Awesomesauce.

[jacquez]

vallentine mentioned this idea of mine back to me today. One of her old friends is adopting the small-research-project-plus-cake format for her daughter.

Comments

[r_transpose_p]

Man, that idea sounds like about as much fun as organized religion.

[jacquez]

you are missing the point. the best part of organized religion is the parties.

[sanj]

That really rules.

[jacquez]

vallentine's friend's kid was feeling left out (her cousin just had her First Holy Communion, apparently), and that's part of what this is intended to address.

that, and any excuse for cake!

Also, I just realized that means that the kid is SEVEN. HOW DID SHE GET TO BE SEVEN I MET HER MOTHER WHEN HER MOTHER WAS LIKE SIX OR SEVEN OMG *hed asplode*

[vallentine]

I agree. The idea rules. Hence my mentioning it to E. And hence my plan to use it for the children I will have at some point in the future.

[jacquez]

Heh, me too!

Though, since I know the father of my children, I strongly suspect there will be at least one attempt at a presentation on "sharks are reptiles" that I'll have to thwart.

[nlanza]

What, the presentations have to be true?

[jacquez]

look, pal, subvert the kids on non-meaningful-ritual time.

p.s. "coconuts are mammals" is ALSO right out. FYI.

however, an experiment intended to determine if the dog is, in fact, stupider than a rock? good times.

[ellen_fremedon]

Wow, I want one of those!

(No, seriously, I want one of those. I want to get together with other adult children of atheists, agnostics, and Unitarians and have a long-delayed right of passage party. With cake!)

[jacquez]

throw one for yourself! but you have to do a research project! the project is important.

[copracat]

This is a very cool idea.