems to have much of a motivation beyond “do evil shit, and make one sided deals”.
But the tooth fairy??? What the fuck is she doing??? Running around the world paying money for childrens teeth. What the hell is that all about??? Is it a sex thing?? Is this some sort of cult ritual? Are childrens teeth currency in her world???
Thats the problem with these characters. Their motivation is never clearly defined. I remember my mom telling me about santa when I was 5, and I asked why this stranger was ok to come into our home late at night. But I can’t accept 1 piece of candy on the street, even though every halloween we get a full bucket of candy.
Life did not make sense to me as a kid. Doesn’t make sense as an adult. I live in 2025 where government officials are publically doing nazi salutes, and The Onion reports plausible news.
I don’t get life.
TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
You should read (or watch) the Hogfather by Terry Pratchett. May help explain.
theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I always thought the teeth were building materials. Don’t know if I made that up or heard it from somewhere though
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
It’s in the name, fairy aka one of the fair folk. Of course the damned thing functions like a drunk SCP entity. The point of the fair folk isn’t to make sense it’s to induce headaches into men and make the gods question their very nature.
lath@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Symbolism is weird and only makes sense to those who adopt it.