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RE: Santa and Other Lies to the Kids
August 23, 2018 at 3:52 pm
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Did you know that lizards are baby alligators and red tailed hawks are "peckerbirds" and "nipplenatchers"...constantly circling overhead looking for little nudists? 
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RE: Santa and Other Lies to the Kids
August 23, 2018 at 3:57 pm
(August 23, 2018 at 3:52 pm)Khemikal Wrote: Did you know that lizards are baby alligators and red tailed hawks are "peckerbirds" and "nipplenatchers"...constantly circling overhead looking for little nudists?
Tony has such a strange since of humor he once told a husband of a friend of mine that he didn't like him and the guy thought he was being serious and it turned dramatic. He says things like you are in such a straight face it's hard to tell when he is being honest. I really think you two together would spell chaos for any even slightly gullible person in your vicinity. lol
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RE: Santa and Other Lies to the Kids
August 23, 2018 at 4:02 pm
Deadpan delivery....now that's real talent. I can't pull it off as often as I'd like.
@ Joods...does moving porcelain dolls count as an elf on the shelf con? Because that's easily one of my favorites. If the girls show their ass really bad...I'll wait till they fall asleep..and I'll move all of their dolls from the closet to their bedside dresser.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Santa and Other Lies to the Kids
August 23, 2018 at 4:04 pm
I'm bad. I had S convinced at the tender age of 5, that she tasted like chicken.
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RE: Santa and Other Lies to the Kids
August 23, 2018 at 4:05 pm
Everybody knows that vienna sausage is made from misbehaving children.
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RE: Santa and Other Lies to the Kids
August 23, 2018 at 4:15 pm
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(August 23, 2018 at 4:02 pm)Khemikal Wrote: Deadpan delivery....now that's real talent. I can't pull it off as often as I'd like.
@Joods...does moving porcelain dolls count as an elf on the shelf con? Because that's easily one of my favorites. If the girls show their ass really bad...I'll wait till they fall asleep..and I'll move all of their dolls from the closet to their bedside dresser.
I hate dolls in general and you are especially creepy with that. 😂 So - no - moving them around doesn't count as an elf on the shelf move unless you've actually got an elf to blame.
K looked up Vienna sausages after I told him what you wrote, Khem, and I told him that because they were made from kids, if I started calling him one, that I had to see it through because it's now a requirement.
He's 14 years old. I'm now on the lookout for a pot large enough. 😈
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RE: Santa and Other Lies to the Kids
August 27, 2018 at 1:07 am
1. Not wanting to deal with the fallout of your child finding out you deliberately lied to them is not being lazy. It means you have conscience.
2. It's not selfish to want your child to understand you worked hard to get them things they want. If anything it's part of a lesson in work ethic and the importance of gift giving.
Christmas is a sinful celebration where we all get together, pig out on good food (depends on who is cooking  ) and exchange gifts and hopefully laughter and good conversation. It's an awesome time of year because, hopefully, you get to be with the people you love and enjoy your time with them. That's it. There's no need for Santa for there to be "magic" in Christmas. The magic is the feeling you get being around people you care about and having a good time with them.
Fairy tales are pointless. It's 2018 and we have unlimited access to information at our fingertips. No need for fairy tales or myths anymore unless they are passed along with specific instructions that identify and separate myth from fact. Even then it isn't necessary, though not necessarily harmful. However, in the case of Santa and other things like it, these actually can be harmful. I remember feeling like my parents and family "tricked me" when I found out Santa wasn't real. It's just a ridiculous, pointless lie that makes kids feel like they've been duped. It's dumb.
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RE: Santa and Other Lies to the Kids
August 27, 2018 at 2:52 am
I don't have kids, but if I did, I'd be against telling them lies that weren't absolutely necessary. Some lies have become socially acceptable, but that wouldn't make any difference to me.
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RE: Santa and Other Lies to the Kids
August 27, 2018 at 3:11 am
(August 27, 2018 at 2:52 am)robvalue Wrote: I don't have kids, but if I did, I'd be against telling them lies that weren't absolutely necessary. Some lies have become socially acceptable, but that wouldn't make any difference to me.
Lies like “you were planned” and “you’re the most important thing in my life” and “we’ll never abandon you”?
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RE: Santa and Other Lies to the Kids
August 27, 2018 at 3:49 am
I never beleived in santa, and our daughter grew up the same. It really does not remove the joy at all! My daughter was still interested in meeting the men who dress up as santa when she saw them at a store or whatever during the holiday season. If you teach, early, that there were real people who the story is based on, and that the idea is the important thing (giving), they will still find the idea of Santa quite magical enough. Our kid even sat with Santa at about age 3 and "taught" him how to correctly sing Jingle Bells.
We also didn't teach the tooth fairy was real, but still left her a quarter under her pillow for the experience of losing the tooth. She knew it was us, and still loved getting the treat.
For instance, I know Thor is a myth, but I would still want to have my picture taken with the guy at comic con dressed up like him. I can't promise, but chances are your child will feel the same.
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