Felt like a fool

I guess I was thinking about how gruesome some of those originals really are, in light of them being children's stories. It's ironic.

I don't know if you were meaning the fairytales would do the same or exactly what you meant. Doesn't matter. I just thought we were sharing thoughts on those old tales and stories. What I thought was so innocent as a child, likely because it was presented to me by trusted parents, I later find out were really different than the cleaned up versions I was read. Odd.

That thought did come up for me after I posted that comment. I left it and figured I was just overthinking. I thought it was an interesting quip about the origin of those rhymes. It wasn't meant to call out anyone. I guess TinTin might have thought it was calling out someone, with the remark he made. I know no one was promoting paganism and so does anyone else who read this thread. Maybe we are all too afraid to have a finger pointed at us that we find ourselves looking for accusations of a lack of faith? I don't know. I just know I didn't mean it that way.

Exactly. Even way back then we tried to accentuate the negative and frightening, to keep people in line... in this case they were making sure they got indoctrinated to the concept of being afraid at a very young age.

I know who you're talking about. I would have laughed when she introduced herself, that's funny.

The Grimm Fairy tales are really creepy. The original Cinderella really is so different from the Disney one, When the Steps Sister's chop off a toe and a heal to fit into the shoes.

Has no one come up with "Rock a by Baby" yet? Talk about cruel.........


"down will come baby, cradle and all......."

Seriously?