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little_carrot

Further adventures in homebrewing - Actually, that should say home schooling...

Dec 04, 2011 14:41

(Note to Self: Eldest Daughter is not to read this until after we break the horrible news about the truth in re: Santa.)*

So, Eldest Daughter and Eldest Daughter's friend are currently working their way through a curriculum about housing and feeding traditions. I'm not doing the curriculum myself, so I'm not entirely sure how it works, but they're ( Read more... )

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megasus4 December 4 2011, 20:57:45 UTC

I am very curious and a touch apprehensive about whether the existence of Santa is going to be a topic of conversation among Kindergarten kids. Keira has not expressed any doubts so far. I don't remember being personally traumatized--I do recall being still awake when Mom was bringing the toys from her room to the tree, and I remember some time before that finding a bunch of toys in the closet. I don't remember how old I was though, and there was no confrontation or big reveal from parents or friends.

little_carrot December 4 2011, 21:38:48 UTC

I seem to recall being told around 10, although I couldn't pin it down exactly now. I do remember being told not to tell a younger relative, because it would distress them. Eldest didn't encounter anything at kindergarten. I'm not sure what the protocol is for the local home schoolers - perhaps I should inquire.

miwedhel December 4 2011, 23:49:55 UTC

Neither my sister nor I were traumatized upon finding out. My brother (who is the youngest), on the other hand, was extremely unhappy upon finding out and nearly threw a tantrum that year (mostly pouting, not wanting to do any celebrating, attempting to destroy our giant stuffed santa that was as big as i was....), that sort of thing. Might have something to do with being both the youngest and the only boy, and thus also being hyper spoiled/catered to by everyone in the family (including myself of course). He was fine by the next year, though.

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little_carrot December 5 2011, 12:59:16 UTC

Yeah, Brian's beer is good! No, I mean I don't think I had the fruits of the brewers I knew in high school. Because I was too young.

Yes, I believe I will still be there in January, week of the 9th. I'll be keeping an eye on the weather, closer to then, though.

hapaxnym December 5 2011, 18:34:12 UTC

hapaxspouse has been brewing his own beer for (counts on fingers) my goodness, over twenty years now. He makes me a lovely porter, based on Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter, and usually makes a very hoppy pale ale for himself, sort of like McEwans. But he's experimented with everything from stouts to fruit-flavored ales ( ... )