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I told my kids the truth when they asked. In fact, with my oldest, it was presented as fantasy from the beginning. My youngest believed until she was about 7 or 8 at which point she decided that IF santa were real, he would have given her and her sister coal by then
Bahahahahaha. Sounds like my childhood.
Why not share the story. Also the stories and imagination. Imagination is a great thing to cultivate in a young mind.
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Sadly (depending on how you see it) fewer kids will probably have that fantasy about Santa these days...kinds are more cynical and worldly these days. I myself never remember fully believing in Santa; I think I half-believed in Santa like I did in fairies and stuff till I was 8 or 9 because I couldn't fully distinguish reality from fantasy (it's amazing when you look back). I still knew, deep down, it wasn't true. I think I figured it was impossible to deliver presents to billions of children in one night on a sleigh pulled by reindeer! lol
Personally, though, I wouldn't tell my kids about Santa as if he was true. How many parents tell their kids the earth is flat?
But more importantly, I don't want some fat old man taking the credit for making my kid's Christmas wishes come true, lol.
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I think children should be allowed to be children for as long as they can. Like I have been telling my kids "you are only a kid for 18 years and if you are lucky you will be an adult for a good 70+ years, so don't be in such a hurry to grow up, you'll be a grown up a lot longer than you'll be a kid."
So do I care that my 12 year old still believes in Santa? (I think she may have figured out that there is no Santa, but is still wanting to hold on to her childhood) The answer is NO!!! I see her as someone who is enjoying every aspect of being a child for as long as she can. I see her as someone who wants to hold on to the magic and believe that there is some good in this world. For if she sees good for as long as she can while she is a child, she will hopefully spread the good as an adult.
I think when the magic is lost at early ages it makes them more likely to be cynical as they age.
No offence, but how a 12 year old can still believe in Santa is beyond me.
My parents "lied" to me about Santa and I'm not scarred by it. One day I just stopped believing and that was that. It was fun keeping the secret a little longer for my little brother's sake. I once had him convinced the Easter Bunny ran our dishwasher. LOL
Santa is fun and magical. Christmas Eve was the best time of the year, with the excitement and anticipation, leaving cookies and carrots out and listening for sleigh bells. It's still with me today and why I love Christmas so much. What's wrong with that? What's wrong with letting kids be kids and believe in magic for a little while? They have the rest of their lives to face this jacked up world we live in.
Oh, and the people so up in arms about lying to kids should get over themselves. My mom once told my brother that my sister was allergic to strawberry twinkies, because she didn't want to hear him whine and beg. When he was bad, she threatened to call the "store man." I'm not a parent, but I realize that sometimes you just do what you've gotta do!
My kids believed in Santa and when kids on the school bus told them there was no Santa, They asked me and I told them that as long as you believe there will be a Santa. They were satisfied and while I am sure they did not believe after that they liked the idea of Santa leaving presents for them.
I am hoping that Santa finds my house this year. LOL
No we never had it growing up so i wouldn't. Then again i most likely will not have kids so that's telling you something.
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Bahahahahaha. Sounds like my childhood.
