Remember
those bizarre stories/characters which your parents/guardians told you when you
were a toddler? Easter is coming up and
it started the slippery slope of my childhood memories.
The
“Easter Bunny”
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Honestly,
why did they tell me that there is a human sized bunny hopping amongst us,
dropping/hiding chocolatey goodness, such as easter eggs, in the garden? As a
child, I could not wait for the “egg hunt”, but imagine seeing this
monstrosity? Psychology sessions for a
lifetime!
The
“Tooth Mouse/Fairy”
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My
experience with the “Tooth Mouse” came to a halting end when I stayed awake and
created a booby-trap for this tooth stealing thief. Unfortunately, my dad suffered minor
injuries.
“Father
Christmas”
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This
was a terrifying experience when a man wearing a moth eaten beard together with
an unflattering red suit, entered our home. He had a black bag over his
shoulder. Obviously I thought it was a burglar! Screaming, I ran down the
passage and hid under the bed until my mom revealed the true identity of this
man.
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All
these mythical characters are all good and well, but for a child with an
overactive imagination, these characters are horrifying! (Trust me!) Maybe it is better to tell the
truth to your children/younger relatives.....or at least get the message across
of the actual meaning of the event, like Easter for example.
Happy “egg
hunting” I guess!
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