So I read the kids a lot of the old-fashioned fairy tales. All in all I figure many generations have been told these stories and most of us ended up alright. However, as I have been reading many of them I think they are quite violent and scary a lot of the time and I often worry about them causing nightmares. So as we were driving to Ohio Northern University to go to the Holiday Spectacular I was talking to the kids about godparents. I was explaining to Mackenzie that my Aunt Bonnie is my godmother like Aunt Shannon is her godmother and Aunt Tina is Isaac's godmother. Mackenzie then asked me, "So who is my stepmother?" I then explained to her what a stepmother is and under what circumstances she may have a stepmother. To which she replied, "And then I would get chores?" I paused as I thought about that comment for a second so, to clarify, she added: "like Cinderella?" Then I had to explain that not all stepmothers are mean like Cinderella's and Hansel and Gretel's.
The kids enjoyed the Holiday Spectacular very much. Isaac sat incredibly well through the show despite having to crane his neck quite a bit to be able to see, even when he was on my lap. Throughout the show Mackenzie asked me if many of the characters were real, such as the cow, the polar bear and the Frosty the Snowman. I answered her honestly that they were costumes, dreading when Santa came out and wondering what I would tell her. Luckily she didn't ask about Santa at all.
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