Teddy Bear Day

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When I was in grade school, we celebrated teddy bear day. I am not exactly certain which grade I was in but I think it was somewhere between 1st grade and my senior year in high school, I believed in the magic of teddy bear day.

I was a late holdout on Christmas magic and Santa Claus. I can remember trying to convince kids on my school bus that the Easter bunny was real and I tried to explain the logistics on tooth removal and payment…