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Menzel thanked her fans for the advice and the \"tooth fairy\" later redeemed herself with an apology note to her son, Walker.

\"Sometimes when your tooth comes out after dinner it is difficult for me to get to you until the next day,\" she wrote in the letter. \"Please don't lose faith in me!!\"

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