A letter from a 3rd grade teacher sent home to pagan parents:
-- by Ld Obyron Irondrake, 8/18/99
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 that her Art Class
is in an hour and to please refrain from doing any drawing
until then.
And speaking of Art Class, whenever she draws a night sky,
she insists on drawing 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
freewill, 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.