I have a 5 foot dancing Ganesh in our house - kids think it's pretty cool. But we don't do elaborate pujas to it - just a simple Jai Ganesh song every morning to greet the day in a thankful way. Kids just ignore that part of it.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "benjaminccollins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey...who you callin' unhealthy. > > My kids love the puja room and go in there to read or do home work > because they find it peaceful. Scary? How do you get that? the > Ganesha is big and fat and friendly looking. The Durga is an antique > from a temple, carved out of mango wood. The paint is nicely faded > and there are lots of carved flowers around her. It is all very > peaceful and not oppressive at all. Besides I keep the door closed > when their friends come over. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't mind hearing about other peoples' kids when it sounds > healthy. > > Not too sure, though, about making kids live with "2 elaborate > altars > > with a 3 foot > > stone Ganesha and a 4 foot Durga along with Vishnu, Lakshmi and > other > > deities." If I were a kid, that would be the last thing I would > want > > to face every day. It sounds almost frightening. Why not a > couple of > > stone dragons with moving eyes to complete the Haunted Vedic > Mansion > > look? > > > > Sal > > > > On Apr 13, 2005, at 10:49 PM, lurkernomore20002000 wrote: > > > > > .S. I've got three young kids of my own. Maybe that's why the > last > > > thing I want hear is about other little kids > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
