Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => The Troubled Teen Industry => Topic started by: Botched Programming on December 20, 2007, 02:33:11 PM
Title: Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Botched Programming on December 20, 2007, 02:33:11 PM
Title: White Trash Christmas
Post by: Botched Programming on December 20, 2007, 06:45:36 PM
Title: Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Oz girl on December 21, 2007, 05:21:16 AM
And many Festivus miracles to all.
Title: Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on December 21, 2007, 10:01:25 AM
Happy pagan winter solstice celebration that the Christian church absorbed into their rituals (hence the decorating of a tree,) in order to secure their dominance over the human mind!
Title: Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: TheWho on December 21, 2007, 10:08:51 AM
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Happy pagan winter solstice celebration that the Christian church absorbed into their rituals (hence the decorating of a tree,) in order to secure their dominance over the human mind!
Isnt it all so beautiful, though!! Whatever it stands for it makes people very happy all over the world and that is what really counts.
Have a nice holiday!! and celebrate appropriately
Title: Santa Baby !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Botched Programming on December 21, 2007, 04:56:02 PM
Title: Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: dishdutyfugitive on December 21, 2007, 05:18:34 PM
Tis the season to air the greivances and repair major household appliances.
Also, I lived in Europe for awhile. Their Santa Folklore is hilarious in that they have Zwarte piet. (Black pete.) Often portrayed as a mischievous or even mean character, parents used to tell their children that if they have been good, Zwarte Piet will bring them gifts and sweets; but if they have been bad, Piet will scoop them up, stuff them in his huge dufflebag and spirit them away to Spain.
Zwarte piet is Santa's african slave. We americans opted for white midget vulcans aka elves. What's crazier?
Title: Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Oz girl on December 21, 2007, 06:22:21 PM
In some parts of Italy they also have a witch that gives children lollies at xmas and on the feast of the epiphany (12th day of xmas). She too is supposed to kidnap the naughty ones or give coal. I can remember being like 5 visiting the italian relatives and being taken to see her the way we take kids to santa. i was terrified as she was deliberately ugly and witch like. I remember being told by a somewhat twisted relative that if I misbehaved she would take me away and give me to gypsies.
Title: Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Ursus on December 21, 2007, 06:36:34 PM
Oy, the gypsies always got a bad rap. Too wild and misunderstood, everything bad or suspect was heaped on them in blame... When I lived in Europe, there was a semi-permanent camp of them just across the river from us.
Title: Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: dishdutyfugitive on December 21, 2007, 08:29:23 PM
Please Gypsy - fear me not, give me just one tear.
-Borat
Title: Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on December 22, 2007, 03:16:44 AM
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Happy pagan winter solstice celebration that the Christian church absorbed into their rituals (hence the decorating of a tree,) in order to secure their dominance over the human mind!
Isnt it all so beautiful, though!! Whatever it stands for it makes people very happy all over the world and that is what really counts.
Have a nice holiday!! and celebrate appropriately
vomit
Title: Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on December 22, 2007, 04:28:53 AM
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Happy pagan winter solstice celebration that the Christian church absorbed into their rituals (hence the decorating of a tree,) in order to secure their dominance over the human mind!
Isnt it all so beautiful, though!! Whatever it stands for it makes people very happy all over the world and that is what really counts.
Have a nice holiday!! and celebrate appropriately
vomit
I agree that it is beautiful. Why not just eat yourself stupid, wrestle a family member to the floor after airing grievances. Bribe the kids with santa/ a witch or whatever and celebrate life!!!! Perhaps this is why we invented religion. For the parties. Im all for it
Oz girl
Title: Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: TheWho on December 22, 2007, 09:15:29 AM
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Happy pagan winter solstice celebration that the Christian church absorbed into their rituals (hence the decorating of a tree,) in order to secure their dominance over the human mind!
Isnt it all so beautiful, though!! Whatever it stands for it makes people very happy all over the world and that is what really counts.
Have a nice holiday!! and celebrate appropriately
vomit
I agree that it is beautiful. Why not just eat yourself stupid, wrestle a family member to the floor after airing grievances. Bribe the kids with santa/ a witch or whatever and celebrate life!!!! Perhaps this is why we invented religion. For the parties. Im all for it
Oz girl
Thats so sad, doesnt seem like many people enjoy the holidays here. It is good time to get together with family and catch up on the past year with those you dont contact very often. Gifts and airing grievances dont need to be part of it, we can all define and celebrate it in our own way.
...
Title: Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on December 22, 2007, 09:24:29 AM
there is no family left after your parents send you off! it is sad and it is the parents fault and unless of until they are willing to appologize and accept some resposibility, they will not see their grandchildren grow up. And sadly for some parents this is exactaly what they wanted to be free and clear of any family, hence shipping child off for a 'bad' attitude in the first place.
Title: Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: TheWho on December 22, 2007, 09:48:56 AM
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there is no family left after your parents send you off! it is sad and it is the parents fault and unless of until they are willing to appologize and accept some resposibility, they will not see their grandchildren grow up. And sadly for some parents this is exactaly what they wanted to be free and clear of any family, hence shipping child off for a 'bad' attitude in the first place.
I am sure they have forgiven you long ago, but it usually takes kids longer to get past things. When you become an adult you will realize how short life is and put it all behind you.
Title: Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: dishdutyfugitive on December 22, 2007, 09:59:19 AM
Yeah, I'm sure they forgave him but they just don't tell him that. I'm sure they don't act cold and shutdown and materialistic.
I'm sure it's the kid's fault.
You know what christmas is? It's the celebration of the birth of a dude with a beard who turned water into wine. It's the time of year that gives walmart a big fat boner.
You don't need a hyper consumptive holiday based on religious fairytales to tell your friends and family you love them and spend time with them.
We shouldn't be out shopping and generating landfill....we should be down at the homeless shelter giving a helping hand to the downtrodden.
Title: Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Oz girl on December 22, 2007, 10:02:51 AM
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Happy pagan winter solstice celebration that the Christian church absorbed into their rituals (hence the decorating of a tree,) in order to secure their dominance over the human mind!
Isnt it all so beautiful, though!! Whatever it stands for it makes people very happy all over the world and that is what really counts.
Have a nice holiday!! and celebrate appropriately
vomit
I agree that it is beautiful. Why not just eat yourself stupid, wrestle a family member to the floor after airing grievances. Bribe the kids with santa/ a witch or whatever and celebrate life!!!! Perhaps this is why we invented religion. For the parties. Im all for it
Oz girl
Thats so sad, doesnt seem like many people enjoy the holidays here. It is good time to get together with family and catch up on the past year with those you dont contact very often. Gifts and airing grievances dont need to be part of it, we can all define and celebrate it in our own way.
...
Actually I was being glib about a day i love (including the mild disfunction that is inherent in any human family) but as per usual you missed the point. Perhaps from a program standpoint it is not a worthwhile day if everybody does not joylessly "share their feelings" refuse to open any bubbly because they are in recovery and break Jrs toys because they are indulged and manipulative.
To everyone else I wish joy and happiness on a day that is really a celebration of life with all it's warts. So hug your annoying nana, spoil the kids rotten, drink too much, gorge on turkey and seafood and then breathe a sigh of relief that it is over for another year ::birthday::
Title: Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on December 22, 2007, 04:51:17 PM
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Happy pagan winter solstice celebration that the Christian church absorbed into their rituals (hence the decorating of a tree,) in order to secure their dominance over the human mind!
Isnt it all so beautiful, though!! Whatever it stands for it makes people very happy all over the world and that is what really counts.
Have a nice holiday!! and celebrate appropriately
vomit
I agree that it is beautiful. Why not just eat yourself stupid, wrestle a family member to the floor after airing grievances. Bribe the kids with santa/ a witch or whatever and celebrate life!!!! Perhaps this is why we invented religion. For the parties. Im all for it
Oz girl
Thats so sad, doesnt seem like many people enjoy the holidays here. It is good time to get together with family and catch up on the past year with those you dont contact very often. Gifts and airing grievances dont need to be part of it, we can all define and celebrate it in our own way.
...
Yeah, the cutomary Christmas "airing of grievences" at the family members you don't see very often. Holidays in a programie houshold :roll: :roll:
Title: Merry Christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: dishdutyfugitive on December 23, 2007, 02:30:36 AM