Elmo is a corn-eating atheist
Parents say the most whimsical things to influence kids — especially when their two-year-olds constantly question “Why?” after every command. This is Sadie right now.
She has this little toy Elmo that she likes to take with her at all times. Expectedly, Lindsey and I are trying to put the kibosh on that — more for convenience than principle. So when leaving for church yesterday morning, Sadie of course wanted to take Elmo. “No,” her mother replied to which Sadie quickly retorted, “Why?”
“Because Elmo doesn’t believe in religion — he’s an atheist.”
Later that night, while trying to persuade Sadie to eat her veggies after she repeatedly questioned “Why?” I said, “Because Elmo’s a corn-eating fool.”
In a single day, the muppet became a corn-eating atheist. God bless his soul.
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December 10th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
God bless your souls! Very funny! I guess every parent has their own tricks. It will be interesting to see what ours will be.
December 10th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
As of today, Elmo hates the snow and doesn’t like to look at Christmas lights.
December 13th, 2007 at 11:44 am
See, this is why I don’t have kids .. I would be tempted to constantly mess with their heads!
This is probably the funniest blog post I have ever read, ever.