This is going to be me if I ever have kids. I will be bubbling over with Xmas enthusiasm, wanting to see every window & decoration, & the kids will be jaded & bored.
My dad (rest in peace) used to tell me that Santa Claus and those other things stimulate a child’s imagination, and thus are very good. I think they stimulate our hearts, too.Dad was right.
Why do you hate Elly so much? And if you get that annoyed at her all the time, why do you read the comic in the first place? I think the majority of people stop doing something optional if it bugs them.
20 years from now, (or even, in the case of my kids, 20 minutes after they get home!) they will probably remember these times as the best of their lives, and do the same to their children.
I’ll never forget the time my sister in law dressed up the small kids and we went to a bank party in the middle of the day where one of the bankers got slap ass drunk, drinking eggnog from a faux toilet! About a year later, my brother (who also worked at the bank) told me the man had gone into recovery!
I think it’s unfair to say Elly’s enthusiasm is fake. As a mother to a small child, I am giddy with excitement for her. She has no clue what’s going on and probably could care less (yes, she cares a little)… being a parent to a child at Christmas is very exciting :)
Can't Sleep almost 12 years ago
Ya know, I never thought of it that way.
alviebird almost 12 years ago
They pooped out because they were bored. Mom was the only one excited.
jimgamer almost 12 years ago
They the kids get excited ?
The Life I Draw Upon almost 12 years ago
Reminds me of the classic taking the husband Shopping.
metagalaxy1970 almost 12 years ago
Susan, that wasn’t “fake” enthusiasm.
danlarios almost 12 years ago
Iam 69 and still believe in santa the tooth fairy and all those kid fantasies.
rowena28 Premium Member almost 12 years ago
This is going to be me if I ever have kids. I will be bubbling over with Xmas enthusiasm, wanting to see every window & decoration, & the kids will be jaded & bored.
sjsczurek almost 12 years ago
My dad (rest in peace) used to tell me that Santa Claus and those other things stimulate a child’s imagination, and thus are very good. I think they stimulate our hearts, too.Dad was right.
bevgreyjones almost 12 years ago
Why do you hate Elly so much? And if you get that annoyed at her all the time, why do you read the comic in the first place? I think the majority of people stop doing something optional if it bugs them.
masnadies almost 12 years ago
20 years from now, (or even, in the case of my kids, 20 minutes after they get home!) they will probably remember these times as the best of their lives, and do the same to their children.
Kathy M T M Premium Member almost 12 years ago
didnt seem fake to me
stanley hastings almost 12 years ago
I’ll never forget the time my sister in law dressed up the small kids and we went to a bank party in the middle of the day where one of the bankers got slap ass drunk, drinking eggnog from a faux toilet! About a year later, my brother (who also worked at the bank) told me the man had gone into recovery!
iomoth almost 12 years ago
I think it’s unfair to say Elly’s enthusiasm is fake. As a mother to a small child, I am giddy with excitement for her. She has no clue what’s going on and probably could care less (yes, she cares a little)… being a parent to a child at Christmas is very exciting :)
bevgrey almost 12 years ago
But why assume it’s fake?
loves raising duncan almost 12 years ago
I think it’s wonderful for Elly to take the children out.