tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410985627936537274.post6151325159748979547..comments2024-02-29T11:25:52.190+02:00Comments on MomAgain@40: The Red Beardy ManKaren du Toithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17962536496240863886noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410985627936537274.post-37799922016545629472009-11-17T08:49:17.931+02:002009-11-17T08:49:17.931+02:00Lisa, same here. Would love to see his reaction (...Lisa, same here. Would love to see his reaction (or maybe not) when he meets Santa for the first time. Also looking forward to playing tooth mouse or tooth fairy (which one is it these days?)L Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00135124229026207837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410985627936537274.post-23200472813989431722009-11-16T13:48:43.161+02:002009-11-16T13:48:43.161+02:00Mmmmm, my son is having his first xmas too, he'...Mmmmm, my son is having his first xmas too, he'll only be 10 months so I dont think he'll really understand.....I wonder if he'll be scared of Santa??Mommalicious Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090022153819808524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410985627936537274.post-22412787842929776412009-11-16T10:02:12.671+02:002009-11-16T10:02:12.671+02:00this is exactly what i was on about in my last blo...this is exactly what i was on about in my last blog post... how do we know where to draw the line with encouraging imagination? Thing is I remember loving all fairy tales but when i read them to my 4 yr old now i realise almost all of them have rather evil undertones... leaving your children to fend for themselves in the forest? ogres wanting to eat children alive? the list goes on. At least I am saved the xma predicament being muslim and all. but hey nobody ever claimed parentingg would be easy hey?Tasneemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410985627936537274.post-44456449512081558532009-11-16T09:27:36.158+02:002009-11-16T09:27:36.158+02:00You are so right! I did not even think about it in...You are so right! I did not even think about it in that context! I'll have to re-think my thinking - I CAN do it differentkly with Mieka. That's the good thing about doing it again at an older age! :)Karen du Toithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962536496240863886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410985627936537274.post-73906044281360147062009-11-16T08:13:39.643+02:002009-11-16T08:13:39.643+02:00Maybe it's just me, but it feels wrong to teac...Maybe it's just me, but it feels wrong to teach children to "trust" someone against their instincts. Do we want to teach our children to trust older, strange men, with the promise of presents? It also goes against the grain to teach them the other "fairy tales" stuff. I must admit - I did it with my kids, but I'm not sure I would do it again. It is difficult to know how to handle these situatons. Only now, in retrospect and looking back do I think maybe I would have done it differently if given another chance!Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386491436087479004noreply@blogger.com