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myLot reputation of 77/100. luvandpower (907)   ranked 83 out of 1,126 in christmas1 year ago

I don't know if there is already a post about this up or not, and if there is sorry, but here is the question. Do you tell your children about Santa Claus? If so why? If not why not? What do you think is an appropriate age to tell them the truth? Do you feel guilty when you do tell them that there isn't one? Do you feel guilty when you lie and tell them all about Santa Claus?

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 93/100. Druscilla34 (11144)   ranked 250 out of 1,126 in christmas   1 year ago

I don't have any children, but I've told my dogs about Santa. They're pretty excited about it...ha ha


myLot reputation of 77/100. luvandpower (907)   ranked 83 out of 1,126 in christmas  1 year ago

ha ha! Well I guess a dog can be considered your children also. In that case, how old will they be when you tell them the truth ha ha!

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2. myLot reputation of 93/100. aprilsue00 (1764)   ranked 554 out of 1,126 in christmas   1 year ago

I tell my chilren about Santa Claus. I believe that it gives them hope. My oldest son is seven and I think that he still believes in Santa Claus. I am not sure what a good age would be to tell them that Santa is not real. I guess I will just let them figure that out on their own.


myLot reputation of 77/100. luvandpower (907)   ranked 83 out of 1,126 in christmas  1 year ago

Just think about all the various emotions that can happen if they find out on their own. Let me tell you what happened to me before you jump to conclusions ok?

I was five when I found out he wasn't real, I felt betrayed, like I could never trust my parents ever again. For a while, I didn't. it took a while for my parents to actually regain my trust.

But besides that little segment, I fully agree it gives hope and it also gives them something to look after to behave and to know that there is someone there that is nice in the world enough to do such a thing.

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3. myLot reputation of 91/100. rocketj1 (2217)   ranked 25 out of 1,126 in christmas   1 year ago

We have tried to stress from the very beginning the religious aspect of Christmas. Having said that, we also believe in having fun. So that's exactly what we have told our children. Santa is a fun pretend guy. He's not real but he's like a fun story. We like to hear stories about him and sing about him but all the time we know that he is not real. We've told them also that there are other children whose parents believe in pretending a little bit more than we do and that we should not spoil the fun of other kids by telling them the truth. There was no guilt on my part for making things up and there was no trauma for my kids for finding things out either. It's worked out well for everyone involved. thumbup


myLot reputation of 77/100. luvandpower (907)   ranked 83 out of 1,126 in christmas  1 year ago

wow! yea, i fully agree with that method, the only downfall I can see is " slip of the tongue" from a child...that should go over well:p

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but yea honestly i like that idea, and approach. it would not leave any guilty because it is the truth, and you should talk about the christian aspect from teh very begining! amen!

luvandpower

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