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re: As parents, do you allow your children to believe in Santa Claus?
Posted on 12/4/17 at 11:40 am to HeyHeyHogsAllTheWay
Posted on 12/4/17 at 11:40 am to HeyHeyHogsAllTheWay
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Posted on 12/4/17 at 11:42 am to ThuperThumpin
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some people refuse to celebrate Santa because they see it as a lie to their kids
Those motherfrickers just want to get all the credit and praise from the gifts all being from them.
I can only recall one time where we got a gift that was actually labeled as being from my parents (and it was just because they gave it to us before Christmas), but I knew tons of friends who got a few trinkets from "Santa" and the rest was labeled as being from mom and dad. So self serving IMO.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 11:44 am to LouisianaLady
Posted on 12/4/17 at 11:47 am to HeyHeyHogsAllTheWay
strange moral code you have there
Posted on 12/4/17 at 11:48 am to Winston Cup
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strange moral code you have there
This world is tough enough , no reason to ruin something that is magical for kids just to be an a-hole.
And that is all telling kids there is no Santa is, being an a-hole. You that have said no to the OP are assholes, deal with it.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 11:55 am to lsucoonass
A parent that doesn't allow children to enjoy childhood fantasy is a shitty human being
This post was edited on 12/4/17 at 11:59 am
Posted on 12/4/17 at 11:57 am to Collegedropout
Don't be that guy.
Santa Claus is the least pagan thing about Christmas.
He's the acts Saint Nicholas mixed with the personification of the English folklore's Father Christmas.
The whole Odin thing mixed in is relatively new and not really true.
I mean the yule, Saturnalia, the tree, all the way pagan.
Santa Claus is the least pagan thing about Christmas.
He's the acts Saint Nicholas mixed with the personification of the English folklore's Father Christmas.
The whole Odin thing mixed in is relatively new and not really true.
I mean the yule, Saturnalia, the tree, all the way pagan.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 1:10 pm to Will Cover
My sister-in-law and her husband have 5 kids and never let them believe. In their twisted mind they think that when they find out Santa isn't real they will think the same thing about Jesus. 
Posted on 12/4/17 at 1:13 pm to Will Cover
My son just turned three and already asked if his Elf on a Shelf is real.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 1:14 pm to Bmath
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My son just turned three and already asked if his Elf on a Shelf is real.
See, I feel like the Elf on a Shelf is risky. Kids know stuffed animals aren't real at a much younger age that they'd figure out Santa wasn't real. So if you do Elf on a Shelf, you might be planting "Santa isn't real" ideas in their heads at a much younger age.
My mom and I were discussing it the other day, and she said she doesn't understand how these people are able to get their kids to believe in the elf. We knew our toys weren't living beings as toddlers.
I remember in kindergarten, we brought our teddy bears for a teddy bear slumber party in the classroom. The next morning, they had "run away" while we were gone. And the whole next day was a hunt to find them. I was barely 5 and I remember thinking these adults were out of their minds telling us something so silly.
This post was edited on 12/4/17 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 12/4/17 at 1:25 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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I don't think I've ever met a person that doesn't let their kid believe in Santa. Didn't even know it was a thing.
I was not allowed to trick or treat and my parents told me Santa was made up. They got involved in a church that the preacher said it was wrong to lie to kids and would sow distrust with the kids. I actually resented not trick or treating the most, because I missed out. The Santa thing was whatever because I still got gifts and was excited no matter who it was from.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 1:32 pm to LouisianaLady
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See, I feel like the Elf on a Shelf is risky. Kids know stuffed animals aren't real at a much younger age that they'd figure out Santa wasn't real. So if you do Elf on a Shelf, you might be planting "Santa isn't real" ideas in their heads at a much younger age.
Yep - that's why our elf is never actually seen - the kids only saw what ever treat he brought or whatever he messed up. I would get all mad about some mess he (me) made in the middle of the night and my kids loved it!! My daughters are 17 and my son is in college and that elf still lurks around - all of the family is in on it now. The kids actually use him to prank each other. There's a constant refrain of maybe the elf took it when someone can't find something - which is always.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 1:33 pm to Will Cover
I learned late and it made me question the whole thing.
Leading me to believe the whole thing is a lie.
Leading me to believe the whole thing is a lie.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 1:54 pm to Napoleon
I'm not sure how far I will push the Santa story with my kid. I won't be a dick a make her go tell all the kids in school he is fake, but I don't plan on pushing the story on her. If she asks about it, I will tell her the truth, but tell her not to ruin it for other people.
I do draw the line at elf on the shelf. I don't care if she ruins that for every child on the planet.
I do draw the line at elf on the shelf. I don't care if she ruins that for every child on the planet.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 1:59 pm to Winston Cup
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This post was edited on 9/30/20 at 11:57 pm
Posted on 12/4/17 at 2:15 pm to ZappBrannigan
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The whole Odin thing mixed in is relatively new and not really true.
Not really true? You don't think an old man with a white beard and floppy hat that rides an eight-legged steed and brings presents to children in Norse/Germanic folklore had any influence on the Santa legend?
Posted on 12/4/17 at 2:21 pm to Will Cover
Of course not. No Santa, no Easter Bunny, no Tooth Fairy, no pretend playing football against phantom defenders or throwing to phantom receivers, no ghostmen for baseball games without enough players, no believing in shooting stars that are actually something different, no belief that a McDonald's ice cream machine might actually work this week, or any of that other bullshite. No fiction books allowed in our home either!
Some of you parents are taking this too serious. Then again, I am sure you don't believe in disciplining a child either when it comes time to get serious.
To each his/her own. I am not judging, but Santa is alive and well in my home. Find it hard to believe God will send me to hell or my child will require therapy if they one day find out the Jolly Guy may not be real.
Time will tell, I suppose. I certainly do not claim to be an expert in this thing of parenting.
Some of you parents are taking this too serious. Then again, I am sure you don't believe in disciplining a child either when it comes time to get serious.
To each his/her own. I am not judging, but Santa is alive and well in my home. Find it hard to believe God will send me to hell or my child will require therapy if they one day find out the Jolly Guy may not be real.
Time will tell, I suppose. I certainly do not claim to be an expert in this thing of parenting.
This post was edited on 12/4/17 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 12/4/17 at 2:39 pm to Mo Jeaux
Not particularly, Odin had already progressed from trickster God who tested the kindness of strangers to a war god.
There's a good deal of what could have influenced Father Christmas since England was a big cross polination of Anglo, Celt, Welsh, Norman, French, Saxon and Germanic influences at the time.
But he was just a guy that called the people to feast and drink and celebrate the birth of Jesus. Later on St Nicolas got pasted on to it.
There's a good deal of what could have influenced Father Christmas since England was a big cross polination of Anglo, Celt, Welsh, Norman, French, Saxon and Germanic influences at the time.
But he was just a guy that called the people to feast and drink and celebrate the birth of Jesus. Later on St Nicolas got pasted on to it.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 2:41 pm to Will Cover
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As parents, do you allow your children to believe in Santa Claus?
Are we talking about black santa or white santa?
Posted on 12/4/17 at 2:49 pm to Will Cover
How many of these Santa threads do we need?
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