Teacher Kills off Santa

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 21st December 2006, 23:26

Nuke Santa... Kill Barney... Fry The Telly Tubbies...

errr oh never mind I just venting....

**bluninja** · 21st December 2006, 23:30

My kids know that santa in his current form is based on a Coca-Cola advertising campaign about 50 years ago. I find that the suggestion that there is a magical person that can travel the world in 1 night, and knows everything that the kids have done is not quite congruous with my religeous beliefs.

My kids have bed presents, which only appear when they've actually gone to sleep, and we have lots of other fun christmas traditions that don't involve santa.

People complain about the commercialism of Christmas, and then choose to adopt an advertising bastardisation of an early saint (+ European folklore/myth) into an image that is the focal point to a christian clebration. Go figure.

**Fat Tony** · 22nd December 2006, 01:08

I'm pretty sure that my 11 year old daughter doesn't believe anymore, though she insists that she does. I think it's ace that she still wants to believe

**bobsmith** · 22nd December 2006, 06:53

Originally Posted by Fat Tony

I'm pretty sure that my 11 year old daughter doesn't believe anymore, though she insists that she does. I think it's ace that she still wants to believe

Uhhh... or she's just smart and wants to keep getting presents from santa... (that was me between when I was 5 - 10 except that when I was 10 my parents decided it was enough... bugger...)

Nice, I can't believe kids over the age of 5 actually belive in santa... that's just rediculous...

I need to get a shirt that says: "Sorry kids, I killed santa. Christmas is cancelled so wipe that stupid smile off your face!"

**Finn** · 22nd December 2006, 06:57

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

They need to learn, not be 'sheltered'.

Ha, ha, like they're going to learn in NZ schools. Nice one.

**bobsmith** · 22nd December 2006, 07:09

NZ have schools??? I've seen playgrounds for the retarded around but never an educational facility.....

**James Deuce** · 22nd December 2006, 07:14

Originally Posted by bobsmith

NZ have schools??? I've seen playgrounds for the retarded around but never an educational facility.....

Neither exist.

**MisterD** · 22nd December 2006, 07:19

Originally Posted by Waylander

Teachers need to stop raising the kids for the parents. Guess what, it's not your job.

Yeah, but when it's a job that so many parents shirk?

**James Deuce** · 22nd December 2006, 07:21

Originally Posted by Waylander

Teachers need to stop raising the kids for the parents. Guess what, it's not your job.

Now that's BS.

**Clockwork** · 22nd December 2006, 07:30

Originally Posted by Waylander

Teachers need to stop raising the kids for the parents. Guess what, it's not your job.

Schools exist to educate and socialise children, parents should be helping with this job but too many of them abdicate that responsibility entirely to the school. Its a dirty job, but someone needs to do it!

**James Deuce** · 22nd December 2006, 07:38

Total freaking rubbish. Here we go again with the bag Parents thread.

All the teachers I've met since one of my kids has started school have been wet blankets who want an SES teacher's aide if a kid raises their voice or kicks a ball around at lunchtime.

Schools do not provide parenting to children. They help increase our bloating tax burden by creating more and more reasons for MSD to create more and more specialised departments to deal with "problem" children.

**bluninja** · 22nd December 2006, 08:22

Originally Posted by Clockwork

Schools exist to educate and socialise children, parents should be helping with this job but too many of them abdicate that responsibility entirely to the school. Its a dirty job, but someone needs to do it!

Schools don't like it when you are involved in your childrens education and social welfare (especially when you hold them accountable). They turn round and say they are the experts and parents should butt out. If they are so good why haven't they got real jobs??? You know...those that CAN, DO. Those that can't TEACH !

Perhaps they could find work troll hunting.

**Maverick** · 22nd December 2006, 08:43

Originally Posted by Jim2

Bollocks man

. I was attempting to redistribute the teeth of the unbelievers at age 10.

My 3 year old was on the verge becoming an unbeliever, due to the wild inconsistency in somatype, voice, and personality of all the Santas he's met this Christmas.

But NZ Post saved the day by replying to his Santa letter.

My 6 year old is outside with plastic binoculars looking for him. He won't come inside in case he misses him.

Everyone is different, me especially. I'd love to teach at that school. So long as it isn't my kids I'm upsetting I 'm happy.

My little sister came up with a very interesting solution to that.
The Santas in the malls arent the real Santa. He is far too busy packing presents, feeding raindeer and getting ready for Christmas eve to go to all the malls in the world. So he hires nice substitute Santas to go to the Malls and they ring the real Santa and tell him what all the kids want for Christmas so he can get them all packed and deliver them.

**ManDownUnder** · 22nd December 2006, 08:54

Originally Posted by Mom

I still have magic in my life

I know exactly what you mean. Why kill the joy? Why take the innocence?

What's the hurry?

I honestly enjoy being naive about somethings - some stuff I love being a mystery... to categorically learn the essence of a woman would be just plain wrong. The mystery is wonderful. Likewise the creation of new life and all those others things that can take your breath away from time to time.

If people want to measure, analyse and classify them I have no problem with that. But to thrust proofs in my face where they're not welcome isn't what decent people do. Offer an insight to those that want it, but don't ram it down the throats of those enjoying their view of the world.

Now I'm not sure if I'm growing up, refusing to, or both... I think both...

Edit - I just re-read all the entries in this thread - what a thread full of sauerkraut