tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post1688386924128657467..comments2024-03-27T13:00:23.279-06:00Comments on Letters from Lin: Article #58 Discovering Fairy TalesGreat Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-27863977991255602432009-06-06T09:49:41.314-06:002009-06-06T09:49:41.314-06:00I'll take a happy ending every time, thank you...I'll take a happy ending every time, thank you! The only thing I hate is that we, as children, start out high on expectations...and as the experience comes, we lose much of the expectations part...becoming jaded. I wish we always remained high on expectations - there is much MAGIC in expectations. Hope is a legal drug that everyone should dare to be addicted to. Just my two or three cents. 4 Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13539632829607456119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-77501347475719217352009-06-05T20:21:07.846-06:002009-06-05T20:21:07.846-06:00Very interesting, Lin. You and I read and love the...Very interesting, Lin. You and I read and love the same books and stories (another thing in common). I still prefer happy endings in stories, books, movies, etc. There is enough "reality" (tragedy and such)in real life. <br /><br />I hope your weekend is good.dellgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620967832227857674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-75604764129808056782009-06-05T20:09:24.909-06:002009-06-05T20:09:24.909-06:00A friend once remarked that she didn't like Di...A friend once remarked that she didn't like Disney's movies because a parent is always getting killed off or found badly wanting. It always seemed to me that these stories were actually preparing children for the adult world of decision-making and value-forming.<br /><br />I love the way fairy tales invite the imagination to stand tall and act.SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-31446122821936096312009-06-05T17:32:36.108-06:002009-06-05T17:32:36.108-06:00I used to love the library so...I hope that people...I used to love the library so...I hope that people will pass this on down to their children..it is so important..great post...<br />Michelle From <a href="http://ramblingwoods.com" rel="nofollow"> Rambling Woods </a>Rambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-81314403273006089302009-06-05T15:56:47.814-06:002009-06-05T15:56:47.814-06:00I think it's important to hold on to that sens...I think it's important to hold on to that sense of magic as long as we can. As we become realistic adults, it's still fun to pretend.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-74097941467576044942009-06-05T10:59:34.045-06:002009-06-05T10:59:34.045-06:00Guess we all love happy endings, sometimes those e...Guess we all love happy endings, sometimes those endings are up to us to create and I think the fairy tales sometimes open our minds to look for the magic that is in real life -- it's there, just have to look a little harder sometimes.Sylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-89848816661424329432009-06-05T08:13:29.793-06:002009-06-05T08:13:29.793-06:00When I was teaching, I realized that many children...When I was teaching, I realized that many children didn't read (or have read to them) fairy tales. Some of the ones I remember from my childhood have pretty much disappeared. It was the same with Nursery Rhymes, lots of kids had never heard any of them.<br /><br />TOO MUCH TELEVISION. They are missing a lot of wonderful stories.Jo, a retired teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802261544848161766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-76510293549329180722009-06-05T06:59:49.934-06:002009-06-05T06:59:49.934-06:00As I think back, children are naturally naïve––una...As I think back, children are naturally naïve––unaccustomed to the real world, high on expectations and low on experience––that comes in time.<br /><br />I like this sentence best--so very true and how sad we lose alot of that as we grow up. I loved reading all the fairytales too. And I still prefer happy endings!Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.com