tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367771855684362047.post1652524166365220328..comments2024-01-14T13:37:33.334-08:00Comments on ...FawnDear...: I don't want to Grow - Up!!! & Give-awayfawndearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03615865845078146063noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367771855684362047.post-25305652336675036002008-10-31T21:09:00.000-07:002008-10-31T21:09:00.000-07:00My daughter's teacher is a dream and I honestly do...My daughter's teacher is a dream and I honestly don't think she was telling me it's not cool for a fourth grader to have an imagination she just didn't want Lea getting teased because she is so vocal about hers.fawndearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03615865845078146063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367771855684362047.post-76648837939886956002008-10-27T17:56:00.000-07:002008-10-27T17:56:00.000-07:00I like to do plays with my son. This encourages h...I like to do plays with my son. This encourages him to also think outside the box. Imagination helps one self to be motivated to do great and extrodinary things. Love i. I believe God gave us this gift to help us grow into the many great things He has in store for us in our lives.Treasure Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05741778208545671302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367771855684362047.post-49292156754096755212008-10-25T12:43:00.000-07:002008-10-25T12:43:00.000-07:00that is a great quote! AND an excellect post. Sham...that is a great quote! AND an excellect post. Shame on that teacher! <BR/><BR/>And your little door is beautiful! absolutely beautiful. I think it's such a great reminder to myself to keep a child's heart (especially when i'm surrounded by them!).<BR/><BR/>BlessingsCrafty Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770432469384389912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367771855684362047.post-8242900594852856602008-10-24T22:06:00.000-07:002008-10-24T22:06:00.000-07:00One of my favorite George Bernard Shaw quotes goes...One of my favorite George Bernard Shaw quotes goes like this: “Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people.”<BR/><BR/>When we're tiny tykes...we don't know what's "reasonable" and the whole world is a wondrous place. As we mature, we start to realize the difference between "make believe" and "reality". The world gets more manageable, and we're able to take our place in it. We adapt.<BR/><BR/>Still,I think it's important for all of us to be "unreasonable" sometimes. If society is going to progress, we need to remain open to possibilities that aren't necessarily obvious. Make-believe is good practice, isn't it?Trena Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17222390294521268353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367771855684362047.post-12896835802032589962008-10-24T21:09:00.000-07:002008-10-24T21:09:00.000-07:00I still believe in fairies, when i was a little gi...I still believe in fairies, when i was a little girl my Mum always talked about fairies at the bottom of our gardren. So i would go out very quite and try to see if i could see them. I just love this little door, as i was looking at you blog Rachel wanted to know if this door was for fairies and she even read the writing. So i want to know where i can get one for her. Hugs DawnDawn Zorerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315141545831123655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367771855684362047.post-13614970705894501622008-10-24T20:05:00.000-07:002008-10-24T20:05:00.000-07:00Awesome imagination door!! With so many boys I wo...Awesome imagination door!! With so many boys I would have to say video games...does that make me a bad mom? They love talking about them even when they are not playing and what type of character they can get next....Star Wars Legos and Batman Legos....what type of suit/costume they can get.<BR/><BR/>No tooth fairy at our house! I told the kids we must live to far out for the tooth fairy to find our house because she has NEVER NOT ONCE showed up to our house on the first night!! And she has had LOTS of chances!! Now I just buy the teeth myself outright and they get instant gratifications so all is good!Pam's Pridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020507914468986557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367771855684362047.post-22572836857202004642008-10-24T17:48:00.001-07:002008-10-24T17:48:00.001-07:00I hope I win.PEI hope I win.<BR/><BR/>PEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367771855684362047.post-86062081279185517212008-10-24T17:48:00.000-07:002008-10-24T17:48:00.000-07:00The 'Santa' thing. The best way (and only way in ...The 'Santa' thing. The best way (and only way in my mind) that this works is when you 'bring them in' on how it works. Explain the idea of Santa, what he represents and why it is an important tradition. Have them help you prepare for the event (Picking out for the others in the family, etc.) Help them feel some of what it means to be Santa, and make darn sure they are still surprised come the morning of the 25th...<BR/><BR/>PEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367771855684362047.post-26524041919243790182008-10-24T14:13:00.000-07:002008-10-24T14:13:00.000-07:00I LOVE make-belive! I think because it reminds me ...I LOVE make-belive! I think because it reminds me of miracles and that there really is a whole unseen world that is more real than the one we can see with our eyes. Fantasy has always been my favorite genre of anything, but especially books (I love, love, love Twilight by the way:)<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>My boys know that santa and the tooth fairy are pretend. They know no one has actually seen a unicorn or fairy, that we know of anyway :) But they're imaginations are still wide open. They love to immerse themselves in pretend stories, they enjoy reading fairy tales with me (along with just about every other kind of story).<BR/><BR/>We talk about angels being all around us, our helpers. And Jesus healing people and other fantastic miracles that seem almost like fantasy themselves, except when you are looking into the shining face of someone who's cancer vanished "mysteriously" it is as real as it gets.<BR/><BR/>This is the way I grew up and it worked for me. I still find some of my greatest enjoyment in fantasy. Even though my mom doesn't like it much. She'd rather read "real" stories, and just can't get her emotions into something that's not "real". I have the last laugh though after hearing the testimony of a little girl who saw heaven and came back with stories of animals that talk and planets made of crystal...<BR/><BR/>Anyway my boys love a mixture of fantasy and reality that seems to blend seamlessly into our daily lives. It's just a part of who we are. I think my oldest will become somewhat less interested in fantasy stories as he grows older. He loves science and facts. But he has a fantastic imagination that will serve him wonderfully should he choose to pursue any kind of career in science, after all as the Albert Einstien quote you posted says, imagination is what leads us on.RavenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446409798180864383noreply@blogger.com