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Sunday, March 23, 2008
Easter Bunny Mom
My daughter knows that I hid the eggs. She is not yet five, but she knew, before I could even tell my husband to entertain her for a bit. She said, "Go hide the eggs, Mom, and I will show you how fast I can find them." For Brianna, skeptic in the making, there was not even a question of 'Did the bunny come?' She told me that she knows that some person is in the bunny costume. I don't think that little Santa Claus thing is going to last much longer either. I tried to remember what we did last year, how she was already so sure that moms hide eggs with treats inside for the kids to find. I couldn't remember specifically, but I do remember her playing with those dratted eggs for over a week, hiding them, finding them, putting treats back into them, making me look for them. So this year, I have already hidden them away until next year. She will not be happy, but how does the religiously conflicted Mom explain Easter and the Passion? I told Brianna, "Many people believe that a man named Jesus died and then became alive again on Easter morning." She responded, "Well, I don't believe it." I am not surprised. Jason doesn't believe it. Although I was raised to believe it, I also have my doubts. I don't know, and I don't think anyone will truly know, and that is where faith steps in. So are we born skeptical? Do we train for it early? I think Brianna has a very logical mind, and she will not entertain concepts of Faith lightly. However, she still wants to travel to the North Pole and hang out with the elves.
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I wasn't born skeptical! I used to be so excited that Santa was coming that I threw up every Christmas eve! Hooray! I wonder what we will say about religion. We certainally are not religious ourselves, but I can understand the need for it.
It's hard to resist believing when there is so much chocolate and presents involved. But the logical and pragmatic mind of Brianna has already figured out who operates for the man in the red suit and the bunny ears! YOU!
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