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Symphony I saw your name on Passionflower's post where are you?
Are you Okay?
posted by
Justi
on June 3, 2006 at 1:47 PM
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hahaha JasonScyte
thanks for your comment
posted by
_Symphony_
on May 2, 2006 at 8:13 AM
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Thanks for your comment _Uncle_Dave_
posted by
_Symphony_
on May 2, 2006 at 8:11 AM
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hehehe thanks so much for your comments WWPiMM
posted by
_Symphony_
on May 2, 2006 at 8:11 AM
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hahaha forget the "s" on thanks
posted by
_Symphony_
on May 2, 2006 at 8:10 AM
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Thanks you so much for your comment and for sharing homegirl ....
posted by
_Symphony_
on May 2, 2006 at 8:09 AM
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Thank you very much for your comment Azur
Yes you are right I was fretting about it...but only for the ending of the story...I did not mind him telling her the story as it (to me) feeds her imagination. she did get very upset about not being able to rescue her, but once I told her that only prince's can save her (which I think came from 8-ball) I have not heard anything since. I never mixed this up - I was inspired to write this as many said to tell the truth about fairytales, so I wondered if "those" thought telling about santa and such should happen ...blah blah blah
posted by
_Symphony_
on May 2, 2006 at 8:06 AM
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Thank you very much for sharing, TAPS-
posted by
_Symphony_
on May 2, 2006 at 7:56 AM
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Thank you very much for sharing, ThomasFranklin
posted by
_Symphony_
on May 2, 2006 at 7:54 AM
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hehehe LaylaBeth Thank you for your comment
posted by
_Symphony_
on May 2, 2006 at 7:52 AM
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......A-and-B Thank you for sharing and for your comments
posted by
_Symphony_
on May 2, 2006 at 7:49 AM
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I'm 58, and I still believe in Santa Claus.
posted by
JasonScyte
on May 2, 2006 at 6:46 AM
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Let them believe for as long as they'll believe - no age limit. School
friends will set the upper age limit anyway.
posted by
_dave_says_ack_
on May 2, 2006 at 6:24 AM
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Hello 'Symphony' and Bah &%$^%$ Humbug to most of the
rest of you. Mama your doing the right thing. Let your darling children hold onto there innocence and imagination as long as they can. It will all come crashing down one day. In the mean time just filter in the concepts of 'Real' from 'Fake' but never discourage the continuation of imagination, It is one of Man's Greatest assets.
My ALL TIME FAVORITE SONG, is a song from an album called "A Chuck Mangione Cocert: Land of Make Believe". Title track sung by Esther Satterfield.
posted by
WWPiMM
on May 2, 2006 at 5:58 AM
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WHAT da ya MEAN Santa ClaWs and teh Ebster BUnnnnieesss
Aren't ReaL ?
& &^%$#&^%$
duB Byl Pym
posted by
WWPiMM
on May 2, 2006 at 5:32 AM
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I never fed into any myths,
except for the tooth fairy.... and I don't quite know why. But I never went out of my way to actually say the tooth fairy gave them money, just like I bought gifts and never said anything about Santa.... It was thier teachers and relatives to told them that.
I remember my Dad asking my son what Santa gave him for Christmas and my son looked at him and said "Who?"
As soon as thy asked me a question I told them the truth. Right now I am waiting with baited breath hoping my 9 year old daughter asks me about menstruation... cause she's about to turn 10 and I am going to tell her then if she does not ask first (because she homeschools she has not been exposed to the subject, much).
But... I have noticed that kids don't need me to fib to them to make believe. My daughter carried a stuffed monkey (mrs monkeykins) around for years and just recently lost her. We (all of us,) talk about her jet setting the world, living in Paris, and Skiing the Alps just to comfort her. My son writes colorful spy stories. But they know the difference between make believe and reality.
Ps. I noticed it helps with nightmares. My kids don't dream about monsters. They dream about bugs, snakes, and people not getting along.
posted by
homegirl
on May 2, 2006 at 5:23 AM
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Hi Symphony
I think you may be mixing two things up here. Re Santa and the tooth fairy, I've always thought children should be left to believe as long as they believe. In your previous post, you described your daughter as fretting about a fairytale that she was told by a teacher. My comment and I guess some others were saying that you should let her know that story was a fairytale so she didn't fret about it. I don't think reassuring your daughter when she needs will stifle her imagination. Indeed, I don't even think they even need fairytales to spark the imagination. They only need freedom to express it.
posted by
Azur
on May 2, 2006 at 5:22 AM
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There are such interesting stories here!
posted by
A-and-B
on May 2, 2006 at 2:43 AM
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SYMPHONY
I never had to tell them "the truth". My boys caught on pretty early that it was make believe magic, but they went along with it for the longest time because they enjoyed it. The "Brownies" were still putting candy on the window sills for them when they were teens (an old Czechoslovakian Christmas custom) and the tree in the backyard that they played in was still growing bonbons each spring and summer when they were playing basketball. Their friends loved coming to our house to share in the fun.
posted by
TAPS.
on May 1, 2006 at 5:53 PM
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My girl is ten years old now. She still sleeps with a stuffed animal. She still cares for each and every one of her collection of 300 stuffed toys. She is going to change the decor of her room and has decided the stuffed animals no longer fit. She is giving away her collection and choosing very carefully their new homes-only nice little kids. She is growing up by her own choice in a very sweet/unrushed manner.
posted by
ThomasFranklin
on May 1, 2006 at 5:19 PM
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I don't think I ever got "told" the truth...
I just found it out, on my own, and when I asked my parents about it, they told me the truth.
Same with my son.
I never came right out and said it was all make believe, but I think--at age 11--he's on to me, lol!
I do still press the tooth fairy issue, though. Once he ADMITS that he doesn't believe in her anymore, then dollars will stop appearing under his pillow for every lost tooth!
It's a fun game...
Good post, Symphony! ~L~ xo
posted by
Anony_Miss
on May 1, 2006 at 4:23 PM
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I think kids reach maturity at different ages. Its up to the parents to decide what traditions to practice.
(A)
posted by
A-and-B
on May 1, 2006 at 3:18 PM
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