Oh, and a promise.

[conuly]

I vow to never go up to you and call you a lying liar who lies just because you tell your kids about Santa or the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy and present these as fact (even though that *is* lying I understand that you probably have the best of intentions, anyway) so long as you promise not to say to my face that people who do otherwise are denying their kids a childhood, are joyless individuals, and clearly don't let their children pretend anything for any reason whatsoever. And I'd appreciate it if you'd refrain from making pleas to "innocence" - that's a pretty word that's kinda hard to pin down, like a butterfly.

Because that's just annoying.

So, yeah. You refrain from telling me all the little judgments you make regarding my views and/or motivations; and I'll do likewise. (Truth is, I don't go around judging people for indulging in popular ritual lying. I actually don't *care* that much. I just get really annoyed when those same people I'm not judging get on my case (or the case of people who agree with me) for being "self-righteous" or for whatever other reason they can come up with. And then all bets are off - because, as I've said before, if I don't like lying to children I sure as heck have no compunction about being honest with you.)

Comments

[conuly]

My dad used to get lots of matzah after Passover because it was cheap - we had that stuff around years after he died - and it tasted great with salsa. About the only thing I liked it with, but still.

[leora.livejournal.com]

Have you ever tried matzoh brei? I've never actually made my own, so you might want to look up the recipe. But I think it goes like this... break the matzoh into small bite-size pieces. Soak them in water just a little. Then mix them up with egg and fry it. Then sprinkle sugar on it and eat it. I find it tasty.

[conuly]

Nope, never.

Question: What is the difference between matzah and matzoh?

[leora.livejournal.com]

The spelling.

It's not an English word. It's a transliteration from a different alphabet. I do not care that much about making sure I "spell it correctly" and for most such words, there are multiple spellings in use. I don't know if both matzah and matzoh get used by people other than me. If so, difference in transliteration. If not, I'm lazy and inconsistent.

[marveen.livejournal.com]

I've always seen it spelled "matzo", fwiw, so add that to your data.

[conuly]

That's how I'd usually spell it too, but I figured "Hey, leora, she's Jewish, she must know!" Ah, well, as long as we can pronounce it, that's what matters, right?