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NSFW: Your kids have a lot to gain by working the Santa Claus angle—and the tooth fairy, and the Easter Bunny, and…FLOZZ?
Today’s caller presents Seth and Lex with a real doozie of a problem—a crisis of faith, you might say. Can a family be atheist and still incorporate a little childhood mythology into the mix?
So many questions…How does Santa Claus get his reindeer to fly? Does the Easter Bunny buy all that candy at the drug store? And where do leprechauns go after St. Patrick’s day—the same place unicorns come from?
The Problem Solvers…ish tackle the tricky, sticky question, “Mom? Dad? Is Santa Claus/the Easter Bunny/the Tooth Fairy real?” Hard enough if Christianity is your thing, right? Or if you’re okay allowing some non-denominational fairies into your kids’ bedrooms to collect some indigent incisors. But you’ve got a pantheon of problems if the question comes from your soon to be adopted child and you’re a godless spoilsport. if your family is of the godless variety?
SHAMELESS MERCHANDISING ALERT
We’d be wayyyyy remiss if we didn’t take this opportunity (’cause it might not naturally come ’round again for awhile) to direct you to the Seth Brown Bookstore! No, he wasn’t kidding! He really did write “From God to Verse.” Go buy it!
What’s YOUR Problem?
Every week Seth Brown and Lex Friedman tackle a listener submitted problem. It could be any kind of issue—family, career, love, religion, political. Doesn’t matter! Seth and Lex are equally unqualified to address ANY of your troubles.
BUT, that doesn’t mean they won’t try. And it doesn’t mean they might not solve your problem by accident! Just Skype click the link in the sidebar to access our web-based voice-messaging system. Or, if you’re bashful, e-mail it to us at problems<at>greylockglass.com
At your request, we will “Anonymize” your voice, making is less likely that your boss will recognize that it’s you complaining about her peculiar bathroom habits and tendency to stalk you on social media.
Problems dealt with on a “funniest-come, first-served basis.” Real Debbie-downer issues like death, IRS audits, and that sink hole swallowing up your carport? The may take a lonnnnng time for us to get around to. Just leave a voice message by clicking the picture in the side bar of the girl on the party line!
