Comments on: A cautionary tale http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2006/11/a-cautionary-tale/ Truth Will Prevail Thu, 24 May 2012 17:58:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Marjorie Conder http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2006/11/a-cautionary-tale/#comment-214627 Marjorie Conder Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:51:00 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3594#comment-214627 Ah-- but the yams only happened once. Cautionary note-- See what happens when you raise a houseful of outspoken free-thinkers. (But it wouldn't have it any other way.) Ah– but the yams only happened once.

Cautionary note– See what happens when you raise a houseful of outspoken free-thinkers. (But it wouldn’t have it any other way.)

]]> By: Craig Conder http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2006/11/a-cautionary-tale/#comment-214614 Craig Conder Sun, 26 Nov 2006 23:29:39 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3594#comment-214614 Remember, when you are 10 years old, two years is a fifth of your life and about a third of your life that you can remember. Something that had happened for two consecutive years would be the same as something that has happened for about 15 consecutive years to me now. That’s quite enough time to become entrenched in the “tradition” category. At least we “complainers” didn’t insist that leaving the yams in the oven, uneaten and unnoticed for two days become a tradition. Corn on the cob on Christmas Eve is still a fond memory for me. It sure seemed like a tradition. Remember, when you are 10 years old, two years is a fifth of your life and about a third of your life that you can remember. Something that had happened for two consecutive years would be the same as something that has happened for about 15 consecutive years to me now. That’s quite enough time to become entrenched in the “tradition” category. At least we “complainers” didn’t insist that leaving the yams in the oven, uneaten and unnoticed for two days become a tradition.

Corn on the cob on Christmas Eve is still a fond memory for me. It sure seemed like a tradition.

]]> By: Dianna H. http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2006/11/a-cautionary-tale/#comment-214593 Dianna H. Sun, 26 Nov 2006 04:58:41 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3594#comment-214593 One year we had a house fire 3 days before Christmas and I had 3rd degree burns BUT I still felt the need to tell my children - this is NOT a tradition and we will NOT do it again.:) Oh the power of "but we always". One year we had a house fire 3 days before Christmas and I had 3rd degree burns BUT I still felt the need to tell my children – this is NOT a tradition and we will NOT do it again.:) Oh the power of “but we always”.

]]> By: Tatiana http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2006/11/a-cautionary-tale/#comment-214582 Tatiana Sun, 26 Nov 2006 02:49:28 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3594#comment-214582 Indeed. Avoid Green Eggs and Ham, as the repetition within the book itself is bad enough. When you multiply that by 1000 reads, what was once cute becomes intolerable. Go with One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish instead. =) Indeed. Avoid Green Eggs and Ham, as the repetition within the book itself is bad enough. When you multiply that by 1000 reads, what was once cute becomes intolerable. Go with One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish instead. =)

]]> By: Ardis Parshall http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2006/11/a-cautionary-tale/#comment-214581 Ardis Parshall Sun, 26 Nov 2006 02:48:53 +0000 http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3594#comment-214581 Ha! I had dinner with a cousin today, and we talked about this very thing. We agreed that one of the joys of aunt-hood is doing wacky things with our nieces and nephews and starting "traditions" -- even when we do something only once, the kids are all convinced that "we ALWAYS do that!" Fun post, because it feels so true. Ha! I had dinner with a cousin today, and we talked about this very thing. We agreed that one of the joys of aunt-hood is doing wacky things with our nieces and nephews and starting “traditions” — even when we do something only once, the kids are all convinced that “we ALWAYS do that!” Fun post, because it feels so true.

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