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34. Agreed. n/t

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Texas teacher tells kindergartners Santa isn’t real - all hell breaks loose [View all] Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 OP

wait til she tells the kids that jesus isnt real. then the merde will hit the ventilateur nt msongs Dec 2012 #1

i'm going to go out on a limb here... Mel Content Dec 2012 #4

Ah a fellow Texas hater AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #16

I'm guessing Mrs. Fuller won't be gainfully employed long enough whathehell Dec 2012 #31

According to the article, liberalhistorian Dec 2012 #39

Which is exactly why she told a room full of Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #38

It's a Waldorf School cali Dec 2012 #82

The child had attended a Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #99

Well you can add a bunch of posters in this thread to that list. Union Scribe Dec 2012 #83

Yep Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #100

My nephew who was about 9 at the time............ mrmpa Dec 2012 #109

And cross off Buddha, Mohammad and the Easter Bunny marshall Dec 2012 #57

Mohammad most certainly is real. white_wolf Dec 2012 #64

The historical man is much different than the myth marshall Dec 2012 #77

Just like the Founding Fathers Warren Religion Dec 2012 #85

True, people seem to have a need to create mythical heroes marshall Dec 2012 #98

Yes, I believe it's deeply engrained in human psychology deutsey Dec 2012 #101

I believe Buddha was real too. CBGLuthier Dec 2012 #110

They're all real in some sense--that's the point marshall Dec 2012 #113

First reply. Huge surprise, Union Scribe Dec 2012 #84

"One of the great joys of childhood" = "being lied to by adults" jberryhill Dec 2012 #2

A debilitating lie The2ndWheel Dec 2012 #9

I don't know jberryhill Dec 2012 #15

Lost the ability to trust adults and others because of Santa? The2ndWheel Dec 2012 #24

Are you interested in the opinion of a qualified professional? jberryhill Dec 2012 #26

Oh. Good. Grief. d_r Dec 2012 #30

But the teacher telling the kids that their parents weren't telling the truth to them pnwmom Dec 2012 #70

Agreed--I felt sick to my stomach when I came across evidence that my parents had lied to me. snot Dec 2012 #79

+10 whathehell Dec 2012 #32

I have never in my entire life known anyone liberalhistorian Dec 2012 #40

That may be true, but why add another brick to the baggage they're already carrying around? raccoon Dec 2012 #102

If that is what you have chosen for your children, I respect that and would never dream of Squinch Dec 2012 #112

Yeah, I figured it out when in was in 2nd grade deutsey Dec 2012 #103

Same here. I loved believing in Santa Claus and gradually I found out that he didn't exist. smirkymonkey Dec 2012 #115

My parenting style was just the opposite of this father chelsea0011 Dec 2012 #3

my feeling is as long as they don't ruin it for the younger ones.... ejpoeta Dec 2012 #63

This is about the teacher, not the parent. The teacher brought up the subject pnwmom Dec 2012 #67

It wouldn't have made me mad if this happened to my child in K school. chelsea0011 Dec 2012 #114

I always told mine this, "If you don't believe, no more presents from Santa." juajen Dec 2012 #81

Our Santa died behind the wheel last month. DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #5

Concert, proclamation honor David ‘Lumpy’ Williams Downwinder Dec 2012 #19

There was not a dry eye in the house DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #49

here ya go... DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #55

sorry to hear that. Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #111

"pressing her beliefs on students...." mike_c Dec 2012 #6

Yeah, that isn't "pressing beliefs" obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #13

You must be fun to date Confusious Dec 2012 #52

pffft.... mike_c Dec 2012 #61

I told my kids...no Santa onpatrol98 Dec 2012 #88

Nah. Santa is fun, and it isn't the teacher's place to be disabusing kids of the notion of Santa. Squinch Dec 2012 #7

It's not like a teacher witnessing their religious beliefs obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #14

It's a teacher interfering in a place that is none of her business. If the family wants to have Squinch Dec 2012 #17

The story doesn't provide the complete context jberryhill Dec 2012 #18

I work with kids. That's one of the times I would say, "ask your mother." Squinch Dec 2012 #20

And if the kid asks you "But what do YOU believe?" jberryhill Dec 2012 #23

I'd say, "I believe you should ask your mother." Seriously. No way I'm answering that question Squinch Dec 2012 #25

I don't agree obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #44

Agreed. nt avebury Dec 2012 #50

If I were someone who thought the experience of Santa was essential to a happy childhood - Squinch Dec 2012 #54

Actually, it is. And she's also telling these kids pnwmom Dec 2012 #68

Agreed. n/t whathehell Dec 2012 #34

Now, that I do agree with. liberalhistorian Dec 2012 #41

True. Squinch Dec 2012 #48

She was reprimanded for NOT LYING to kids? dballance Dec 2012 #8

It's kindergarten Confusious Dec 2012 #53

I'm certainly glad I didn't encounter any of these oh-so-solemn-must-tell-the-truth Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #65

She wouldn't be lying if she told the kids that their parents will die sometime in the future. Kaleva Dec 2012 #58

??? onpatrol98 Dec 2012 #89

I think you misunderstood the previous post. pnwmom Dec 2012 #95

She was reprimanded for bringing up the subject and taking it upon herself pnwmom Dec 2012 #69

You're Serious? dballance Dec 2012 #80

Doubtful onpatrol98 Dec 2012 #90

Okay, I'll Concede "Your Parents are Lying to You About Santa" dballance Dec 2012 #92

I'm absolutely serious. No teacher of 5 year olds should say pnwmom Dec 2012 #94

What exactly is ... surrealAmerican Dec 2012 #10

That's exactly the point I was making elsewhere in this thread. liberalhistorian Dec 2012 #42

Here comes Fail Clause.... Initech Dec 2012 #11

Every year this happens, and I say "meh" obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #12

Easy "meh" for you. You were a year older and whathehell Dec 2012 #35

The teacher volunteered the info that their parents had been lying to them. pnwmom Dec 2012 #73

What a dumbass grinch of a teacher to spoil the kids' fun. Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #21

This isn't about "truth"; it's about USURPING parental rights. WinkyDink Dec 2012 #22

I believe there are many sarisataka Dec 2012 #27

Thank you. n/t whathehell Dec 2012 #36

Except those are beliefs, not facts obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #45

Santa Claus is a legend based on a real person duffyduff Dec 2012 #66

My five year old son told his classmates the same thing couple years ago nt abelenkpe Dec 2012 #28

was he fired from his job as child in kindergarten lol nt msongs Dec 2012 #29

Luckily for the children of the avebury Dec 2012 #51

The meaning of Christmas? Flying Goat Dec 2012 #78

That's completely different, pnwmom Dec 2012 #75

I proved for myself that Santa's not real lbrtbell Dec 2012 #33

Figured that out myself at age 5. nt MineralMan Dec 2012 #37

aww njcamden_25884 Dec 2012 #43

I would tell a child the truth about Santa if asked obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #46

That's OK, for *your* kids. But I hope you wouldn't for someone else's kids. Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #47

And if they are your kids that's fine. kiva Dec 2012 #72

The teacher wasn't asked; she volunteered the info, pnwmom Dec 2012 #76

an important part of the Santa myth is having the parents tell the child about it 0rganism Dec 2012 #56

Yes, the older kids delight in keeping the secret and playing along for the younger ones. Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #59

Yes, that's basically how it works. I was the oldest and when I found out pnwmom Dec 2012 #71

beautiful explanation Tumbulu Dec 2012 #86

There were different legends Tsiyu Dec 2012 #96

That's how I've heard many people approach it deutsey Dec 2012 #104

Why are you calling this teacher a *babysitter*?? gollygee Dec 2012 #105

People so overthink some things gollygee Dec 2012 #60

As a child Mrs. Fuller was on the naughty list and her parents had to buy the Santa... yawnmaster Dec 2012 #62

Real bright... RegieRocker Dec 2012 #74

I guess next teach will be pressing believes nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #87

Good idea, we need to make sure that kids know Rex Dec 2012 #91

Santa isn't real? Dang, there goes my iPad!!! mfcorey1 Dec 2012 #93

K & R Tsiyu Dec 2012 #97

lol. n/t Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #108

Honestly a sign of poor judgement by the teacher there are bound to be more examples. gordianot Dec 2012 #106

I had to have seven years of intensive therapy after I found out Santa wasn't "real" NiteOwll Dec 2012 #107