And you think we have crazies in this country... dear God, what the heck is going on in England

[PatSeg]

31. I try to do the same things with my grandchildren

as I did with my own children. When they ask me a question, I ask them what THEY think and usually, they already had an idea forming. It is amazing to watch the thoughts just flow from their minds. That can be shut down so quickly by adults when they give a very definitive, precise answer.

When my daughter was four, she asked me if Santa Claus was real. I asked her what she thought and damn if she didn't tell me! She'd analyzed the whole thing quite thoroughly and came up with the conclusion that Mom and Dad were Santa Claus. She even noticed that Santa Claus used the same wrapping paper that I did.