tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post8911063802479529844..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: I am FURIOUS!Frances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-122021728915543842011-02-15T19:59:54.639+00:002011-02-15T19:59:54.639+00:00Hi, Teresa. Actually , I think that "poor lit...Hi, Teresa. Actually , I think that "poor little Phoebe" recovered before I did. Such is the inconstancy of childhood!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-15574814895746033022011-02-15T16:53:23.944+00:002011-02-15T16:53:23.944+00:00Ooh I am boiling mad too, Frances. How dare she tr...Ooh I am boiling mad too, Frances. How dare she trample on a child's beliefs like that?! Poor little Phoebe!Teresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-38479805093934050342011-02-14T16:07:29.771+00:002011-02-14T16:07:29.771+00:00Munchie - quite right, too.Munchie - quite right, too.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-6887448259251602412011-02-14T13:35:19.766+00:002011-02-14T13:35:19.766+00:00Munchie believes in Santa but doesn't want him...Munchie believes in Santa but doesn't want him in the house. Only Rudolph is allowed in to deliver the presents.nohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398443646324855212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-50560077821178196602011-02-14T10:22:25.286+00:002011-02-14T10:22:25.286+00:0021 has to be some kind of record - what a lovely d...21 has to be some kind of record - what a lovely daddy you are, Tim!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-89039732475599996952011-02-14T08:18:23.726+00:002011-02-14T08:18:23.726+00:00An excellent rule, Frances. I was disabused of my...An excellent rule, Frances. I was disabused of my belief about Santa at an early age, to my lasting regret.<br /><br />In a classic case of over-correction, my own daughter, 21 in May, still believes Father Christmas exists.Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-3815332002757596462011-02-13T22:37:17.608+00:002011-02-13T22:37:17.608+00:00Thanks, Aliya. All rage welcome at the moment (and...Thanks, Aliya. All rage welcome at the moment (and I hope your Munchie manages to preserve her trust in F Christmas for many years to come).Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-61363522161342888822011-02-13T20:51:56.898+00:002011-02-13T20:51:56.898+00:00That is ATROCIOUS! Grrrrrrrrrrrr.That is ATROCIOUS! Grrrrrrrrrrrr.nohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398443646324855212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-57456080822719770702011-02-13T17:01:45.939+00:002011-02-13T17:01:45.939+00:00Hi, Olivia. Yes - there are certain boundaries, ar...Hi, Olivia. Yes - there are certain boundaries, aren't there. There are people - my brother-in-law among them - who think one should never lie to a child, but I think the Father Christmas thing is an essential part of childhood (and parenthood!).Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-88791852876277488882011-02-13T16:57:20.347+00:002011-02-13T16:57:20.347+00:00Thanks, Keith. Will do. It'll be a pleasure.
...Thanks, Keith. Will do. It'll be a pleasure. <br /><br />Hi Alis. You're right. There are other subjects as well, but those were the two that sprang to mind (and the two I've been asked about by grandchildren). Actually, I'd be perfectly happy to oblige, but as I said, it's not my job!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-67213512059941155262011-02-13T16:54:28.810+00:002011-02-13T16:54:28.810+00:00What a shame. Despite my great age, I still rememb...What a shame. Despite my great age, I still remember being told by another child at school, at the age of 5, that Father Christmas wasn't real. I was puzzled rather than distressed, strange child that I was! Absolutely agree - F.Christmas falls into the same category as God: a child's faith (or an adult's, come to that) should be respected by everyone else regardless of their own views.Sheila Nortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997206301877289623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-18491208286622577662011-02-13T16:23:18.187+00:002011-02-13T16:23:18.187+00:00What is it about some people that they feel they h...What is it about some people that they feel they have the right to interfere in that kind of way? I think you're rule's a good one Frances - I've never articulated it but I guess I adhere to the same one, with a few additions (religion, their own parents' relationship...)<br />Poor Phoebe.Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-91284706288860947352011-02-13T10:04:14.079+00:002011-02-13T10:04:14.079+00:00Give her a slap from me.Give her a slap from me.Keith Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05133563220362208820noreply@blogger.com