by Zona
Every Easter, each department at Mr. Z's workplace puts together an Easter basket. The baskets are then sold and the proceeds go to Children's Miracle Network. Last night we went to Target to find some toys and candy to put in his department's basket. I was looking at the jelly beans when I heard a voice say.."I have to tell you something..now..you have to listen to me ok?" I looked over my shoulder and a little boy..he was about 9 or so..was looking very seriously at his little sister. Their mom was pushing a cart and didn't seem to be paying too much attention to what was being said. The little girl..who was probably 5 or 6 said "Ohhkaay". Her brother pointed at her and said, "Now listen..you have to listen to what I'm telling you....there is no Easter Bunny...mommy buys all the candy and puts it in the baskets.." The little girl just looked at him..stunned..and their mother stopped moving. I stood there thinking 'uh-oh'. The little girl looked up at her mother and with panic in her voice said..."Mommy??..Mommy?" Mom stood stock still..a bag of candy in her hand. The little boy grabbed his mother's arm and said "Tell her the truth..you know you have to tell her the truth Mommy...so tell her..." It looked as if the little girl was going to cry..and her voice wavered as she said.."Mommy?...Mommy?" Their mother turned the cart around and started to walk to another aisle..she still hadn't said a word..her son walked beside her repeating.."You have to tell the truth..you know you have to.." while his sister just kept saying "Mommy?". I felt so bad for that child...and I wish I had been able to walk over and comfort her somehow. I wonder what her mother finally told her? Do you remember when you learned that there was no Easter Bunny..or Tooth Fairy..or Santa Claus..or are they still just as real to you in your heart?
113 comments:
kerplop!
I guess being a holy week for Jewish and Christian people my computer was gracious and let me in!!
TINKA...HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Your day sounds wonderful (and busy!)and you deserve a wonderful day. Think of your wheelchair as a throne on wheels! I am exhausted thinking of all you will do today and I am only 28!! {HUGS}}
HODI...I hope your dad is doing better today. {{hugs}}
SHIRLEY...I hope you are feeling better. Mostly, I hope your organs are still internal.
ITEACH...Matthew will feel so much better when he finds the delivery from the tooth fairy!
ZONA...WHAT????? The Easter Bunny and Santa Clause aren't real? HUH?? Oh shit.
LYNN D...if ya are reading...I'm still laughing!
I wonder how CAROL enjoyed Lady GaGa?
Good Morning Maureen. Congrats on first. Did you land here from your lily pad? "kerplop" to you too.
Zona - I think Mr. Z is just marvellous. He does the Easter baskets for charity, bags of candy for the employees at Christmas time and decorates the whole working place with jack-o-lanterns at Halloween. That man is a gem. You are very lucky.
Tina - Thank you for the "Happy Birthday" song. I sang it to my "fur babies".
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Maureen - Thank you for the greetings. What a wonderful idea. I will stop thinking I am my dear elderly mother in a wheelchair and become the Queen being pushed through all her kingdom.
Now to the blog. I have always believed in Santa Claus and always will. No-body has told me differently and I wouldn't believe them if they did. I always told my kids and grandkids that I believe. They tell me they do too. When the little grade ones would get into that argument they would come to me and ask me for the decisive answer. My response was always. "Santa Claus is magic and I believe in magic". I always remember the little girl who went back to the group after my telling her that. She stamped her little foot and said "I don't care what you say, Mrs. Nickolichuk believes in Santa Claus" and SO Do I".
Good morning ladies!!
I remember finding out about Santa and rabbits that distribute eggs and fairies that leave money for teeth...were not real...I could have made a lot of money back in January when I had my teeth pulled...also I remember finding out that God and all that was rubbish as well...that was the easiest to take...I mean I had seen a rabbit and Santa Clause...and lord knows fairies..
But its a great topic for a blog...."finding out that things aren't as you have made them in your mind"....
and creating problems where there are none....but I have to consider the source....I mean we are talking about a few people here who created and have held a grudge against Ross Mathews for over 3 years....3 YEARS!!!
The man responsible for the fact that you people even know each other....
So I am no stranger to many of the "fucked up" attitudes here and personality disorders....
So for those of you who were kind to me one day and deleted me the next...well I am not going to hold it against you....
Since I have been a regular here at this blog I feel like Dian Fossey!!!
getting to get this close and even interact with this group like Dian did with the apes....
just too interesting...and I shant give it up....
have a great day all....lol...BBL monkeys!!
TINKA...I love that...Santa Claus is magic and I belive in magic...
You are the Queen of your kingdom and your loyal subjects adore you!
The Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy are a different matter. I have no idea when we found out they were a fantasy. I never told my kids. I think somewhere along the way we all just knew that a bunny couldn't lay eggs.
My kids pretended about the tooth fairy for years after they knew because they loved the money they found under their pillows.
I don't think I have a personality disorder
Yes you do
No I don't
Yes you do
Shut the heck up
You make me
Both of you, stop it.
Make me.
I will shut you both up.
Nuh uh
Uh huh
We're going now.
Thanks Maureen. You are so sweet. Jack has just brought me my breakfast and a stack of presents and cards. Oh my I am Queen for the Day. See you all later.
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Morning Glories!
Sad Zona I don't know what I would have done either.
I think I learned about Santa and the Easter Bunny about the time I learned there was no such thing a virgin.
Need to get in gear and figure out the rest of Easter dinner.
Tinka Happy Birthday!
LYNN...good morning glory!
Thank you Lynn - I am having such a fun morning.
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not you Maureen....lol...but thats was a funny post...
I didn't mean to be rude to Tinka! I didn't know it was your birthday today.....
so Happy Birthday....and I have wanted to tell you for a long time how happy I was to know that you remarried and that things are going so well for you....
you deserve all the happiness that comes your way....
Zona- this blog is something I deal with daily. Second grade seems to be a year that a lot of kids are on the fence if they believe or not. I try to stay neutral. It seems like the boys are always the first to question and stop believing.
I am still trying to keep it strong at my house, it is so much for me. :)
omg I just noticed your avatar Maureen....u r on a marvelous roll today it seems!!
too damn funny!
oh! Iteach...sorry I missed you...
Good Morning!!
Oh no Maureen, does this mean there is more than one bitch inside your pretty little head?!! I'm doomed!!!
Happy Birthday Tinka!! I hope you have a wonderful day!!
Afternoon everyone else! I bought some throat spray, so we'll see if that helps my sore throat.
SHIRLEY...don't worry, all 3 of us love you :)~
Are you feeling bettter today?
MO You are so damn cute today, I just can't stand it!
Tinka HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Enjoy your special day in a style fit for royalty. xoxo
Shirley I hope the spray helps your throat. Hope you feel better soon.
iteach It is fun to be the keeper of the fantasy, isn't it?
LynnD Since the grandkids will be here, I made the executive decision to do the easiest thing possible for Easter and have stuff that everyone likes: Barbequed baby back ribs, baked potatoes, corn on the cob and strawberry shortcake. Oh, and plenty of deviled eggs made from these boiled eggs.
Mo!! I am happy you were able to "kerplop!" today! Such a beauty :)
Happy Birthday Tinka! I bet you are a beauty to behold on that "Throne" of yours!
Shirley,sorry about your throat. I hurt just thinking about it! I hope you get to feeling better soon.
Zona, I don't remember when I was "enlightened" about the bunny,Santa,tooth ferry, Prince Charming etc, but in my child like heart, I will at least believe a little :)
Have a good day all!
Zona Thank you for the blog today. I don't remember when I learned that Santa Claus wasn't real. Of course, once I knew that, well tooth fairies and rabbits distributing eggs, made no sense at all. Btw, that's great how much Randy does for the holiday projects at his work. You, too, as I know you do a lot of it.
Zona~ lmbo....i told you to send me a title, didn't i? lol...see that happens?!!!! Thanks for sending the blog~
Mo & Mo & Mo~ You are so beautiful, pretty and sexy today.....all three of you!~
Tinka~ Happy Birthday, young lady~
LynnD~ shhhhhh....virgins still exist~
iteach~ I know a girl who is a mother now, but when she was in 6th grade, she still believed in Santa. She defended him when all the other kids screamed at her that he wasn't real. I admired her for it, but we all told her parents that they better tell her the truth. They did and she took the news pretty well, but I can't help but think that she kinda felt like a fool. Thank God the other kids were great to her~
Shirley~ maybe you should try putting something else in ur mouth and letting it spray stuff on ur throat....the coating might feel good~ :)~
DeeDee~ I will continue to pray for you for the rest of my life.....whether you believe or not....which is prolly why i started in the first place~ (AND STOP PUTTING ALL THOSE FORD FOCUS' ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME!!!!!)
yikes...hi J/L and Mary~ :D
DeeDee Sometimes, perhaps all the time, honesty is the best policy. Then everyone can play along on a level playing field, even if it's a fantasy. I don't want to be unkind to you, I just don't know who you are. We don't share everything here, but at least what is shared is true for us. As for RM, I don't hold anything against him. The way I see it, he had a bit of a hissy
fit, he eventually apologized, and I accepted that, as did a number of us. Maybe there is a lesson there.
MARY...Wait a minute...Prince Charming isn't real, either? Somnabitch...I have been waiting 52.5 years for him. And it's all a lie? Somnabitch :(
JUST LIN...your Easter dinner is making my mouth water as I type. Sounds perfect!
Tina LOL @ "Title" and the fact I didn't even notice that!
Mary You're so little and cute, I almost didn't see you. Waving a wing at you!
Mo~ shhhhhhhhhh....don't tell Mary....but I found Prince Charming~ He just walked outside to fix the edger~ :D
shuddup J/L~ I just got an email from Zona telling me, "btw...cute title!" ugh!!!!!~
MO Me, too. Love ribs!
J/L...Delores Crump started to make people laugh...she was renamed DeeDee by Tina....
It was so much fun to look at things thru her eyes that she just lived on and on....I feel release and relieved now.....
but on a personal level...her sentiments were mine...her losses were mine....only her name was different....
My name is Hortensia...(just kidding)
Ok I just tried the spray and it is the most vile stuff I have ever tried!!! Wasted 11 bucks on that crap!!!! I'll just stick with salt and warm water.
HORTENSIA...why don't you give people a chance to know the real YOU...not Dee Dee or Delores or even Hortensia...YOU?
It almost makes one think that you don't trust US enough to allow us to have gotten to know you, and that is sad because I think this is a pretty open minded and caring group that wouldn't pass judgement on someone for being who they really are. It's the charade that hurts.
I just want to come here to support my friends when they need it, laugh out loud when I need it and know that if I need my friends they are here for me, as I am for them. And if JUST LIN would share her damn ribs I would be even happier!
Just home from the hairdressers and going down for a nap. When one turns 40 she needs her rest to look good.
I just skimmed the comments. I will read them tonight when we get home. Thank you all for the lovely words. See you tonight. Hope you enjoyed the Hot Cross Buns I sent to the nest yesterday.
Zona - Love you. Thanks for writing the blog. It's fun to think about Santa Claus any time of the year.
LOL @ Hortensia!
Tinka Love your sweet buns! Thank you for sharing.
MO I'll be sure to save some ribs for you. (Gee, I guess we all dabble in fantasy sometimes.)
JUST LIN...my cute little face will be covered in sauce and I will be happy as a piggy in slop!
Oh wait, I will be eating my relatives again...dagnabbit!!
MO Not when you're in your monkey mode.
Think it is time to exit the library. I haven't eaten yet today and all this rib talk is making my more then ample belly growl!!
Play nice, as the naughty mat isn't that big!!
{{hugs}} from all 3 of me!
I'm a Chunky Monkey!
bwahahahaha!!
Tina, Since I have met your prince Charming.... :)
Tina, I think she meant virgins that were over 10,ijs
Michael/DeeDee/Delores, I don't hate Ross. He was fun for a while. Not sure what you expect.Things change.
Too bad you insist on keeping up the charade. You too were fun. I would have liked the "real you".
All these Ladies have different personalities. We get on each others last nerves sometimes, but are true& trusting friends. We don't feel the need to curse to get our point across. We sometimes do it in jest, not to hurt. You, being a man should be ashamed for the hurtful words you have said under the guise of a woman! Nuff said!
MARY...I think some of the hurtful words said by women to other women on this blog and on others are equally as shameful. You and I have had that happen more then once to us and it hurts just as bad.
But just so you know, you have not gotten on my last nerve yet! YET!!!
{{hugs}}
Ok, really going now!
But then again there's SHIRLEY that has gotten on all 3 of my first nerves, 2nd nerves and last nerves more then once!! bwahahaha
Hi Everyone!
Thanks for the comments on my blog. When I told my sister this story she told me I should have followed the family around the corner to find out what the mom finally said. I have been wondering about that..but I have a feeling all was handled once they got home and not in the store.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINKA!! I hope you have a wonderful day of celebration with your family! Love you!
MO: You're a beauty today! I'm sorry you had to find out this way!! btw..who won the argument? ;)
TINKA: I love the way you say it's magic..it really is!
TINA: LOL!! I really did like the title..well, considering the alternative I mean.. ;D
DEEDEE: I don't have a grudge against Ross..I'm getting old and I just don't have the energy for that anymore.
LYNN: There's no such thing as a virgin? Do tell!
ITEACH: Mr Z is the one that keeps all those beliefs alive in this house..he has never lost that wide eyed innocence about the holidays.
J/LIN: Thanks..I just happen to be really good with icing..and red hots.. ;D
SHIRLEY: Don't give up on the Chloroseptic..it's good stuff..though personally, I hate the taste too! I hope you feel better soon!
and Tina...you can pray til the cows come home but the only benefit of that is going to be if you do it on a treadmill...or while pushing a Focus....
Maureen....this was a first for me...putting myself out there on the web....and by the time I got here it was just easier to remain DeeDee...
Anything I ever embellished was to be funny or make a point...
But I really did start the process of dental implants for the reasons I stated....I did glue the lost tooth with gorilla glue the day of Lisas memorial...I was biten by a scorpion recently....
Mary...do you think that when I talked to you about your teeth that I was being insincere...they were the most positive things I could have told you!!
I knew this would end...I would have thought a long time ago...I would post with "MY" google ID and Tina would clean it up! Mostly because I think people gave her a hard time about our friendship....I would send notes with "MY" email address rather than DeeDee's....finally Lisa posted pictures of she and I on FB and I was wearing a Delta pin that Tina had given me....and of course Tina was all over anyones FB page if I had ever mentioned their full name....and I had given her Lisas full name because she said her Mother needed her full name....I didn't hesitate...couldn't give it fast enough...for prayers...
I would send Tina a video of my great niece and nephew and she would write back saying she had already seen it!!! Yup...she was also regularly checking out my families FB pages....lol
So.....I wasn't hiding too damn much....and why it took Tina so long to face it I don't know...
I should have made it clear to her and maybe salvaged our friendship...we had a blast since the fall of 2007.....hell I've given you all more than a few good laughs....and blogs...
so shuddup... :)
True that Mo.
I am off to cook a Mexican meal. These men would eat it every day I they had their way! Have a great Easter everyone...yes EVERYONE!
MO: OMG! I just re-read my post to you..I worded it so badly..I meant sorry you had to find out about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny this way..we have always known that you are a beauty!! I'm such a dork!
MARY: Happy Easter! If you're making cheese enchiladas..can you send some down here please? Thank you! :D
Michael,
When I found out, I didn't even bat an eye. After the love of my life left me 11 months ago nothing shocks me. The only thing in life that I don't question is my love for my children and the love they have for me.
Michael. Mary is right that some of the more viscious personal attacks take on a different feel when the source is changed. I have to admit that I was wondering about gender issues mainly due to some of the raunchier avatars you have used. It is just out of character for women to post things like that. On the other hand, I can see how it would be difficult to discard the persona that we were familiar with. You def have a way with words and can certainly spin a tall tale and have made me laugh many times. Even the first time you acknowledged me and told me to go to bed because I was old. LOL
I dedicate that 69 to Tinka's hot buns!
Good Lord Mary...
Sorry...I didn't catch your baloney's first name....
You are grasping at straws..."we don't have to curse to get our point across"....
ha....
Because I know how crazy you are about me I am going to allow time for you to revise and repost...
Please try to sparkle this time Mary....
ZONA...OMG, you are so funny!
I won.
No I did.
Nuh uh, I won.
Shuddup bitch.
No, you shuddup.
You're not the boss of me.
Uh huh
Nuh uh
Both of are morons, so by default I WIN!
Jennifer...
huh??
J/L....
if I said that to you on our first encounter (if you say I did I have no reason to doubt it) I am shocked and I must admit that is funny...
I just can't imagine saying that to you...lol
I don't remember naming any name on the ROSS GRUDGE HOLDERS....
sure got the dogs to barking though didn't it....da-yum....
MICHAEL...I certainly understand about being new to blogging and not wanting to reveal too much, as who knows what whackos are out there (and I can name quite a few!). I hid behind my moniker on RBlog as that too was my first foray into the blogging world. But after a short while, when I started a MySpace, my name was revealed and a lot of information because I trusted those that were my friends. Sometimes, it came back to bite me in the ass. Then I just deleted those people that I discovered, thru a lot of pain, weren't really a friend. I can't even begin to tell you the amount of tears I shed while blogging on those celebublogs.
But, once I gave out my phone number for the first time, (I was scared), it made that cyberfriendship real.
I can't imagine not talking with those I talk to. They have enriched my life.
Michael, you have made me laugh more times then I can ever count. But with all due respect there were times you made my blood boil!
So, now in retrospect, was it worth it? You mentioned how half the people have deleted you. People who talked to you and cared for you, but feel betrayed by the lack of trust and honesty you showed them.
Why not change your moniker to Michael? We all know by now. Tell us who you are, what you do, what are your hobbies? Do you really drive a Focus? :)~
Shit, I ramble on and on...
Hi Everyone: Hmmm, this is an interesting blog to jump into at 7:30 at night. I am just about feeling at a loss for words and you all know that isn't like me!!
It sounds like most of you are busy today and hopefully will have a good weekend.
JODI: Want you to know I am thinking about you and still sending good thoughts to you.
MONTH, MONTH AND MONTH.....You are confused today....and more importantly....you are really confusing me with all you bickering with yourself. You really need to learn to get along with your other personalities!!!
ZONA: Such a cute blog. I can just imagine how that mom was feeling and wanting to throw her hand over the older child's mouth. I don't remember when I learned there was no Easter Bunny..I am too old to remember back then.
TINK; Hope you are enjoying your birthday with your family today.
Happy weekend and Easter to all of you.
DIANNE...It isn't easy being me, or me or me! What are you doing for Easter?
Zona, I can't remember when or how I found out about Santa and all the rest. I do know that my kids didn't let on that they knew for a very long time because they thought they would get fewer gifts.
MO1, 2, or 3 At least you have someone to scratch your back. LOL
DeeDee/Michael You were really going after someone on the blog at the time, I don't remember who. I asked you politely to cool it. You told me, "Go to bed. You're old." LOL I got a big kick out of it, frankly. Some others got nervous. I'm not sure why. It's not like you could really come over and smack me one. LOL
MO I very much liked your ramblings. :) Well said.
JUST LIN...Thank you.
But I have to admit I am still in shock that...
...the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus aren't real!
Month u make me smile
well fine then! Here we are...me and my great niece and nephew...in a ....a....ch...chu...chur....a CHURCH!! ...oh the humanity...
I am 54...a little light in the heels...ok...a lot....
I DO NOT drive a ford focus....thats something Tina started when they rented one and I made fun of it....
I like Mexican food but with these new implants I think I might be able to gnaw through an oak tree so I may be trying one of those...
and I do only have one eye....OMG I can't believe you are making me do this.....why not just stab me repeatedly with an ice pick?
MICHAEL...nice to meet you. No one is making you, you did that of your own free will. Isn't it freeing?
May I ask how you lost your eye? Hmm, guess I just did!
The kids are adorable.
Michael Thank you. Very cute kids.
BARB: Your boys are verrrry clever!! :D
DIANNE: I shoulda stuck with the first one..kwim? ;)
MO: You make me smile too! LOL@ you're not the boss of me!
Michael If anyone stabs you with an ice pick, we'll be careful not to hit the good eye.
O M G !!!!! Provocraft released a bunch of new cartridges.....I'm in HEAVEN.....hubby is in hell!~ :)~
I am home from my wonderful birthday party with half of my family. Our two littlest grandchildren are so sweet. I will put up pictures tomorrow. I have skimmed the comments and I too am at a loss for words. My head is spinning.
Maureen...
I sold it... just kidding....
I lost my eye to a pretty rare melanoma....it was a bad thing at the time...but you adjust...and you get totally used to it...its really wonderful the way your senses adapt to cover losses...
and to answer ur other question....yes it is freeing...Tina said to me once...."just tell me and you'll feel better"...
but its hard...DeeDee was my protective shield....I don't mind telling that this is very frightening...but its a bump I need to get over....
This should let those of you that really matter to me know that I don't want my mistake to cost me anymore than it already has....
Hell...there isn't anyone here that doesn't matter to me....
Now I am seriously ferklempht.....thanks for being sweet J/L and Maureen....I have to calm down a little before I go further...
G'night...
Oh hell Mo....i just realized that one of my emails to you came back undeliverable....but I don't know which one it was....so just pretend I answered you and it went to the other Mo~ mkay?~
TINA...remember two more teenage drivers means mega insurance dollars. Walk away from the cartridges!
We had a lovely dinner of prime rib roast, Yorkshire pudding, mashed potatos, vegetables and the most delicious gravy. It was fantastic.
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Mo....sweatpea....love of my life....SHUT THE HELL UP!!!!! those two brats can walk for all i care!
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oops~ sorry Audrey~ lq~
Tina - My dear. You stepped on me when I was getting to 100 and it's my birthday too. Never mind I know you didn't mean it but I am all bruised
There you said you were sorry so I am all better now.
I am going to watch a DVD. I will be back in one hour.
Audrey Your dinner sounds soooo delicious! Yum!
TINa...you know that you can't wait to be able to tell the kids to go and get you a Jamba Juice. And you can sit at your cricket and let the wee ones take themselves to the mall!
TINKA...what is Yorkshire pudding? You must have forgotten that you need a helemt, nee pads and steel toed boots for a march around here!
Tinka~ mwah~
Mo~ I let the boy drive me to the store today to get beer for the hubby.....we came back alive.....it's only his second time driving...he thinks he does an awesome job.....I told him I'm just glad he didn't kill me!!!~ :)~
Tinka Ah! Already have the kid making beer runs. LOL
Ooops! That was supposed to be Tina LMAO!
TINA...btw...what email? Glad you both made it back alive!
J/L~ lmbo....i was picturing Audrey's grandkids making beer runs~
Mo~ i dunno~ from days ago, i think~
Tina LOL
I opened the blog and the first thing I read was Just Lin asking me if I was having my little kids making beer runs. I thought I must be in some kind of Twilight Zone. This blog today must have received the highest rating for interest and intrigue of any blog to date. I tell you I am still spinning and I haven't had any alcoholic drinks.
Maureen - Yes I "must have forgotten that you need a helmet, knee pads and steel toed boots for a march around here!" I won't forget next time. You should see my bruises where she stepped on me.
Yorkshire pudding is a pocket of golden brown pastry served with beef. It is from England. It isn't to everyone's liking but I love it.
I am just too exhausted to list everyone who was so kind to me so I will have to make a blanket "Thank you for all the beautiful birthday greetings". They helped make this a wonderful day.
Good Night and God bless you all. I am going to check my many farms and then head for bed. The Easter Bunny comes tonight. I don't think he will stop here if I am still awake.
Tina - I did not have any candy or dessert during lent. We saved having my birthday cake for when the other half of my family gets back from Hawaii on Monday. How did you do?
I am looking forward to an O'Henry Easter Egg in the morning. My basket is waiting and empty. Hush I think I hear little Bunny feet outside my window.
Night All. Love, Tinka
Oh Di~ you were right.....Country Strong was so good~ Just watched it with the girl~ :D
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