Official Stupid Questions Thread

hedonist

Empty Glass said:

lolobugg said:

Empty Glass said:

northerndragon said:

Empty Glass said:

Stupid question(s):

At what age do you tell kids about Santa? Also, do you tell them or do they find out from friends? I honestly can't remember how I found out

You could do what my mom did and wrap all the Santa presents with masking tape and then tell a hilarious christmas morning story about running out of scotch tape and having to use masking tape on the rest of the presents. She then asked me if I liked my present from santa...bitch.

I've slipped up so many times w/ my oldest, but have been able to get back on track. I'm pretty sure he'll be like " I don't care how the stuff gets under the tree, just keep it coming" )

where I grew up-
most homes don't have fireplaces/chimneys.
we always asked, "how will Santa get in?"
my mom would tell us that he uses the door and has a key to every house...
kids will believe anything. )

We actually have a huge "magical" key we put under the mat outside before bed. It's magical because the kids said "no way that fits in the key hole". They wake up and the key is next to the cookie crumbs and empty egg nog glass

That is too stinkin' sweet!

SD48277

Empty Glass said:

Stupid question(s):

At what age do you tell kids about Santa? Also, do you tell them or do they find out from friends? I honestly can't remember how I found out

Usually kids find out from their friends or they figure it out on their own (they are kind-of smart that way).

How come kids are not more creeped out with the whole "He sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake" deal? My friend and I were just mentioning that Santa comes off as a stalker with talk like that.

ldent42

Yea when I was a kid Santa came through the fire escape. Then when I was almost eight we moved to a place where the tree had to be in front of the fire escape window cuz there was no other space for it and the jig was up.

Hobbes

SD48277 said:

Empty Glass said:

Stupid question(s):

At what age do you tell kids about Santa? Also, do you tell them or do they find out from friends? I honestly can't remember how I found out

Usually kids find out from their friends or they figure it out on their own (they are kind-of smart that way).

How come kids are not more creeped out with the whole "He sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake" deal? My friend and I were just mentioning that Santa comes off as a stalker with talk like that.

Have you heard of the Shelf Elf? He's a scout for Santa that reports back on the behavior of the kid. The idea is that the parents move him to a different shelf every night so the kid thinks this thing is real. Creepy doll watching me as I sleep. I don't think so.

lolobugg

Hobbes said:

SD48277 said:

Empty Glass said:

Stupid question(s):

At what age do you tell kids about Santa? Also, do you tell them or do they find out from friends? I honestly can't remember how I found out

Usually kids find out from their friends or they figure it out on their own (they are kind-of smart that way).

How come kids are not more creeped out with the whole "He sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake" deal? My friend and I were just mentioning that Santa comes off as a stalker with talk like that.

Have you heard of the Shelf Elf? He's a scout for Santa that reports back on the behavior of the kid. The idea is that the parents move him to a different shelf every night so the kid thinks this thing is real. Creepy doll watching me as I sleep. I don't think so.

creepy stuff.... )
reminds me of all the stuff my uncle used to tell me when I was a kid to keep me in line.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_Man

scary stuff for a kid and I don't know where he got it from as my father's family is Welsh/Irish/English.

Empty Glass

Hobbes said:

SD48277 said:

Empty Glass said:

Stupid question(s):

At what age do you tell kids about Santa? Also, do you tell them or do they find out from friends? I honestly can't remember how I found out

Usually kids find out from their friends or they figure it out on their own (they are kind-of smart that way).

How come kids are not more creeped out with the whole "He sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake" deal? My friend and I were just mentioning that Santa comes off as a stalker with talk like that.

Have you heard of the Shelf Elf? He's a scout for Santa that reports back on the behavior of the kid. The idea is that the parents move him to a different shelf every night so the kid thinks this thing is real. Creepy doll watching me as I sleep. I don't think so.

Santa sent an elf to our house last year for the first time. Creeped the hell out of the kids. Especially when I'd move the thing into their rooms and they'd see him when they woke up )

SD48277

Hobbes said:

SD48277 said:

Empty Glass said:

Stupid question(s):

At what age do you tell kids about Santa? Also, do you tell them or do they find out from friends? I honestly can't remember how I found out

Usually kids find out from their friends or they figure it out on their own (they are kind-of smart that way).

How come kids are not more creeped out with the whole "He sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake" deal? My friend and I were just mentioning that Santa comes off as a stalker with talk like that.

Have you heard of the Shelf Elf? He's a scout for Santa that reports back on the behavior of the kid. The idea is that the parents move him to a different shelf every night so the kid thinks this thing is real. Creepy doll watching me as I sleep. I don't think so.

Look at those eyes...he's clearly on something.

ldent42

thats just wrong.

yellowwho

Hobbes said:

SD48277 said:

Empty Glass said:

Stupid question(s):

At what age do you tell kids about Santa? Also, do you tell them or do they find out from friends? I honestly can't remember how I found out

Usually kids find out from their friends or they figure it out on their own (they are kind-of smart that way).

How come kids are not more creeped out with the whole "He sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake" deal? My friend and I were just mentioning that Santa comes off as a stalker with talk like that.

Have you heard of the Shelf Elf? He's a scout for Santa that reports back on the behavior of the kid. The idea is that the parents move him to a different shelf every night so the kid thinks this thing is real. Creepy doll watching me as I sleep. I don't think so.

Ya....... that thing is straight from Hell !

hedonist

His hands clasped under his legs is particularly creepy.

PJ_Soul

Empty Glass said:

Stupid question(s):

At what age do you tell kids about Santa? Also, do you tell them or do they find out from friends? I honestly can't remember how I found out

I say never lie and say he's real in the first place. I never believed in Santa, but I and my family had just as much fun jokingly pretending he did (putting out cookies and the whole bit, giggling the next day about how many my dad would stuff in his face, laughing over the gifts under the tree that said "Love Santa" a week before Christmas, making fun of the mall Santas and how much it looked like they wanted to strangle the kids, haha... it was fun! And while I was at it I avoided believing in something blantantly illogical, the moment of "I'm an idiot and my parents suck" when someone revealed it was all a farce, and my parents got to avoid lying to me for years. No, this didn't "ruin the magic of Christmas". We aren't religious in any way, so the concept of God impregnating a virgin and lighting up the sky for three kings was magic enough for us!

WhatYouTaughtMe

PJ_Soul said:

Empty Glass said:

Stupid question(s):

At what age do you tell kids about Santa? Also, do you tell them or do they find out from friends? I honestly can't remember how I found out

I say never lie and say he's real in the first place. I never believed in Santa, but I and my family had just as much fun jokingly pretending he did (putting out cookies and the whole bit, giggling the next day about how many my dad would stuff in his face, laughing over the gifts under the tree that said "Love Santa" a week before Christmas, making fun of the mall Santas and how much it looked like they wanted to strangle the kids, haha... it was fun! And while I was at it I avoided believing in something blantantly illogical, the moment of "I'm an idiot and my parents suck" when someone revealed it was all a farce, and my parents got to avoid lying to me for years. No, this didn't "ruin the magic of Christmas". We aren't religious in any way, so the concept of God impregnating a virgin and lighting up the sky for three kings was magic enough for us!

Wait...what the hell do you mean Santa isn't real? I think I need to go call my therapist.

Leezestarr313

Good ol' Elf on the shelf. I would just get a kid to set him up during christmas )



Why don't we remember the time when we couldn't read and letters were just weird signs to us?

oceaninmyeyes

northerndragon

oceaninmyeyes said:

Oh this is just what my wine addled brain needs just before bed...

Good luck with a good sleep tonight!

JWPearl

my daughter is studying to be an interior decorator and had a job at a decor place, she had many compliments for her good work and was given plenty of work, but a manager left and a new one started, and was younger than my daughter and was intimidated by my daughters talents so she gave less hours until it wasn't worth my daughter working there anymore, when we walked passed the place today, I said to her , so that's where you were working before, automatically she felt defensive and said did you have to say that, and she felt silly and ashamed
My question is, must victims like my daughter be ashamed of other peoples bad qualities and misconduct and feel imbarressed for downs falls?
Or is it not better to let her know it's not her and not to feel bad and let it get her down?

badbrains

JWPearl said:

my daughter is studying to be an interior decorator and had a job at a decor place, she had many compliments for her good work and was given plenty of work, but a manager left and a new one started, and was younger than my daughter and was intimidated by my daughters talents so she gave less hours until it wasn't worth my daughter working there anymore, when we walked passed the place today, I said to her , so that's where you were working before, automatically she felt defensive and said did you have to say that, and she felt silly and ashamed
My question is, must victims like my daughter be ashamed of other peoples bad qualities and misconduct and feel imbarressed for downs falls?
Or is it not better to let her know it's not her and not to feel bad and let it get her down?

I don't think your daughter should be embarrassed of anything. I think maybe a little anger for doing a good job and having a shitty work leader. But def nothing to be embarrassed about.

JWPearl

badbrains said:

JWPearl said:

my daughter is studying to be an interior decorator and had a job at a decor place, she had many compliments for her good work and was given plenty of work, but a manager left and a new one started, and was younger than my daughter and was intimidated by my daughters talents so she gave less hours until it wasn't worth my daughter working there anymore, when we walked passed the place today, I said to her , so that's where you were working before, automatically she felt defensive and said did you have to say that, and she felt silly and ashamed
My question is, must victims like my daughter be ashamed of other peoples bad qualities and misconduct and feel imbarressed for downs falls?
Or is it not better to let her know it's not her and not to feel bad and let it get her down?

I don't think your daughter should be embarrassed of anything. I think maybe a little anger for doing a good job and having a shitty work leader. But def nothing to be embarrassed about.

see that's my thought too but my daughter has a lot of learning still and I'm learning with the most impossible child to deal with..... others are a breeze.....

badbrains

JWPearl said:

badbrains said:

JWPearl said:

my daughter is studying to be an interior decorator and had a job at a decor place, she had many compliments for her good work and was given plenty of work, but a manager left and a new one started, and was younger than my daughter and was intimidated by my daughters talents so she gave less hours until it wasn't worth my daughter working there anymore, when we walked passed the place today, I said to her , so that's where you were working before, automatically she felt defensive and said did you have to say that, and she felt silly and ashamed
My question is, must victims like my daughter be ashamed of other peoples bad qualities and misconduct and feel imbarressed for downs falls?
Or is it not better to let her know it's not her and not to feel bad and let it get her down?

I don't think your daughter should be embarrassed of anything. I think maybe a little anger for doing a good job and having a shitty work leader. But def nothing to be embarrassed about.

see that's my thought too but my daughter has a lot of learning still and I'm learning with the most impossible child to deal with..... others are a breeze.....

Don't give up on her.

Empty Glass

Stupid Question:

Does anyone else hate the "tired all day and can't wait to hit the sack, then come bed time - boom - wide awake" feeling?