… but fun on so many levels…<\/p>\n
The scene: At a gathering of semi related people, with my daughter, sitting next to two conservative born again Christians (one being a “perfected” Jew). All very nice people in their own way, just don’t bring up religion.<\/p>\n
Then M comes along very interested in discussing The Golden Compass … could she take Julia to the movie, has she seen it yet, etc?<\/p>\n
I’m thinking, great, good idea, and I’m thinking how smart I am for deciding to get The Golden Compass books for Julia for Solstice. That’s when Julia pipes up and says “Yea, I love those books I’ve read them all …. ”<\/p>\n
I’m thinking crap, I didn’t know that, when did she read them, can I borrow them from her? … and so on when she continues … “Yea, my dad gave them to me for my birthday.”<\/p>\n
Well, that’s cool. Not only is Julia way ahead of me as usual, but apparently, I am way ahead of myself as well.<\/p>\n
Just then, Christian Couple tunes into the conversation … which had been about books all evening … “Which book are you talking about?”<\/p>\n
M: “The Golden Compass. I want to take Julia to the Movie.”<\/p>\n
… tick .. tick .. tick … then a certain special look in the eyes. <\/em><\/p>\n Thankfully everyone, especially the christians, remain polite at the Chanuka gatherings, especially when one end of the table is packed with godless atheists and their spawn.<\/p>\n But it was fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" … but fun on so many levels… The scene: At a gathering of semi related people, with my daughter, sitting next to two conservative born again Christians (one being a “perfected” Jew). All very nice people in their own way, just don’t bring up religion. Then M comes along very interested in discussing The Golden … Continue reading So, this was a little embarassing…<\/span>