Most people of a theist bent have no idea of the psychological damage such scare tactics can inflict on an impressionable, trusting mind. I've spoken elsewhere of my hobby xtian friend who many years ago tried to pull the same shit on my then-single-figure nephew, telling him gleefully that demons and monsters are real and waiting to catch naughty children. Now, kids love being scared if it's a safe scare - just listen to the sort of stories they make up for each other and then throw away that copy of the Brothers Grimm. But this went far too far and introduced a threat into my nephew's own home. After he approached me for reassurance that it wasn't real, I 'discussed' the problem with my friend who never tried it again.
I don't care if you want to pretend this shit is real, but don't expect me to play the game - and most certainly leave the kids out of it.
I don't care if you want to pretend this shit is real, but don't expect me to play the game - and most certainly leave the kids out of it.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'