A letter from a 3rd grade teacher sent home to pagan parents:
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Thomas,
I write this letter in concern of your daughter, Aradia Moon. Please don't
take this the wrong way, however, although she is a straight A student
and a very bright child, she has some strange habits that I feel we should
address.
Every morning before class, she insists on walking around the classroom
with her pencil held in the air. She says she is "drawing down the moon."
I told her Art Class is in an hour and to please refrain from then to do
any drawing.
And speaking of Art Class, whenever she draws a night sky, she insists on
drawling little circles around all the stars and people dancing on the
ground. And that brings up dancing, I had to stop her twice for taking
off her clothes during a game of Ring Around the Rosey! By the way, what
does the term "skyclad" mean?
Aradia has no problem with making friends. I always find her sitting
outside during recess with her friends sitting around her in a circle.
She likes to share her juice and cookies. It is nice how she wants no one
to ever thirst or hunger. However, when I walked over to see what they
were doing, she jumped up and told me to stop, pulled out a little plastic
knife and started waving it in front of me. I thought this was a bit
dangerous, so I took her to the Principal's Office. She explained to the
Principal that she was "opening the Circle" to let me in. She also said
that her Mommy and Daddy always told her not to play or run with an
"athame" in her hand, that she could put someone's eye out. I don't know
what an "athame" is, but I am glad that she keeps it at home.
As for stories, your daughter tends to make up some whoppers. Just
yesterday while I was talking sternly to Tommy Johnson and shaking my
finger at him, he started screaming and ran from the room. When I finally
caught him, he told me that Aradia told him and the rest of the class that
the last time I shook my finger at someone, they caught the chicken pox.
I explained to him that the Sally Jones incident was just a coincidence,
and that things like that don't really happen.
One of the strangest things that happened was when I asked the children
to bring in Halloween decorations for the classroom. Aradia brought in
salt, incense and her family album. I see she has quite a sense of
humor.
One of Aradia's worst habits is that she is very argumentative. We were
discussing what the Golden Rule was (Do Unto others as you would have them
Do Unto You), she firmly disagreed with me and stated it was "Do As you
Will, but Harm None" and she will not stop saying "So Mote It Be" after
she reads aloud in class. I try correct her on these matters and she got
very angry. She pointed her finger at me and mumbled something under her
breath.
In closing, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, I would like to set up a parent/teacher
conference with you sometime next week to discuss these matters. I would
like to see you sooner, but I have developed an irritating rash that I am
quite worried about.
With Deep Concerns,
Mrs. Livingston
P.S. Blessed Be. I understand that this is a greeting or closing from
your country that your daughter informs me is polite and correct.