Apparently I'm depriving my hypothetical future children of magic by not planning to tell them that Santa is real, and being cruel to them by letting them think that all the other kids get this great magical holiday, and they don't.
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Hil R. - Dec 19, 2014 2:23:38 pm PST #15038 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
askye - Dec 19, 2014 2:27:55 pm PST #15039 of 30002
Thrive to spite them
You're Jewish!
And even if you weren't it's none of their fucking business.
meara - Dec 19, 2014 2:47:18 pm PST #15040 of 30002
cruel to them by letting them think that all the other kids get this great magical holiday, and they don't
...uh, telling them "Santa exists but doesn't bring presents to Jewish kids" would be "letting them think other kids get this great magical holiday" If you tell them Santa doesn't exist, then you're letting them think the other kids are deluded and naive! Way better. :)
Hil R. - Dec 19, 2014 2:49:26 pm PST #15041 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
She seems to think that I should have my kids celebrate Christmas, including Santa, because otherwise their little hearts will be broken by being left out of the magic.
Hil R. - Dec 19, 2014 2:51:54 pm PST #15042 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Her oldest son -- she's got three boys -- is seven, and very into science. Like, he wears a lab coat whenever he can, and is always doing experiments on stuff. I have a feeling he's going to start testing the Santa Hypothesis pretty soon.
Ginger - Dec 19, 2014 2:52:19 pm PST #15043 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
You have the magic of the oil.
brenda m - Dec 19, 2014 2:52:29 pm PST #15044 of 30002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
There was a piece in the Times making that argument this morning.
brenda m - Dec 19, 2014 2:53:56 pm PST #15045 of 30002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Wait, duh, I think I saw it off your facebook feed. In my defense, I've slept about four hours out of the last 60.
Steph L. - Dec 19, 2014 2:54:01 pm PST #15046 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
She seems to think that I should have my kids celebrate Christmas, including Santa, because otherwise their little hearts will be broken by being left out of the magic.
Does she get the concept of there being different religions, and that, although Christmas may seem like a mostly a-religious holiday to her (I'm assuming she's Christian in some sense, non-Christians don't pimp for Santa) because of its broad cultural assimilation, it's still not a holiday you would celebrate, because you aren't Christian?
And I already know the answer is no, but I needed to type that out anyway.
meara - Dec 19, 2014 2:55:11 pm PST #15047 of 30002
You should probably also lie to them about the Easter Bunny and give them chocolate on Easter. Because otherwise they'll feel left out.