********* Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 :001_huh: That's. Uh. Wow. I know my family is considered strange by many, but I PROMISE we allow our kids to eat apples. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 :lol: I'm not trying to be insensitive but that is the SINGLE most RIDICULOUS exchange I've ever heard! O.M.Goodness. Hilarious. :lol: hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I picture this kid having a complete apple themed decor throughout his house when he's an adult. :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I picture this kid having a complete apple themed decor throughout his house when he's an adult. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisperry Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Well, just for kicks I googled "can Christians eat apples" and it seems at least a few other people have wondered..... Crazytoons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Someday, those people are going to do some research and discover the bible really only says "fruit," not what kind, and feel very, very ashamed of all the bananas they've consumed. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleWonders Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Not to take away from the absolutely absurdity of the conversation between child and parents (oh my!), but this thread has me :lol: at every turn. But, um, oh wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4everHis Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 We eat a lot of apples in our family, as in "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" (and then some - LOL). I'm thinking that family would say we were full of sin. :D:D But serious, I've never heard anything like this. :confused::confused: :lol: we're full of 'sin' too then! and we're 'regular' sinners too! I really thought I had heard it all. They seriously thought apples are sin? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinlunachick Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 I'm 99.999999999% sure they were Americans. ROFL about the bananas consumed and apple decor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 No wonder the kid needs therapy. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arghmatey Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Maybe they were combining Adam and Eve with the George Washington story. With a splash of insanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Taking the fruit to be an apple isn't just ignorance, though. Renaissance artists used an apple in their depictions of the Fall as a visual pun (made available by Jerome's Vulgate Bible) on malum, evil, and malum, apple. The idea of an apple was reinforced by the Christological reading of the Song of Solomon ("As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons," etc.) Not trying to rationalize the parents' weird behavior (though I desperately want to believe that they all rehearse this little drama at home and perform it for the benefit of strangers); just saying that the forbidden fruit-apple association has some precedent worthy of the interest of classical homeschoolers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 :confused: This sounds like theater of the absurd, for sure. Weird! Elaine Maybe we should try searching You Tube for something similar. OP, are you sure there wasn't a hidden camera somewhere? I could totally see my dh doing something ridiculous like this in front of strangers just to see the reaction. He's done things before but not quite this insane! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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