How old were they and were they dissapointed?
2006-09-26 12:41:38 · 52 answers · asked by burritosnme 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
I told my kids that Saint Nicholas lived a long time ago and he gave gifts because he loved Jesus...Who is the giver of the best gift, Eternal Life through Jesus! We celebrate the gift of Jesus every Christmas and Santa Claus reminds us about being generous because Jesus was so generous to us.
2006-09-27 01:35:45 · answer #1 · answered by bwlobo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I told them I buy all these things for you because I love you and I am able to. And because we didn't celebrate Christmas when I was little.
I totally hated the SANTA story. When we would get back from what used to be called Christmas break, (before we got all technical and political correctness stuff going on)We would have like a show and tell without bringing things, just an all out brag festival about what everyone received from SANTA. I was lucky enough that the PTA donated apples and oranges, ping pong paddle and jacks with a box of colors and a coloring book. I am grateful for the PTA ladies. My mother did not believe in celebrating anything. So I always wondered why he overlooked our house we were good kids. I told my kids I bought everything for them no sense in telling them Santa brought it to them I WANT ALL THE CREDIT for what I do. I mean come on what is the point of all those lies, then they will not believe you, then there is the tooth fairy and Easter bunny and fairy dust for dreams. Lets put a stop to all the lies.
Fantasy world is what is being created then they grow up with all kids of problems. I think it is because they are lied to. I turned out OK even though I never received a visit from SANTA. I buy my own toys now, whether I'm good or bad.
2006-09-26 12:59:36 · answer #2 · answered by curious me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I don't have kids. But *I* asked my parents on my own when I was about 9 years old (because some cruel kid at school had been teasing me). They told me at that point that Santa Clause was real and not to worry about those kids.
Some people may think that's a bad thing, but I'm glad they chose to do it that way. They could see on my face that I *wanted* to believe in Santa and I wasn't READY to stop yet. They knew I would resolve myself to his non-existence when the time was right.
Age 11 was the last year for me. And I wouldn't change a bit of it.
As far as dealing with the kids, they told me that I should keep that love and magic in my heart and it would show without me ever saying a word. They also said that Santa wouldn't mind if I didn't stick up for him. He'd been around a long time, so he would understand. =)
2006-09-26 16:15:44 · answer #3 · answered by Holly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For such a jolly old soul, Santa really seems to be caught up in a lot of controversy.
My husband and I decided we wouldn't promote the whole Santa thing with our daughter. But we also decided we didn't want our daughter being the brat who wrecks everyone else's holiday. So we haven't said anything about the Big Man, but our daughter has just picked up on it from friends and TV. We focus on Jesus's birth and the religious aspect and let her think her Santa thing. When the time comes when she asks a direct question we'll tell her the truth.
One friend told us his daughter came to him and asked if Santa was real on Christmas Eve. He said no, she said Oh, and the next morning was having just a ball with the other kids, so excited that Santa came, and never mentioned it again.
Merry merry!
2006-09-27 08:34:14 · answer #4 · answered by S V S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My three kids are still young and my husband and I have agreed that when they ask then we'll tell them, but for now just enjoy the innocence of being a child. My kids will still be innocent until some one messes it up and we'll deal with it.
I figured out on my own when I was about 9 when I saw that the presents from my mom and Santa had the same handwriting. LOL My mom never fessed up but I didn't write a letter to Santa again either.
2006-09-27 03:53:39 · answer #5 · answered by Alicia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My two daughters found out there was no Santa once they went to school from other children. It's a shame that some kids find out at such a young age and spoil it for others. I told my kids that if they didn't believe they would not get prezzies...I was trying to keep them from growing up to quickly. These days some kids do not have a childhood with dreams, beliefs and fantasy's.... just heartache and disappointments.
2006-09-26 12:57:37 · answer #6 · answered by bluerivergypsy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my children have always known. I am not a big celebrator of Christmas as I would rather enjoy the feasts of God than the traditions of man, but most of my family celebrates Christmas and we do enjoy it with them as not to alienate them- it is a time of family togetherness. To my kids, Santa has always been a cartoon character, not real, but not 'banned' or evil either. Just a silly character someone created , like frosty hte snowman or fred flintstone- they know where their gifts come from and they have never had a complaint.
My daughter was shocked that at least half of the 5th graders she knew still believed Santa was real
2006-09-26 12:47:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No we did not tell them....I think around the age of 8 they started to think that maybe there was no Santa. Soooo....that Xmas I went on the roof and made Paw prints in the snow....then I took some hair from a deer hide I had a placed some of it beside the plate that they would leave with carrots on it for the reindeer....bought me a few more years LOL
2006-09-26 12:46:28 · answer #8 · answered by oldman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was actually the kid that told my older cousins that there was no Santa. I was 5 and my cousin and I were playing and found all of our presents that were signed Santa. The only thing I remember from that Christmas was getting my 5 year-old butt kicked from 4 of my cousins.
2006-09-27 06:23:40 · answer #9 · answered by LJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My older son figured it out on his own at age 8. He was OK with no Santa. My younger son still believed and my husband let it slip. My son was devastated. He was 8. On the heels of that revelation came the realization that if there was no Santa, then there was no tooth fairy or Easter Bunny either.
2006-09-26 13:11:05 · answer #10 · answered by celticwoman777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋