This afternoon I was reminiscing to the Friday before Christmas break when I was in elementary school. We'd have a big ole party that lasted from after lunch till time to go home.
First of all, it was called a Christmas Party - not a Winter Festival.
Second, the room mothers would bring in lots of cupcakes, cookies and Kool-Aid for us to have. There were no worries about who had a peanut allergy; everybody ate whatever they wanted and it was OK.
Third, the teacher would usually play records of Christmas carols, and we would listen and sing along. There were no worries about the songs talking about the birth of Jesus.
Fourth, the teacher and room mothers would hug all of us as we were leaving the classroom at the end of the day. There were no worries about sexual abuse or harassment. We thought it was cool that we got hugs from people besides our parents.
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