2019 Christmas Thread

[Synobun]

Then how can you tell?

Lol, it said so on the tag.

 

[MaryKB]

Someone bought me a winter jacket. It's faux leather but it's honestly pretty much indistinguishable from the real thing.

Pictures!

 

[Synobun]

My face is not presentable to the public.

 

[MaryKB]

Lies!

 

[CKS]

Get the two-year-old dance scarves. They love twirling with them, and they'll start using it with their stuffed animals once they play-pretend. I wasn't convinced when it was recommended to me ("They're just scarves!") but it was a big hit.

Yes yes yes!

https://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-Play...es-20&linkId=ed5a6b1aaf534686612629a7e4b73ac1

I'd not get this for a 2-year-old. Notice that they are marketed as "safe for ages 3 and up," which suggests a hazard for kids who will shove it in their mouths.

 

[Synobun]

Not an issue if you watch the child while they play with it.

 

[CKS]

But you won't be watching the child, the parent will. You will be gifting the parent a lot of work.

 

[Synobun]

But you won't be watching the child, the parent will. You will be gifting the parent a lot of work.

Ah, well, we can't be having that. I change my answer, Hygro. Get the kid a DVD and a chair with buckles. The parents can just strap them in and bail.

 

[MaryKB]

Not an issue if you watch the child while they play with it.

Have you ever cared for a child?

 

[Synobun]

Have you ever cared for a child?

Yes. I raised my niece, have worked in a daycare, nannied, etc.

 

[MaryKB]

Then you should know it's practically impossible to think you can watch them every single second

 

[CKS]

Ah, well, we can't be having that. I change my answer, Hygro. Get the kid a DVD and a chair with buckles. The parents can just strap them in and bail.

No, kids die in those chairs.

The level of supervision needed for kids playing with a choking hazard far exceeds the level of supervision needed for kids playing with safer things.

 

[rah]

I will admit to very rarely dozing off for a bit while watching my daughter. Over years of care it is inevitable.
Safety is never assured.

 

[Birdjaguar]

I'd not get this for a 2-year-old. Notice that they are marketed as "safe for ages 3 and up," which suggests a hazard for kids who will shove it in their mouths.

Not an issue if you watch the child while they play with it.

Exactly.

But you won't be watching the child, the parent will. You will be gifting the parent a lot of work.

Maybe, parents can easily participate with a 2 year old in play with those silks. Don't give them to irresponsible parents. The 3 year old guideline is for the manufacturer's liability protection.

 

[Berzerker]

Some church in SoCal I think showed a manger scene with Joseph, Mary and Jesus all separated from each other in 3 cages.

Jonathan Morris condemned it as a betrayal of what Christians cherish or hold sacred...or something like that

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Some church in SoCal I think showed a manger scene with Joseph, Mary and Jesus all separated from each other in 3 cages.

I'm just trying to puzzle out the reasoning for this.

 

[Broken_Erika]

Some church in SoCal I think showed a manger scene with Joseph, Mary and Jesus all separated from each other in 3 cages.

It's the nativity zoo!

 

[Birdjaguar]

A Christmas Carol: a story about how it takes supernatural powers to get rich people to open their wallets for the poor.

 

[Berzerker]

I'm just trying to puzzle out the reasoning for this.

its a Christian commentary on our illegal immigration policies

the dumbfounding part is Jonathan Morris is a bigshot Christian and he criticized the church and not the policy

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Oh. I was thinking it was some bizarre anti-theft measure, but then couldn't they put them in one cage together?