Had the same drama as Tracey with my own kids. Just like the 'Santa' myth I had to wait until they were old enough to start questioning their 'Little Fairy Tales' I did this by "inventing" house dragons.
"Oh mum...god fn didn't make house dragons" says the sceptical 11 year old. "Are you sure?" says the MotherOTH.
But what about 'Santa'? "Easy...'Santa is an idea and isn't it nice that at ONE time of the year everyone thinks nice thoughts and gives you presents. It is the idea of caring for others that is the 'Santa' myth. And no I am NOT going to buy you the new XBox 3"
Got the whole ostracisation with the entire School community...'single parent and an atheist to boot!! tsk tsk ...as those dear little religious wives continued to cheat on their husbands and "save all they can" for when they divorce the bastard....poor fellow'
No ...the hypocrisy that is the abrahamic religions is at best laughable and at worst perverted...and as Tracey says...."I don't want you fucking with my kids minds...that's my job"
"Oh mum...god fn didn't make house dragons" says the sceptical 11 year old. "Are you sure?" says the MotherOTH.
But what about 'Santa'? "Easy...'Santa is an idea and isn't it nice that at ONE time of the year everyone thinks nice thoughts and gives you presents. It is the idea of caring for others that is the 'Santa' myth. And no I am NOT going to buy you the new XBox 3"
Got the whole ostracisation with the entire School community...'single parent and an atheist to boot!! tsk tsk ...as those dear little religious wives continued to cheat on their husbands and "save all they can" for when they divorce the bastard....poor fellow'
No ...the hypocrisy that is the abrahamic religions is at best laughable and at worst perverted...and as Tracey says...."I don't want you fucking with my kids minds...that's my job"
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
