My views are …uh…well…let’s just say that I’ve always lived outside the box and looked at things from a different angle.
Whilst I am hardly a mensa giant or great skolar and I cannot keep up with most top-lofty conversations because…ohhhh…my…look at the purty cloud…where was I? Oh yes, my contributions to society will pretty much be dropping little sarcastic statements. Not alot to put on a resume, but I’m a hoot in a clutch sitation.
Anwhoo, (This is lame, but I have to share. You’ve been warned.)
Last night, my husband decides to try to teach our almost 5 year old son about Jesus and the Easter Story in a very condensed format. We are not church going-bible reading kind of people.
" Do you know what Sunday is?"
“Easter. We get lots of presents from the Easter bunny.”
Says my husband “Uh, well… it’s really about Jesus.”
“Oh, " Says my son, " It’s Christmas! Santa’s coming too?!!” (One could only imagine the mental state of kid like bliss he had over this very thought. Santa and the Easter bunny on the same day!)
After a brief explanation that it is not Christmas, my husband explains that on Good Friday Jesus died on the Cross and how on Sunday he rises from the dead. Our son was not overly grasping this dead one day - alive three days later concept.
I shot to my husband, " I bet Jesus’ taxes were a mess to fill out that year."
I thought it was funny
And then, our son came up on his own with this concept of the **Easter Monkey ** I have no idea where he got it from, but not being one to shirk his fun, I combined two warring factions:
It’s celebrating Christianity and Darwinism at the same time. The monkey brings the eggs which symbolizes the rebirth of Jesus ( or, as I like to think, The Human Spirit). This is a concept I can live with.
We came from apes, thank you easter bunny:::bawk bawk.
My kids are going to be so screwed up when they are older. I can’t wait!
