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Reading the bajillion skeptic/parenting/atheist blogs I do, and with Christmas (that’s right I said Christmas, not that it really matters as long as there’s a tree and presents for the kids) time coming up, I’ve been happy to see several posts addressing Santa Claus (side note: I’m assuming it’s spelled sans ‘e’).

Sara and I had different experiences with Santa, from what we remember. Sara remembers getting big presents from Santa, and small gifts from her parents. I remember receiving a mix. Neither of us placed cookies by the tree.

I worry about going through all the motions and convincing Nate there’s … Continue Reading

Our son, Nate, is 16 months old. He’s adorable, hilarious, walking, running, loud, and incredibly energetic. He also has started doing things that we don’t want him to. Like hitting a glass table with a spoon (which scares both the cats and his parents) and hitting people.

He’s started to understand that when I say, “if you do that again, I’m going to take it away,” that it means something. The other day when he hit the table after I told him not to and I stood up, he ran across the house whining, because he knew I was going to … Continue Reading