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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:29 AM Original message |
Holy shit! Some teacher told a bunch of 1st-graders there is no Santi Claus |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. Every day, this whole deal feels more and more like |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
2. If I had a child in that class, I'd be pretty angry too |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
3. You laugh |
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jbnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
52. "Santa exists in our hearts." |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:47 AM Response to Reply #52 |
90. That is one reason why we always limit the Santa gifts |
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bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:42 AM Response to Reply #52 |
109. That's about how it went |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:24 PM Response to Reply #52 |
131. wow, your son sounds like he was wise beyond his years |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
4. The power of myth |
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hippiechick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
5. Teachers telling kids the truth ?! Oh the shame !! |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:30 AM Response to Reply #5 |
105. but it is not up to that teacher to disillusion those kids |
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Tace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
6. I'm 49 Years Old -- I Believe In Santa Claus |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. How do you guys deal with the Easter Bunny? |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
7. They shouldn't have been LIED to in the first place..... |
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FearofFutility (764 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
27. Jeez |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 06:14 PM Response to Reply #27 |
175. Amen |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
133. and the father's quote |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
8. The teacher is too stupid |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:05 AM Response to Reply #8 |
57. I agree - that makes no sense. A non-answer is the proper |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
9. The teacher told the kids the truth |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:18 AM Response to Reply #9 |
67. It's not the teacher's job to cover this topic, nor to interfere with what |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:18 AM Response to Reply #67 |
98. So if a kid's parents tell him/her |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:03 PM Response to Reply #98 |
121. You nailed me - belief in santa is just like advocating theft. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 03:48 PM Response to Reply #121 |
166. I didn't equate the two wrongs |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 04:15 PM Response to Reply #166 |
169. Of course you equated the two wrongs, the minute you stated... |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
134. A teacher has no business talking about that subject. That should be up |
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AbbyR (734 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:40 PM Response to Reply #134 |
141. Teacher has no business teaching about Santa??? WHAT??? |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:41 PM Response to Reply #141 |
142. Let me rephrase that. A 1st grade teacher has no business debunking |
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AbbyR (734 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:52 PM Response to Reply #142 |
148. And let me add... |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 04:13 PM Response to Reply #134 |
168. And public schools have no business promoting religious holidays |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 03:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
162. A teacher's job is to teach... |
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Callalily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
10. Why do parents |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:42 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Because we're brainwashed early in life to believe the unbelievable.... |
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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:46 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Because we tell kids Santa is coming? |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:54 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. NO...because the reality we live in won't be suitable for life... |
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Ravenseye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:59 AM Response to Reply #25 |
30. So... |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:01 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Yes...how else do you explain why rush limpballs is so popular? |
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Ravenseye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:08 AM Response to Reply #32 |
59. Well I think there are options besides Santa |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:22 AM Response to Reply #59 |
71. "Irrational unsupported beliefs" |
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Ravenseye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:30 AM Response to Reply #71 |
81. I wouldn't go that far |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:42 AM Response to Reply #81 |
87. some people have the ability to overcome ignorance.... |
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Ravenseye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:27 PM Response to Reply #87 |
132. K have fun making stuff up |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:36 PM Response to Reply #132 |
136. And by insulting my psyche is somehow supposed to make me.... |
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Ravenseye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 02:25 PM Response to Reply #136 |
158. I'm not asking for you to agree with me |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 02:43 PM Response to Reply #158 |
160. Just because I didn't go into long winded conjectrue as you did... |
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Ravenseye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 03:16 PM Response to Reply #160 |
164. Wow good argument |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 03:46 PM Response to Reply #164 |
165. believe wtf ever you like...... |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:09 AM Response to Reply #25 |
61. Well, if you don't have kids and don't intend to, maybe you should stop |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:26 AM Response to Reply #61 |
78. I'm not telling anybody how to raise their kids....... |
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Cats Against Frist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:40 AM Response to Reply #25 |
85. Reality? |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:46 AM Original message |
already been there and done that....and much better for it today.... |
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Cats Against Frist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
102. Ah, but it doesn't sound like you've "been there," at all |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:26 AM Response to Reply #102 |
104. To each his own reality..... |
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Cats Against Frist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:35 AM Response to Reply #104 |
107. Well, that's not what you said, when you said this: |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:46 AM Response to Reply #107 |
111. Maybe someone who undersands the definition.... |
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Cats Against Frist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:48 AM Response to Reply #111 |
113. So, your dictionary definition of reality is "reality." |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:54 AM Response to Reply #113 |
117. Mmmkay..... |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 02:35 PM Response to Reply #85 |
159. I heart solipsism. n/t |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:45 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. Plus I don't like the message it sends. |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:08 AM Response to Reply #19 |
34. Do you have kids? |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:14 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Yep, and I never told them Santa was real. n/t |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:46 AM Response to Reply #10 |
21. I've never been comfortable lying to children about this. |
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ChickMagic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:31 AM Response to Reply #21 |
106. You sound like me |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:48 AM Response to Reply #10 |
22. "Americans lie about everything" Gore Vidal |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:10 AM Response to Reply #22 |
62. Oh now... |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:15 AM Response to Reply #10 |
38. I guess my kids were tougher |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:19 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. I've never seen the whole Santa thing scar anyone. |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:28 AM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Actually, when the kids figure out Santa is NOT real is a good |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:27 AM Response to Reply #45 |
80. I remember the HUGE thrill |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:05 AM Response to Reply #10 |
56. Gosh..I don't remember a broken heart |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:14 AM Response to Reply #10 |
64. Please note: not all kids hearts are "broken" by this. |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:26 AM Response to Reply #64 |
75. I've never known of any kid to get a broken heart over this. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:03 AM Response to Reply #10 |
94. bullshit the kids arent traumatized. its fun. they love it |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:22 AM Response to Reply #10 |
101. It's called CHILDHOOD. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:46 PM Response to Reply #101 |
145. I agree. It's not a heartbreaker at all |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:49 AM Response to Reply #10 |
114. Possibly because... |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:07 PM Response to Reply #114 |
125. Beautifully stated. |
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Kaylee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:46 PM Response to Reply #114 |
146. Perfectly said.... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
124. It builds character |
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Kazak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 02:24 PM Response to Reply #124 |
157. And then tears it all down... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 04:03 PM Response to Reply #157 |
167. How would believing in Santa build charachter? |
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Kazak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 04:30 PM Response to Reply #167 |
172. Hey, you may be onto something!! |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 05:38 PM Response to Reply #172 |
173. Hell Yeah! |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
11. Why do you have to get them to believe again? |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
12. OK, deep breath, once more into the breach. |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:17 AM Response to Reply #12 |
39. 7 or 8 |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:57 AM Response to Reply #12 |
54. I respectfully disagree |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:23 AM Response to Reply #54 |
72. My oldest is in second grade and I think she either knows or is |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:26 AM Response to Reply #72 |
77. That's exactly what happend with me |
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Finder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 03:05 PM Response to Reply #54 |
163. What if they asked you if they were real? |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:09 AM Response to Reply #12 |
60. Usually it is in about 2nd grade that the non-believers |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:19 AM Response to Reply #12 |
69. That's not for the teacher to decide. n/t |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:42 AM Response to Reply #12 |
86. What other mythologies should a teacher respect and |
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qanda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
88. My children have never believed in Santa Claus |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:50 AM Response to Reply #12 |
92. Depends. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:04 AM Response to Reply #12 |
95. who are you to decide? bah hahahah. silliness n/t |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:26 AM Response to Reply #12 |
103. Good God...now you are telling me I'm unacceptable? |
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screembloodymurder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
13. He's a neocon |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
15. Even at DU |
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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
17. Bah Humbug!!!! |
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patdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:51 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. I had an evil friend once, and he pondered the idea that 'what if... |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:08 AM Response to Reply #24 |
58. Nah - once my older two found out |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:55 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. OK, but you undermine your case when you bring up "trust". |
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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:57 AM Response to Reply #26 |
118. KIds are rarely traumatizesd when they find the truth out |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
18. Because lying to a child is far better, I guess, eh? n/t |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
23. As a parent, I would prefer to have a choice in how that gets revealed. |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:23 AM Response to Reply #23 |
42. I mostly agree |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:36 AM Response to Reply #42 |
49. excellent point! yes, I agree with what you said. |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
28. Anyone stupid enough to vote for Bush, would still believe in... |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
29. Wadda ya mean there ain't no Santa Claus?!? |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
31. Bunch of savages in this town |
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Indy Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
33. There really is a Santa Claus... He lives in Chicago |
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Indy Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:11 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. imagine Growing up with him as your neighbor |
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jmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
35. I was discussing this story with my mom yesterday |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:11 AM Response to Reply #35 |
63. As a former substitute teacher and girl scout leader, |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
41. Gee, I wonder how the starving kids in Darfur feel about this crises. |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:31 AM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Oh, for god's sake |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:35 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Your kid freaks out when someone tells him there's no Santa? |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:15 AM Response to Reply #41 |
65. I would imagine that even in their crises |
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Cats Against Frist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:20 AM Response to Reply #41 |
99. Can I interject a little something |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:19 PM Response to Reply #99 |
128. An interesting thought you have presented. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:06 PM Response to Reply #41 |
123. Now that some 6 years old know there is no Santa, the Darfur |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:20 PM Response to Reply #123 |
130. The differnce being that the tyke without Santa will get over it. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:44 PM Response to Reply #130 |
144. And of course, the kids in Darfur have nothing to do with this |
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under_snow_in_NY (78 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:49 PM Response to Reply #144 |
147. exactly, he's a music teacher, spend time teaching them an |
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jokerman93 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
43. Outrageous! |
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sproutster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
44. I would have been very angry - Santa is a beautiful myth. |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
47. What a dumb, non-issue. |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:39 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. It all ties in don't you see...there'll be no north pole soon..... |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:17 AM Response to Reply #50 |
66. Geez, yeah |
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sproutster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:01 AM Response to Reply #47 |
55. blah that story broke my heart. |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:57 AM Response to Reply #47 |
93. Sure. Anyone who does the Santa bit for their kids therefore doesn't |
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chrisau214 (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
51. No one ever told me that there was no Santa Claus |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
53. Well, that's one thing - but what about the Great Pumpkin? nt |
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IQforYou (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
68. Where Does This End? |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:19 AM Response to Reply #68 |
70. Or no Zeus?! |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:23 AM Response to Reply #70 |
73. Since I have acquaintances who are of the pagan sort who do worship |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
74. Oddly enough |
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countingbluecars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:32 AM Response to Reply #74 |
83. Interesting thoughts |
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savemefromdumbya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
76. St Nicholas lives! |
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Bethany Rockafella (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
79. That's kind of sad for the kids that really believe in Santa. |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
82. My brother told me the tooth fairy turned my teeth into gold for herself. |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:38 AM Response to Reply #82 |
84. I always thought the Tooth Fairy was gay |
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Bethany Rockafella (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:49 AM Response to Reply #82 |
91. LOL! |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:46 AM Response to Reply #91 |
112. That was just the tip of my brother's twisted iceberg. We do laugh ... |
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Bethany Rockafella (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:16 PM Response to Reply #112 |
126. What an imagination your brother had. |
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Batgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
89. Maybe a slew of impassioned Santa threads |
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clyrc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
96. I've heard the argument that you are lying to kids when you tell them |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:43 AM Response to Reply #96 |
110. I don't have kids, but I don't see what's wong with Santa |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 01:01 PM Response to Reply #110 |
150. I DO have kids who DON'T believe in Santa - but I'm also |
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mattclearing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
97. I'm not sure how to feel about this. |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:21 AM Response to Reply #97 |
100. Sure seems to be a great tool in teaching materialism...... |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:40 AM Response to Reply #100 |
108. That is everyone's goal. You are right. |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:19 PM Response to Reply #108 |
127. I don't recollect telling you or anyone else how to raise your children.. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:05 PM Response to Reply #97 |
122. Regardless of the purpose, it's not the role of the teacher |
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mattclearing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 02:05 PM Response to Reply #122 |
156. Agreed. n/t |
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jokerman93 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
115. Pretending IS fun & imagination IS important but... |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:57 AM Response to Reply #115 |
119. very well put... |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
116. My 8-yr-old daughter is at the crossroads on Santa as many of |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
120. Telling your child fairy tales is not "lying to your children" |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 06:19 PM Response to Reply #120 |
176. As someone who never believed in Santa |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
129. Does anyone know _why_ the teacher did this? |
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countingbluecars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:31 PM Response to Reply #129 |
135. Excellent question. n/t |
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under_snow_in_NY (78 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:36 PM Response to Reply #135 |
137. Because he's so pathetic that the only way he can have |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:37 PM Response to Reply #137 |
138. Well said. |
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under_snow_in_NY (78 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:40 PM Response to Reply #138 |
140. my response was somewhat juvenile, but that has to be the |
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countingbluecars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:38 PM Response to Reply #137 |
139. Do you know this for a fact? |
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under_snow_in_NY (78 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:42 PM Response to Reply #139 |
143. No I don't I don't need to really |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 01:14 PM Response to Reply #137 |
152. There are several possibilities that leap to mind |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 04:16 PM Response to Reply #129 |
170. Probably because the teacher was tired of hearing little shits gab... |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
149. I have a little Christmas tune I like to play |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
151. That's not right |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
153. america: where lying is your duty as a citizen |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 02:02 PM Response to Reply #153 |
155. There are many alternatives in this case, and the nest of those, |
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peacebaby3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
154. I never believed in Santa. I knew my parents gave me the gifts. |
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Finder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
161. I use it as a rite of passage... |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
171. Wow. Just wow. I bet this guy gets fired. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
174. Not that I'm defending the teacher's actions but....why lie? |
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