ANST - Fwd: [Re: [IR] Young Liar]

[Janet E. Tabares]

We had to go to school and explain that we REALLY did shoot professional
fireworks on the fourth of July.  At that time, we decided to explain about
the SCA as well.  Killed two birds with one stone.
Jessica
-----Original Message-----
From: Charlene Charette <charlene at flash.net>
To: ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG <ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG>
Date: Friday, November 19, 1999 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: ANST - Fwd: [Re: [IR] Young Liar]


>Michael Tucker wrote:
>
>> It's funny in a way, but it's also sad that teachers are so used to
hearing
>> fabrications that they assume an improbable story is false until proven
otherwise.
>
>And it's not just the SCA.  A friend of ours had to go to school because
her (7? 8?
>year old) daughter had told a story about riding in a hot air balloon.  The
teacher
>told the mother not to punish the child, "she's not lying, she's just using
her
>imagination."  To which mom replied, "she's not lying, she's using her
memory."  I'm
>sure all the "fringe" activities get the same problem.  Heaven forbid
people actually
>have hobbies.
>
>--Perronnelle
>
>--
>A Pragmatist is:  Someone who doesn't see a glass half empty or half
full -- just
>twice as damn big as it needs to be!  --Gary Tolbert
>
>
>
>
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