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AIBU?

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Original poster

interfering teacher

32 replies

tripletrouble · 25/11/2010 20:36

Am I being unreasonable to be furious with my sons' guitar teacher who told them that Santa is not real?

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samay · 25/11/2010 20:38

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EvilTwins · 25/11/2010 20:40

Depends. If he's 16, then YABU...

Sorry. No - I'd be cross too. Am presuming DS is quite young.

SuePurblybiltByElves · 25/11/2010 20:40

How old? Actually doesn't matter. He is wrong, Father Christmas is real. Wrong and rude.

hocuspontas · 25/11/2010 20:40

If they're 5 - no
If they're 15 - yes

lennythelion · 25/11/2010 20:40

OMG! YRNBU I'd be furious

nancydrewrocked · 25/11/2010 20:41

Well if your son is 15 that seems fair enough

Can't possibly give an opinion on that post - All depends on DS's age context reason....

Hulababy · 25/11/2010 20:41

How old? Assuming due to anger they are primary age, although some 11/12yo believe, so even then I would not be impressed.

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tripletrouble · 25/11/2010 20:41

They are 10 and 8

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ninah · 25/11/2010 20:43

is he, then?

Hulababy · 25/11/2010 20:43

Definitely wouldn't be happy. I think I would have to have a word with the teacher too.

How/why did it even come up?

hocuspontas · 25/11/2010 20:45

Maybe he was referring to the ones that hang around town centres? The real one is busy making all the toys - these ones are his helpers.

whoknowswhatthefutureholds · 25/11/2010 20:45

I would be fucked off. let him know and make him tell them he was joking.

Ingles2 · 25/11/2010 20:46

YABU I'm afraid.
Do you really think your 10yr old had no clue at all???

LoopyLoops · 25/11/2010 20:46

You don't honestly think they hadn't already worked that out?

Hulababy · 25/11/2010 20:48

I know of plenty of 8y who wholeheartedly believe. Not that unusual. Sadly I think my 8y has figured it out properly this year - although seems happy to go along with it, think she is hedging her bets, just in case.

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tripletrouble · 25/11/2010 20:49

yes they probably had but she had no business talking to them about it!

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PinkIceQueen · 25/11/2010 20:51

My 10 year old believes in Father Christmas, he knows the one's in town centres etc are "helpers" the real one is busy in Lapland! YANBU OP.

pointydog · 25/11/2010 21:04

How old's the guitar teacher?

Caboodle · 25/11/2010 21:06

YANBU - I would be raging.

MadamDeathstare · 25/11/2010 21:08

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JamieLeeCurtis · 25/11/2010 21:15

Nooooooo. Father Christmas not real ??? Noooooooo

PlanetEarth · 25/11/2010 21:25

10 and 8? And they really still believed in Father Christmas? Confused

LynetteScavo · 25/11/2010 21:27

YANBU.

He should keep his beliefs about god and father Christmas to himself.

curlymama · 25/11/2010 21:35

Father Christmas is real, and the teacher is wrong. Tell your dc's that she is probably jealous because she was a naughty child that never got any presents.

WhyHavePets · 25/11/2010 21:40

YANBU, the age is unimportant, she isa guitar teacher, she does not get to decide what your dc do or do not believe about anything except guitars!

It does not matter if it is FC, sex or the reality of heaven and hell. THe jb is to teach guitar anything else is out of order really.