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Hunger Games and Easter Egg Hunts

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On a scale of 1 to 10, how wrong is it to allow your child to cheat at a game? I suppose I should add that the game was also taking place IN A CHURCH. Okay, AND it was a game centered around a holiday which celebrates Jesus' defeat over sin.   You've probably heard of it...Easter.   The game of which I speak is none other than the beloved Easter Egg Hunt.  That age old competition between young children dressed to the nines in little pastel colored dresses and miniature suits and ties, while toting around adorable little Easter baskets with fake grass in them.   We've had some unfortunate experiences with egg hunts in the past.   A few years ago we took our kids to a humongous egg hunt (10,000 eggs!) and, after waiting for thirty minutes for the hunt to get a very late start, ended up with ONE lousy Easter egg (which cost us $15),  TWO very unhappy little girls, and one resolute vow to NEVER do that again.  It was a total m...