SHEEP 2014 Official thread (Week 9 questions, page 35)

Re: SHEEP 2014 Official thread (Week 2 questions, page 5)

Maybe in some places. I don't think that's the case here, or at least I hope it's not.

I found out in second grade when a kid who had an older brother declared it as fact to the whole class. I asked my mom about it that night and she immediately fessed up to it. She was in the process of leaving my dad (smart move) and I don't think she had any energy to come up with an excuse or a comeback.

We've deflected it twice. My 6-year-old came home and said that the class bully had said there was no Santa and I was quick with, "Well, we all know how much trouble he gets in, he probably thinks that because he doesn't get any presents." My 7-year-old was sitting there nodding... I'm hoping we get a few more years out of it.

 

Re: SHEEP 2014 Official thread (Week 2 questions, page 5)

As did I.

 

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So you're saying I may not have scored a 128, after all?

 

Re: SHEEP 2014 Official thread (Week 2 questions, page 5)

I love french toast but was smart enough to answer Pancakes.

 

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As weird as it may be I came to answer pancakes because of the old meme that was posted on here many times:

The rabbit with a pancake on its head.

 

Re: SHEEP 2014 Official thread (Week 2 questions, page 5)

My oldest is 10 and still believes (for now). That's why I went with 11 as my pick, because I think he's kind of figured it out, but still wants to believe for my youngest (who is 7).

 

Re: SHEEP 2014 Official thread (Week 2 questions, page 5)

Here you go.

 

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Something's always bothered me about that picture: There are two pancakes there.

 

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We don't do Christmas, but have gone through similar issues with the tooth fairy. Once, I got a call already on the road from my wife that we had forgotten to put the money under her pillow. I told he to put my daughter on not knowing what I was going to say. I managed to explain that it was really our fault, because we forgot to turn off the house alarm so the TF couldn't come in. She bought that & I thought that was the end. That night at story time, she reminds me to shut the alarm. When I assure her that I'll remember, she asks if robbers are going to come. Of course not, I said. The door is locked. Then how will the Tooth Fairy get in? I said something about special fairy powers & changed the subject. Later that night my wife & I wondered why we put so much effort into lying to our children.

 

Re: SHEEP 2014 Official thread (Week 2 questions, page 5)

Everyone in my second grade class knew Santa was fiction, but many of my classmates lied to their parents because they were convinced it got them more presents. I remember those conversations about suckering parents deep into elementary school.

 

Re: SHEEP 2014 Official thread (Week 2 questions, page 5)


As someone with a 6-year old, my guess is those parents weren't suckered. They probably just played along.