Posted on 12/11/2008 11:13:35 AM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Well, since I am an Episcopalian, the thing that would get me out of teaching Sunday School in my church would probably be different than what it would be in yours...
“Huh? My seven year old doesnt and neither does my 10 year old ~ though I susspect he has some ideas.
Kids got the whole rest of their lives to be worldly. Let em have some fun! And while were at it, let me get a little chuckle out of playing the fat man!”
Thank you from a father of 6 wonderful kids.....C
And every kid already knew but felt if they let Mom and Dad know they knew, the presents would change from toys to clothes.A real conversation between my brother, who was 3 years older than I:
Me: There is no Santa, I'm going to tell Mom & Dad we know.
Bro: Notice that only Santa brings toys? Mom & Dad only give clothes. You tell them that, no more toys!
Me & Bro: We believe! We believe!
Then, in another conversation that same year I did not learn about for many years, between Mom and my sister, who is 11 years older than me:
Mom: ...then that morning we will do Santa for the boys.
Sis: Mom, they don't still believe in Santa.
Mom: Oh yes they do.
We had her convinced for 2 more years...
They’re probably pretending for your sake.
Please tell me someone has a video of that.
Me: There is no Santa, I'm going to tell Mom & Dad we know.
Bro: Notice that only Santa brings toys? Mom & Dad only give clothes. You tell them that, no more toys!
Me & Bro: We believe! We believe!
I never knew I had a brother from Texas.
My brother and I had the same conversation and he is also 3 years older than I.
Only difference was we had no sister just an older cousin.
Yep. She was/is 11 years older.
I would think there may be a video, but have no idea where to look. That happened in a fairly small town in central Texas.
The school board would have given her a medal.
"Yes Virgina.................."
Today's children get the equivalent of the Penney's shoe clerk or the ditch digger.
It's why Johnnie can't read, gets seduced and his teacher can't pass a simple math test.
The solution? Cut the unions out of teaching - the blue collar people can still serve the slop in the kitchens, drive the buses, fix the plumbing, and sweep the floors.
But not teach.
Teachers need to be professionals. Smart, capable, professionals with with 40 hour weeks, real pay, and standards.
Today's children get the equivalent of the Penney's shoe clerk or the ditch digger.
It's why Johnnie can't read, gets seduced and his teacher can't pass a simple math test.
The solution? Cut the unions out of teaching - the blue collar people can still serve the slop in the kitchens, drive the buses, fix the plumbing, and sweep the floors.
But not teach.
Teachers need to be professionals. Smart, capable, professionals with with 40 hour weeks, real pay, and standards.
Now he didn't. Noone knew him. And you are really too old to believe in St Nicholas
Ok. Then you’ve got a couple of nut cases. You know ‘em better than me.
My kids are kids. They’re innocent, as they should be and as my wife and I work to keep them.
The local public school girls wear thong underwear by 4th grade and strut around the malls with “hottie” on their tees ~ or on their asses. The boys seem permanently linked to some kind of gaming device.
If my kids are nut cases; color us all permanently “whacked out.”
When do you intend to tell your 10 year old?
What do you intend to tell him when he asks, what else are you lying to me about?
My brother, sister, and I were never taught to believe in Santa Claus. However, this did not stop us from suddenly, as teenagers, declaring a belief in Santa Claus, hanging stockings from our fireplace, and telling our parents that the only reason we never got presents from Santa before was that we never had put up the stockings before. Sadly, it didn’t work, even with my little sister giving my parents her puppy-dog eyes... but it was a valiant effort =P
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