Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy - Page 3

jaguar · 07-11-2004, 03:19 PM

I think I worked it ou at about 5 or so, I think my parents knew I knew but we all just played along, tad odd but it worked. I did have an odd childhood however, excuse me while I curl up in the fetal position for a while.

Cyber Wolf · 07-12-2004, 10:36 AM

Did anyone here ever get told to go to bed and stay there or the 'thing in the closet' or 'thing under the bed' would get you?

How about the bogeyman?

ladysycamore · 07-12-2004, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyber Wolf

Did anyone here ever get told to go to bed and stay there or the 'thing in the closet' or 'thing under the bed' would get you?

How about the bogeyman?

Oh hell no! I was already a big old wuss when it came to the dark and what may or may not lurk in it.

wolf · 07-12-2004, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyber Wolf

Did anyone here ever get told to go to bed and stay there or the 'thing in the closet' or 'thing under the bed' would get you?

How about the bogeyman?

I spent my childhood being on good speaking terms with the thing under the bed. I only interacted with the thing in the closet on UTB's days off.

Cyber Wolf · 07-12-2004, 12:52 PM

My parents never really did the bogeyman thing when I was little but they didn't need to. The quartersized spider I came face to face with while spelunking under my bed was plenty and that was VERY real.

perth · 07-12-2004, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by juju

Hey, Perth, I was just looking at an old quotes file on my hard drive (which I didn't even know I had), and I came across this quote attributed to you:

<blockquote><i>im not sure that was a conscious intent, his intent was to instill respect. either way, its still the wrong way to go about it. basilbrush said respect breeds respect, and i think thats true. my father never understood that. i was his son, so dammit, i owe him respect. well, i dont know about respect, but sometimes i feel like i owe him a good asskicking.</i></blockquote>

Kinda neat that I came across this by chance.

Hey! From back in my "Capitalisation? What the fuck is that?" phase. Thanks for bringing this back to mind, I still owe him that asskicking.

lumberjim · 07-12-2004, 03:40 PM

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Hey! From back in my "Capitalisation? What the fuck is that?" phase. Thanks for bringing this back to mind, I still owe him that asskicking.

hey! that's the phase i'm in

LSMFT · 07-25-2004, 12:27 AM

My parents had an odd twist on the Santa thing. I remember My Dad being the last one after myself and my sister still believing. We both (at 6 & 8) felt so horrible having to tell him that it was just a story for kids.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-25-2004, 01:03 PM

What do you do when your kid becomes ostracized by his/her peers for telling them you said there's no Santa?

wolf · 07-26-2004, 01:36 AM

Juju will have to let us know when the time comes.

perth · 07-27-2004, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

What do you do when your kid becomes ostracized by his/her peers for telling them you said there's no Santa?

I deal with that before it happens. I make sure he realises it's not his place to correct his peers attitides regarding things like that. I said it a bit more eloquently in another thread around here somewhere.

vsp · 07-28-2004, 11:50 AM

There's a bumper sticker I like that says "God is Santa Claus for grown-ups."

Now THERE's a thread derailer.

(Rerouting to the Philosophy forum as necessary.)

OnyxCougar · 08-16-2004, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by perth

I deal with that before it happens. I make sure he realises it's not his place to correct his peers attitides regarding things like that.

That's funny. No in the real world, what will you do?

I've told my kids that the idea of the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus are symbolic for the spirit of giving, which is why the myth is different in different cultures.

For the last couple of years they've lost that spirit of giving and went more commercialistic, but this year it's gonna be all about giving thoughtful (home made) gifts, and not the latest trend. I'm taking them to Michael's and walmart to pick items to make for family members.

:p

perth · 08-16-2004, 02:14 PM

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That's funny. No in the real world, what will you do?

Steal your idea.

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Originally Posted by OnyxCougar

I've told my kids that the idea of the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus are symbolic for the spirit of giving, which is why the myth is different in different cultures.

I think thats a great way of going about it. And if I do find out that he was going around telling kids Santa isn't real after being told it's inappropriate, he will be punished appropriately and made to apologise. Not sure whether this will change as he gets older, but he does know that when I tell him a certain action carries certain consequences, he's pretty good about doing the right thing. Hopefully the trend will continue.

OnyxCougar · 08-17-2004, 09:08 AM

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Steal your idea.

Please do!

I know that a GREAT gift idea (specially for mom, step moms, grandmas and perhaps some more feminine lifestyled males) can be found at michaels, its in the klutz series (which are ABSOLUTELY phenomenal!) and it's the tissue paper flowers book. The book has pipe cleaners and 70 sheets of tissue paper to get you started, and I can say after going through the book that they really make great gifts. and you can mail them.

Another idea is also at michaels. It's a book on how to make your own cards. It runs $25 and has some paper, templates, a paper scorer and lots of ideas in it, and instructions. (You can make your own christmas cards and save OODLES.)

Also, the little $3 cross stitch projects are great for beginners, give a sense of accomplishment, and if you buy the little magnetic frames for $2 you're in with just about anyone! (and that's a great springboard for larger cross stitch projects, like bookmarks. Something else EVERYONE likes.)

What I generally do is go to Michael's for the ideas and materials list, then go to walmart and buy what materials they have, (at 1/3 the cost) then go back to michaels and pick up what walmart doesn't have.

Once you really get into something, it's all about the internet. Oooh yeah.

And the time to start is NOW, because you'll want to do a few projects to warm up and get used to it (the first one is usually the worst). That way you have most everything done by December 15th and then you can take all those brown paper shopping bags you've been saving up and let the kids make WRAPPING PAPER!

(Stay tuned for more "Christmas on the cheep"

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07-11-2004, 03:19 PM	#31
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	I think I worked it ou at about 5 or so, I think my parents knew I knew but we all just played along, tad odd but it worked. I did have an odd childhood however, excuse me while I curl up in the fetal position for a while. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

07-12-2004, 10:36 AM	#32
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	Did anyone here ever get told to go to bed and stay there or the 'thing in the closet' or 'thing under the bed' would get you? How about the bogeyman? __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

07-12-2004, 12:52 PM	#35
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	My parents never really did the bogeyman thing when I was little but they didn't need to. The quartersized spider I came face to face with while spelunking under my bed was plenty and that was VERY real. __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

07-25-2004, 12:27 AM	#38
LSMFT Confounded Conjuror Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Inthamoment, Ny Posts: 33	My parents had an odd twist on the Santa thing. I remember My Dad being the last one after myself and my sister still believing. We both (at 6 & 8) felt so horrible having to tell him that it was just a story for kids. __________________ I'm not sorry anymore.

07-25-2004, 01:03 PM	#39
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	What do you do when your kid becomes ostracized by his/her peers for telling them you said there's no Santa? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-26-2004, 01:36 AM	#40
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Juju will have to let us know when the time comes. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-28-2004, 11:50 AM	#42
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	There's a bumper sticker I like that says "God is Santa Claus for grown-ups." Now THERE's a thread derailer. (Rerouting to the Philosophy forum as necessary.)

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