Wednesday, December 12, 2007

So you say you're not going to raise your kids in church?

My Kid Teenager: Why do those people have NOEL [pronounced to rhyme with the name "JOEL"] in their yard?

Me: It's "NO-EL"

My Teenager: Oh. What does that mean?

Me: ...

4 comments:

Candy said...

Yeah, I have a 15 year old with about the same amount of biblical information. I'm not sure if I'm hurting him, or freeing him.

Supermom said...

OK, my kids go to church on xmas eve and that's it each year. that's all I went and it was ok for me until I was 18. Then living in the south, I decided it was time to not always need to go to the bathroom when the biblical discussion came up.
Noel: according to numerous definitions...Christmas or a Christmas carol.
My kids still think that the crosses at churches are swords (in their pirate phase!)

Vanessa said...

Noel is Christmas in French.

pomegranatesandpaper said...

I discovered your blog through Badger and I love it. Especially can relate to the work wardrobe issue. I do accessorize a lot but I get bored easily so always looking for inexpensive, funky stuff.

As for the Noel query, I'm cracking up. Having lived in Memphis for 5 years, I'm surprised it would take your kid to 15 to ask that question. I never lived anywhere in the country where people's second question after your name was "What church do you belong to."

Loretta