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re: What are your feelings on teaching kids about Santa; is it a good idea, yay/nay?
Posted on 12/21/24 at 11:16 am to GreenRockTiger
Posted on 12/21/24 at 11:16 am to GreenRockTiger
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But he will not tell her there is no Santa. And the other siblings, my husband and I thought for sure he would
My oldest sibling loves to tell the story about how he felt so smart and awesome "adult" when he figured out Santa wasn't real. He goes and tells dad like he discovered a new planet. Dad confirmed it. Then he told him that now that he knows where the gifts come from it's best for his Christmas morning he doesn't ruin it for his younger siblings.
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Posted on 12/21/24 at 11:29 am to kaleidoscoping
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Why can't they do that with God and Jesus? The Santa thing is sac-religious. If you lie to them and tell them about Santa why would they believe you when you told them about God and creation?
I have never seen any evidence of children not believing in God and Jesus after knowing about Santa.
Look around at all the adult people who have Christmas decorations, Santas and Nativity scenes in their yards.
Posted on 12/21/24 at 11:31 am to Gris Gris
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I have never seen any evidence of children not believing in God and Jesus after knowing about Santa.
I'm not getting this argument at all either.
Posted on 12/21/24 at 11:39 am to HagaDaga
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I'm not getting this argument at all either.
I guess those kids will have no Easter Bunny either or they wouldn't believe Jesus rose from the dead if they believed at all.
Posted on 12/21/24 at 11:47 am to Gris Gris
true. The people complaining about it seem to want to be good Christians. My parents were/are, and they somehow were able to help us separate the 2.
Like many said it's a fun part of being a child, and learn how to teach them separately. The negative ones on this will do more harm I would think as when their children grow up they don't have those memories and pictures.
Posted on 12/21/24 at 12:04 pm to Mike da Tigah
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can now see a lot of things that have me second guessing this as an acceptable practice in trust issues, a heavy emphasis on commercialism, conflicting message with faith, etc, and I don’t necessarily think anyone actually verbalizes it, but has it planted seeds of distrust just as well
Jesus, what a morbid take.
Parents tell kids all kind of bullshite for various reasons that are beneficial to the kid. It's kind of necessary.
I'd be the opposite if my parents chose to tell me the truth at a young age. Why take that magical time away from me? Knowing the real world kind of sucks, it's nice to be innocent as long as reasonably possible.
Posted on 12/21/24 at 12:14 pm to Mike da Tigah
Absolutely kids should have Santa.
Now this Elf on the Shelf bullshite isn’t coming into my house. It’s just a ploy by the Deep State to desensitize the next generation to in house spying.
Now this Elf on the Shelf bullshite isn’t coming into my house. It’s just a ploy by the Deep State to desensitize the next generation to in house spying.
Posted on 12/21/24 at 12:16 pm to HagaDaga
Unlike Jesus, Santa has to actually perform magic in the real world to uphold his status. It’s harder to maintain the myth.
Posted on 12/21/24 at 12:21 pm to Mike da Tigah
My kids know by now. But we still do Santa. We still write letters to Santa. We carry on the magic for the younger cousins.
Woe be to the Santa spoiler. And those who don't write Santa might not get Santa gifts
Woe be to the Santa spoiler. And those who don't write Santa might not get Santa gifts
Posted on 12/21/24 at 12:24 pm to Mike da Tigah
We don't tell our kids that Santa brings them presents and use Santa as a mechanism for behavior modification.
We don't hide him as a character like any other character either.
Your kids will appreciate the gifts from their parents and the bond that develops from gifting more than they will from some magical figure
We don't hide him as a character like any other character either.
Your kids will appreciate the gifts from their parents and the bond that develops from gifting more than they will from some magical figure
This post was edited on 12/21/24 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 12/21/24 at 12:25 pm to Mike da Tigah
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without any adverse effects
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by Mike da Tigah
The fact checkers have found this is a lie
Posted on 12/21/24 at 12:29 pm to Mike da Tigah
quote:people talk about this all the time lol
and I don’t necessarily think anyone actually verbalizes it, but has it planted seeds of distrust just as well, especially in parents who’s children obviously rely upon them to always tell them the truth
This is what most of your threads are though
Posted on 12/21/24 at 12:33 pm to Mike da Tigah
I’m good with Santa. I hate that little fricking elf on the shelf
Posted on 12/21/24 at 12:39 pm to Gris Gris
Sure, they can have Santa and the Easter bunny but I'll probably treat it the same way as the characters in a fiction book/movie like LOTR. It doesn't mean they can't still enjoy those things.
This post was edited on 12/21/24 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 12/21/24 at 12:47 pm to Mike da Tigah
To this day (late 30s) I still believe, but that belief also changes over time.
Posted on 12/21/24 at 12:54 pm to Mike da Tigah
Here’s the truth
Santa is real and it’s us
Santa is real and it’s us
Posted on 12/21/24 at 12:59 pm to Mike da Tigah
Do you have blue hair?
I’ve never known anyone who had negative impacts from believing in Santa besides being a little disappointed for a day when they found out.
I’ve never known anyone who had negative impacts from believing in Santa besides being a little disappointed for a day when they found out.
Posted on 12/21/24 at 1:05 pm to Mike da Tigah
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Growing up, we were all taught the Santa myth without any adverse effects, or so I thought for most of my life, but I have also wondered if that was actually the right thing to do to kids. I can now see a lot of things that have me second guessing this as an acceptable practice in trust issues, a heavy emphasis on commercialism, conflicting message with faith, etc, and I don’t necessarily think anyone actually verbalizes it, but has it planted seeds of distrust just as well, especially in parents who’s children obviously rely upon them to always tell them the truth.
Let them have Santa man! I think you’re thinking wayyy to much into this.
Don’t feed them tofu either….
Posted on 12/21/24 at 1:56 pm to Mike da Tigah
If you ask anyone if they want to hear the truth, they will universally say yes. That applies to kids as well. Somehow we equate tricking kids with the magic of Christmas, innocence, and “letting them be kids.” Santa is done because adults like the game. If it’s for the kids, why does every kid feel betrayed when they find out Santa isn’t real?
Posted on 12/21/24 at 2:54 pm to Mike da Tigah
In our house you gotta believe to receive, and that goes for the adults. Who wants to be a stick in the mud on Christmas anyway?
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