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  Teacher "ruins" lives of first graders by saying Santa is illogical

  by Gopher in

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  should this teacher be teaching first-graders?

  mom objects when teacher blows santa's cover

  associated press published december 4, 2003

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  Sara Annie

  The opinions about Santa Claus from those who never participated in Christmas, period, are interesting. I suppose, like most things, something relatively innocuous and joyful is seen as alien and wrong by someone who was denied the experience. You could discuss anything from Santa Claus to Oral Sex with the same experiential parameters and you'd find little changed about the conversation other than the subject. But I digress...

  As someone who grew up with yearly visits from Santa, I can relay that in my own experience there was no giant sense of 'betrayal' at being *gasp* lied to. It was fun while it lasted, it was an interesting experience finding out that it was my parents who bought and gave those wonderful gifts, and is now quite fun for my husband and myself to take our turn at playing Santa. I don't even object to the disucssion Santa in class, but I do think that such discussions take care and diplomacy. My father, for instance, never actually 'lied' to us about Santa. He told me that Santa was a myth. As a very young child, I just assumed a myth was a fat guy in a red suit who lived to give kids gifts.

  Our eight year old has been in the big questioning phase the two seasons now. He has friends that believe, and those that don't. When he tells us what his friends say, or he asks questions, my husband and I just ask him what he thinks about it. He responded to that question a few weeks ago by saying "Oh, I know there's a Santa, because last year I got a GameCube, and I know you guys couldn't afford THAT." I think this is our last true-believer Santa year with him, and I'll miss the joy that it has brought him--but he'll continue to get yearly presents from Santa, his toddler sister won't be his age for some time. And even then, I don't think Santa will ever go away. Heck, I'm 32 years old and I still get a present marked "From Santa" under my parent's tree every year.
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  And so it begins

  by Yerusalyim in

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  tom green, the convicted polygamist in utah, is requesting (through his lawyers of course) that the supreme court overturn his convictions based both on the supreme court ruling on the texas sodomy law and the massachucetts supreme court ruling on gay marriage.. so begins the trip down the slippery slope.

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  Sara Annie

  Good for him! If consenting adults want to engage in marriage, group marriage or....or....whatever, let them! B.

  I'll buy that. But the issue of consent is actually a factor in the freak in question's situation. He married some of these "consenting adults" when they were all of 12 years old... And then he divorced them to 'legally' marry the next child bride. And his "ex-wives" collect welfare to care for his giant brood of children.

  I'm all for consenting adults doing what they like as long as absolutely NO ONE else is negatively affected by their actions. In this case, the list of crminal acts and societal impacts is lengthy.
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  Heart is seed of motivation?

  by Coop Man in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  quick question, or please someone straighten me out!.

  the bible refers to the heart as the seed of motivation.

  is this the literal heart?

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  Sara Annie

  If we could all learn that it's generally imprudent and unreasonable to use the terms "literal" and "bible" in the same sentence when referring to eachother, these discussions could be avaoided alltogether.

  I'm just sayin'.
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  What do you belive happens to us after we die?

  by Singing Man in

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  i was raised a jehovah's witness and like most are aware, they presently belive that by and large everyone who dies ceases to exist.

  i accepted this fate for most of my life and i guess i still do for the most part, but now that i do not go to the meetings what am i to accept death to be, as i will die as well as my friends and family at some point.

  i think that idea of being in gods memory made sense to me as i have excepted it for forty five of my fifty years of being alive.

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  Sara Annie

  I think it's the ultimate form of hubris to declare a steadfast position about something that no one can know with any certainty.

  I'm secure enough in my ignorance of what comes after death (seeing as I've never died, and all) to admit that I don't know what happens after we die. I have some ideas, a few wishes about what happens when our lives end, but I just don't know. And, since death is inevitable, I suppose that I'll find out someday. Or not, as the case may be.
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  What're Yall Reading?

  by Frannie Banannie in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i'm reading dave barry's "tricky business" right now....it's a hoot!

  so...what're yall reading?.

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  Sara Annie

  I just finished "Stiff-The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers" by Mary Roach. Absolutely fascinating book on the history of, and current practices in, the use of human cadavers. I know it sounds ghoulish, but it was actually a very well written, incredibly informative, and full of appropriate humor. I highly reccomend this book.

  I'm am in the middle of "The Language Police" by Diane Ravitch which details the censorship of literature used for standardized testing and text-book/educational materials. Reccomended.

  In less academic reading, I have an affinity for what my husband calls the "popcorn mystery novel", and am reading Jan Burke's latest: "Nine".
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  Who is your favorit actor???

  by Singing Man in

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  2. scandals

  for me i really enjoy a johnny depp movie, this guy has talent.

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  Sara Annie

  In general, I could watch Kevin Spacey or Emma Thompson read out of the phone book and enjoy it.

  I also enjoy Vincent D'Onofrio, love Jodie Foster's work, and think that Tom Hanks' everyman appeal is totally underrated--the man has been the central figure in some of the most glorious moments on film, even if some of them were only a few seconds long.
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  .A question for the guys about VASECTOMIES!!!

  by nicolaou in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  would you recommend it?.

  i've got an appointment to see my doctor in less than an hour for some pre-op discussion.

  i guess they want to make sure that i am sure!.

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  Sara Annie

  As with any life-changing decision, as long as you have ALL the information (pro and anti) available to you, and you use it to discern which choice is appropriate for you, you'll make a decision you can live with.

  Just make sure you've done all the research and are willing to take the risks associated with the procedure along with knowing and anticipating all the benefits. Many men have absolutely no problem after their vasectomy with decreased pleasure or diminished sex-drive. Then again, a significant percentage of men do.

  For my husband and myself, it was an unacceptable risk. But that is, of course, a personal decision. Best of luck!
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  I annoye my jw neighbour!

  by badboy in

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  i pop a+ 2 get the magazine b/c no jws ever seem 2 came around.. he says it is rather annoying.

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  Sara Annie

  You'd think he'd jump at the chance to record the placement of the literature each week...
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  The Geek Test

  by closer2fine in

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  http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html

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  Sara Annie

  I'm 27% geek plus change.... Total Geek.

  Which is fine with me, that's about how I'd assess my geek v. non-geek ratio.

  I was mildly surprised that they had my collection listed in the "I collect" section. (I collect cheap, plastic souvenir location snow globes--and I have stingent guidelines as to what is acceptable for entrance into my collection. That alone merits me the title of at least 'geek')
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  What CD is in your CD player right now?

  by Dimples in

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  2. friends

  i have the best of teddy pendergrass in mine.

  i was just in the mood for some sweet mellow music.. what about you?.

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  Sara Annie

  Jackson Browne's "Looking East" disc.