It is unfortunate that Roan, my Jewish son, is obsessed with The Polar Express, a story about a train that takes children to the North Pole to meet Santa.
It is even more unfortunate that when he talks about it at his Jewish preschool, which is pretty much all the time, he pronounces it so that it sounds like "The Polar SS." I have had several parents ask me what the Polar SS is all about, because their children are talking about it, and they heard about it from Roan. Last week alone five Jewish women asked me to explain the Polar SS.
"It's the not the SS," I say, "that's just how Roan says the word "express."" And the moms or teachers are relieved.
"It's this great story of a train ride," I explain, "about a bunch of kids who take this crazy midnight express train to the North Pole." The moms and teachers seem interested. "And then they, um, you know, meet Santa Claus," I say. The moms and teachers look concerned all over again.
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