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I am getting so many great questions from the kids that I am thinking of writing a book where I try to come up with actual answers for these impossible queries. Today Phoebe’s attention turned to Easter and she wanted to know why we had chocolate eggs at Easter. Which is a good question, but also one that is possible to answer with a quick Google.
Phoebe was interested in the Easter bunny and how long she’d been going, and she asked “Was the Easter bunny born the day that Jesus died?” And I really wanted to roll with that. It makes sense that the two myths are part of the same universe and I like the idea of a magic bunny appearing at the exact moment the Messiah died. Or maybe there was a regular rabbit who got hit by Jesus’ wrist blood and that embued her with magic powers that included becoming immortal and getting to shit chocolate.
I enjoyed the accidental sacrilege, but to be honest the myth makers have brought this on themselves. They have to make their fantasy scenarios consistent and they were the ones who tried to tie an egg laying rabbit into the horrible story of a man being crucified. For those unable to suspend their disbelief, just like Jesus himself, the thing is full of holes.
The house remains under a cloud of illness and the kids aren’t allowed out into the world for fear of spreading the pox to the vulnerable - what does that remind me of? (Ernie is so far spot free, though he drew some on with felt tip, like some kind of Beano character). But it’s fun to watch films and play games and not worry about being lazy. I managed to get three hours of writing in somehow and made good strides forward with the book, cutting out some of the more boring/irrelevant ball fact sections and replacing them with stuff about testicular function, which is genuinely fascinating. The more I concentrate on balls, the more impressed I am. They are still pretty mysterious with, for example, no one exactly sure why they hang vulnerably outside our bodies (elephants and birds have higher body temperature than us, but still keep their balls inside). I am very excited about this book. It’s been a real pleasure to get this story down on (virtual) paper.
