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Originally Posted by Dead-Air
Clipping out your personal fight with someone else, you've pretty much summed up my thoughts as well.
I don't think participating in a myth is exactly "lying" either. I want my kids to learn about Santa and Jesus too for that matter. Obviously when they're 2-4 they aren't going to be able to exactly grasp the pagan root of the myths, but at some point they will be more curious about those things. I'll try to explain that every legend begins with a real person or event that did something worth retelling and remembering, and that over time society uses those stories to fill needs it has. I'll try to have fun with them first though, and keep it fun as mysteries unfold along the way.
What I want to avoid, that I went through, is them feeling like they have to pretend to believe in something just to keep me happy and believing they're innocent. All that's kind of a tall order, but it can't hurt to shoot for.
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It's nice to know some people are
willing (you know, through that thing called the WILL) to go that extra mile for the sake of their children and not just follow the BLEAT BLEAT BLEAT of the sheep. The sheep? Yeah, that's right...the sheep, i.e., the overwhelming majority that pollute the world with their mental garbage due to their own fear, apathy and ignorance.
And the beat goes on...