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An early 20th century Christmas Card showing Santa Claus wearing a blue robe

Anthropomorphic Personifications

By shonias on December 12, 2012

There’s been a bit of the annual Twitter discussion recently about Santa Claus. Specifically about how to handle the “Is he real?” questions, and the personal and social ramifications of same.

Posted in Culture, parenting | Tagged cultural sensitivity, family traditions, myth/legend, Xmas | 47 Responses

BFTP: Hyphenating - who goes first?

BFTP: Hyphenating – who goes first?

By tigtog on September 20, 2011

…what is seen as usual – the woman’s name first, the man’s name last. This has become so customary that when my husband and I chose to hyphenate our surnames for the kids with his name first and my name last it was considered odd.

Posted in culture wars, gender & feminism, history, language, parenting, relationships | Tagged blast from the past, changing surname on marriage, double-barrelled names, family traditions, hyphenating | 26 Responses

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