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Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:34 am to Pecker
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Telling children that Santa is not real is negatively affecting children? Tell me more
Causation and correlation. Telling your kids Santa is a fraud isn't a problem, but it can be a symptom.
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Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:34 am to Pecker
It’s not really geared to the kids behaving. It’s just something fun to get the kids in the Christmas spirit.
You both sound like shitty rents.
You both sound like shitty rents.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:34 am to Pecker
So this women and her husband think they are better than others because they deprive their kids the magic of Christmas?
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:36 am to Jake88
This guy Adam I went to school with lost his job a few months before Christmas. Knowing he couldn't get gifts, he did the next best thing. Converted to Jehoviah's Wittness. No more Christmas or Birthday gifts ever.
He don't even believe what so ever.
He don't even believe what so ever.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:36 am to Pecker
I'll never do elf on a shelf because I think it's social conditioning to big brother, but Santa is cool for a couple of years.
This article would be way better if the writer wasn't so stuck up their own arse.
This article would be way better if the writer wasn't so stuck up their own arse.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:38 am to slackster
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Telling your kids Santa is a fraud isn't a problem, but it can be a symptom.
Symptom of what? Wanting your children to believe in things that are real?
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:39 am to msu202020
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So this women and her husband think they are better than others because they deprive their kids the magic of Christmas?
The fact that you think santa is the "magic of Christmas" is precisely the problem
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:39 am to Pecker
The fun is the expectation of Santa and everything that goes with it. I loved it as a kid and my kids love it now.
Laziness because in the story you posted the author makes it sound like it's a big deal move the elf.
Does a parent need credit for every gift? Can't some come from Santa? If they need credit for all it's sad.
Rebelling? You know exactly what I'm talking about.
Laziness because in the story you posted the author makes it sound like it's a big deal move the elf.
Does a parent need credit for every gift? Can't some come from Santa? If they need credit for all it's sad.
Rebelling? You know exactly what I'm talking about.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:40 am to msu202020
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So this women and her husband think they are better than others because they deprive their kids the magic of Christmas?
Just curious, but to you or others here, do you feel the need to make Christmas a consumerism competition? I certainly know some EOTS parents who do.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:41 am to Salmon
God is also likely on the list
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:42 am to Salmon
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Yeah. We have fun. Thanks
Lame fun is lame but to each his own
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:43 am to Pecker
What a joyless frick you must be.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:43 am to Pecker
#in Santa Claus
#out month long moving an elf
#out month long moving an elf
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:44 am to Jake88
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simply miss out on some fun because the parents are lazy, or crave credit for the gifts or are simply still rebelling.
My younger brother and his wife were these kind of parents. Santa would bring some dinky stuff to their kid, but all of the best gifts were from mom and dad. It was confusing for the child because he'd go to his cousin's houses and see that Santa had brought them bicycles, guitars, drum sets, basketball goals and play structures; meanwhile at his house, Santa left a book of lifesavers and a fricking puzzle.
How low is your self esteem when you feel the need to compete with Santa Claus? You can always tell the child when he's older, and better appreciates the value of a dollar, that mom and dad sacrificed to make sure he had a happy Christmas.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:46 am to Pecker
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Symptom of what? Wanting your children to believe in things that are real?
All I've got is anecdotal evidence, but the people I know who actively tell their kids Santa is fake tend to have other alternative parenting skills too. Their kids are a tad socially awkward so far.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:46 am to Pecker
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The fact that you think santa is the "magic of Christmas" is precisely the problem
How shitty was your childhood that you question that? It does explain a lot of your views on parenthood though.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:46 am to Pecker
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Harold and his purple crayon
At first i was wondering who wrote this stupid article, then i realized it was KB... didn’t realize she was married though
Also, there are some fricking selfish people in this thread (I’m guessing that 95% of the people who are against ‘santa’ don’t have children)
Why do i need credit from my 3 year old for buying him presents? He doesn’t understand wtf goes into buying everything, nor do I expect him to.. every other day out of the year that he gets something, he says thank you, so it’s not like we are raising him to be a selfish little bastard... this is just another example of people (adults) trying to make something about themselves
This post was edited on 12/11/17 at 8:51 am
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:47 am to Jake88
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The fun is the expectation of Santa and everything that goes with it. I loved it as a kid and my kids love it now.
Laziness because in the story you posted the author makes it sound like it's a big deal move the elf.
Does a parent need credit for every gift? Can't some come from Santa? If they need credit for all it's sad.
Rebelling? You know exactly what I'm talking about.
Why does Christmas have to be about Santa? Why can't it be about something more substantive? The children are still receiving gifts. The expectation and enjoyment of Christmas is still there - but they would like their children to value Christmas as something more than a myth centered on good behavior in return for toys.
It's laziness to not partake in a silly marketing gimmick of the elf on the shelf? Since when is Christmas about an elf watching your children? Is that what Christmas means to you?
A parent doesn't "need" credit for the gifts. I would think a parent would instill a spirit of thankfulness irrespective of Christmas gifts. But if a child is to be thankful, shouldn't the thankfulness be directed properly? Can you explain what's inherently wrong with that?
I have no idea what you're talking about with "rebelling." I don't think you do either. The parent listed numerous reasons for not promoting Santa as a real figure.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:47 am to SDVTiger
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Lame fun is lame but to each his own
Can you tell me how it is lame? Thanks.
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