I have a bad habit of telling kids that Santa Clause was killed by a 747. When parents hear me tell this to children, they get REAL upset and say I shouldn't lie about that. I think to myself, Boy that is the pot calling the kettle black because isn't it a lie to tell kids that Santa Clause is real???
2006-09-22 18:30:27 · 48 answers · asked by Joshua C 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Why oh why should I give credit to a ficticous ?person? for buying my kids anything with my hard earned money???
2006-09-22 18:33:58 · update #1
Let them enjoy it. And even if you do decide not to ALLOW your children the JOY of believing in something fantastical -- what makes you think you have the right to try to steal that from other children? If I were someone's parent, I'd smack you in the face with my purse (once my child was safely looking the other way at a toy or something). You sound like quite the Scroogy Ol Grinch!!
I do believe it's silly not to let your child be a CHILD. But that's your choice, however poor it may be. But yes, you ARE WRONG for telling OTHER CHILDREN who are not yours the same thing... or something even more cruel, that he was killed in an accident. What the ... is wrong with you??
P.S. The above person is correct. Santa Claus was actually derived from a person who did exist. His name was Saint Nicholas. (My little brother is named after him...)
2006-09-24 13:56:58 · answer #1 · answered by Holly 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I don't really agree with the violent death of Santa. I do agree a 100% about lying to kids about Santa. Tell them that it is a fictitious character they will accept it the same way they accept that Scooby-doo isn't a real dog that talks etc...
Let them color the santas, elves, etc...
Let them watch the holdiay shows.
Let them know that they are loved and that you are the one who is buying the gifts and then they will learn appreciation.
Once my son saw a child sitting on a "Santa" in the store and he said, "mommy! Why are they sitting on a stranger's lap?".
Parents lying to their children breaks their trust and teaches them its okay to lie if it makes the other person feel good. It is the reason so many become so upset when they hear the truth from other children. They don't want to doubt what the people they trust most have told them. It ultimately undermines the parents authority. What happens when the kid doesn't get the unrealistic and far to expensive gift ...He will think he wasn't worthy and that he wasn't good enough. On Christmas I want my child to know that he is special and deserving and alot of love an thought went into the gift.
2006-09-25 07:23:29 · answer #2 · answered by GrnApl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you're a child there's so much magic in the world. Do you really want to take that away from kids? Look at the state of our adult world; really messy.
When Christmas comes around I think back to my Santa Clause times and I still feel some of the magic, which I share with my own and other kids. Didn't you believe in Santa when you were a child? Or have you forgot? Try to remember!
Coincidentally, I 'fessed-up to my 13 year old daughter 2 days ago. Of course she knew, but a little part of her still wanted to believe. With tears in our eyes we hugged, declared our grief and agreed to keep it going 1 more year for her younger sister. (We're very serious about Christmas and our Santa Clause!)
My daughter doesn't think I was wrong to have her believe in Santa, just like I didn't think my mom was wrong for letting me have that 'Christmas Magic'.
As for Santa Clause being killed by a 747, are you kidding? That could never happen with a nose like Rudolph's!
2006-09-22 19:22:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
May I suggest not lying to them about the 747 and do a real search to see if he is real or fictitious character and then come up with an answer so you won't be lying and as for that 60 year dude Santa Claus is not real so it isn't the same as telling kids Jesus exist or don't exist unless of course Santa Nick is your God which also a nickname for the devil:Scratch, Patch, and Nick
You are old enough to know that one huh bub
2006-09-26 05:15:23 · answer #4 · answered by trueexposure 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of telling your children that Santa Clause was killed by a 747. You should just say that you are Santa Claue because it is the truth.
2006-09-23 13:03:42 · answer #5 · answered by the_kid21186 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To tell all of you the truth, if you actually look into history or watch TV at Christmas time you would find out there yes there is a Santa Clause. Hundreds of years ago, there was a man named Nicholas, he was a very good man, he was rich and yet gave his money to those who needed it more, he was a Catholic man. In Holland they call him Sinter Klause, and when they made it to America, St. Nick became Santa Clause. He did exist and if there are good people out there who still give from their hearts, then YES there is a Santa Clause...
2006-09-23 17:03:14 · answer #6 · answered by butterfly_261 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do what I did when I broke the news to my ex's 3 daughters. Ages 3,5 and 7. I got a stuffed Santa, a few stuffed deer, some busted up boards, some rope, a bunch of empty beer cans and a whiskey bottle. I hung Santa with the whiskey bottle wired to his hand, by his feet from the tree in the front yard, along with 2 of the deer, the other deer I left on the ground. I scattered the wood and the beer cans all around. Then draped the rope all over the entire scene.It was Christmas eve 1987. In the morning I woke the girls up, took them outside to view the scene and explained to them the hazards of drinking and driving. Santa was a bad man and paid the ultimate price for his evil ways. Not only did I not have to buy any presents but the girls learned a valuable lesson. Never drink and sled.
2006-09-22 18:44:44 · answer #7 · answered by Justa_Honay_Guy 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, you are very wrong, and you know it. Sure Santa is a myth, but you don't make up another just to try and dispell the original one. And, death by a 747 is probably not the most politically correct excuse you could come up with, post 9/11. As with any fairy tell, tell them that it's real if they "want" it to be real. Leave it up to their own imagination.
2006-09-26 17:58:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We always told our kids that Santa was not real. We played into it a bit, but they knew the truth. I would rather them believe the gifts came from God (which they did) than from some imaginary man. I wanted to give God the credit where it was due. My kids are fine and still had fun and games with it. I just had to tell them not to tell other kids that because some kids parents want them to believe it.
2006-09-22 18:41:33 · answer #9 · answered by gracefully_saved 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please let children enjoy believing while they are young. It does not harm them to experience the thrill and antisipation of Santa Clause coming on Christmas eve. They will find out soon enough and someday they will play Santa Clause with their children. To the person who doesn't want Santa Clause to have credit for they gifts they buy for their children. Are you buying them to get credit, or to please your child. They will get a thrill on Christmas morning when they find their gifts under the CHRISTMAS TREE. They really won't be thinking "gee Santa brought me gifts and Mom and Dad didn't". They will know the truth when they get older and will think they must have loved me to go to all that trouble to surprise me.
Merry Christmas from Santa
2006-09-22 22:36:37 · answer #10 · answered by Donald S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋