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cleanhippie
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:29 PM Original message |
NY elementary school teacher apologizes to 2nd grade classroom after telling them there is no Santa |
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monmouth
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. One of my biggest joys when my children were young was their belief |
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darkstar3
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. So, let me just make sure I have this right, |
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monmouth
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. It made them happy and put some magic in their young lives...n/t |
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darkstar3
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Easy enough to do without lies. |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Perhaps it made YOU happy and put "magic" in YOUR life? |
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Mon Dec-05-11 09:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
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virgogal
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Now my grandchildren no longer believe. Some of the magic has |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:47 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. What is "magical" about lying to children? |
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virgogal
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. If you don't get it,you don't get it. No explanation would suffice. eom |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. No, I do not "get it", but I would LOVE to hear your justification for lying to children. |
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AsahinaKimi
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Why does this all remind me of |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Thats was fiction, you know. |
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AsahinaKimi
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Mon Dec-05-11 07:01 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. OF course it was!!! |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Dec-05-11 07:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I guess I am not seeing the correlation then. |
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AsahinaKimi
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Mon Dec-05-11 07:13 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. "Fell good movies are Designed to make one feel good..." |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Dec-05-11 07:57 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Are you being this obtuse on purpose? |
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AsahinaKimi
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Tue Dec-06-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #29 |
56. Sorry that you are |
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cleanhippie
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Tue Dec-06-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. I'm seeing that you are making a false equivalency. |
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AsahinaKimi
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Tue Dec-06-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. mata ne! |
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cleanhippie
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Tue Dec-06-11 01:09 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. My Japanese is a bit rusty, but it sounds like you are running away. |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Wow, advocating the use of lies and deceit to control the behavior of your children. |
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monmouth
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Despicable? Hardly...n/t |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Using lies and deceit is not despicable? |
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MarkCharles
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Tue Dec-06-11 07:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
53. Republicans do it all the time, and get away with it! So does... |
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TheDebbieDee
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. Bah! Humbug! |
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WolverineDG
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. The teacher crossed the line |
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
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darkstar3
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Why? |
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WolverineDG
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Mon Dec-05-11 08:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
37. There are things that should be left up to the parents |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Dec-05-11 09:00 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. It's a LACK of belief and this is not about god. |
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WolverineDG
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Tue Dec-06-11 06:27 AM Response to Reply #39 |
51. And it's your personal belief, right? |
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cleanhippie
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Tue Dec-06-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. Uhm, no. |
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darkstar3
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Mon Dec-05-11 09:00 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Are there? And what are those things? What group or board decided them? |
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laconicsax
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Mon Dec-05-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
33. So you agree that both Santa and God are imaginary. n/t |
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WolverineDG
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Mon Dec-05-11 08:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Didn't say that |
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darkstar3
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Mon Dec-05-11 09:05 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Who said anything about belief? |
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laconicsax
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Tue Dec-06-11 12:06 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Oh yeah? |
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WolverineDG
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Tue Dec-06-11 06:28 AM Response to Reply #43 |
52. Your personal belief nt |
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cleanhippie
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Tue Dec-06-11 10:19 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Does it make you feel better to have the last word, no matter how nonsensical it is? |
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darkstar3
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Tue Dec-06-11 07:44 PM Response to Reply #52 |
67. Keep thinking that. It clearly helps you avoid reality. |
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msongs
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
18. without Santa that religion would wither and die lol. bad teacher nt |
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NMMNG
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Mon Dec-05-11 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
20. ... |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Dec-05-11 07:00 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. +1 |
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Deep13
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Mon Dec-05-11 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
23. For my sister it has gone from the parents lying about Santa to the daughter doing so. |
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Sal316
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Mon Dec-05-11 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
26. So... |
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darkstar3
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Mon Dec-05-11 07:33 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Those who start the Santa lie set that eventuality in motion. |
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Sal316
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Mon Dec-05-11 07:54 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Who? |
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darkstar3
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Mon Dec-05-11 07:58 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. There's plenty of wonder in the conglomeration of holidays around the Solstice |
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Sal316
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Mon Dec-05-11 08:52 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Sometimes.... |
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darkstar3
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Mon Dec-05-11 09:03 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. I'm not the one setting up children for disillusionment, |
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skepticscott
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Tue Dec-06-11 09:55 PM Response to Reply #41 |
70. That seems a bit overblown |
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darkstar3
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Tue Dec-06-11 10:03 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. So my six-year-old cousin, whose eleven-year-old sister informed her of the truth |
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skepticscott
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Wed Dec-07-11 07:18 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. If she's still traumatized at 8 or 18 |
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darkstar3
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Wed Dec-07-11 10:42 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. Trauma? I'm sure that's one word I never used. |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Dec-05-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Oh, please tell me more about the "mystery and wonder of Christmas." |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Dec-05-11 07:59 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. If you think THAT is what is happening here, our children are screwed. |
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laconicsax
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Mon Dec-05-11 08:03 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. Is it not true that Santa doesn't exist? |
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ChadwickHenryWard
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Tue Dec-06-11 05:26 PM Response to Reply #34 |
63. I cannot believe that this discussion is being had. |
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cleanhippie
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Tue Dec-06-11 05:33 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Glad you are seeing the similarities. |
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rug
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Mon Dec-05-11 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
35. She should have made them sit under The Tree of Knowledge. |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Dec-05-11 09:05 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. That's a better alternative than sitting in church or Sunday school. |
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rug
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Mon Dec-05-11 09:14 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. That's a matter of opinion. |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Dec-05-11 10:58 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. I don't see how facts could opinion. |
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Angry Dragon
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Tue Dec-06-11 02:13 AM Response to Original message |
48. There is no lie in a belief |
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darkstar3
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Tue Dec-06-11 02:36 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. I see it right there in the word. |
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Angry Dragon
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Tue Dec-06-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #49 |
62. Good one |
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laconicsax
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Tue Dec-06-11 04:24 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Umm... |
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edhopper
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Tue Dec-06-11 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
55. Well, |
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cleanhippie
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Tue Dec-06-11 12:27 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Shhhh. You gonna ruin the "magic"!!!! |
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elocs
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Tue Dec-06-11 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
65. Thanks for the thread. It's nice to learn how pathetic some DUers are. |
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darkstar3
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Tue Dec-06-11 07:43 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Right, because that's the logical result of advocating that parents not lie to their children. |
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cleanhippie
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Tue Dec-06-11 08:56 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. It is pathetic to think that there are DUers that advocate lying to children to control behavior. |
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NMMNG
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Tue Dec-06-11 10:00 PM Response to Reply #65 |
71. When I was little my mother taught me many truths |
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Dorian Gray
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Tue Dec-06-11 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
69. I feel like I'm on Mars while |
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muriel_volestrangler
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Thu Dec-08-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
75. Can someone tell me if it's OK to compare Santa to fairies at the bottom of the garden? |
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