Its not even December yet and my daughter has told me that so and so told her "there's no such thing as Santa, its just your parents". I choose for my kids to experience Santa. I feel if you choose not to, you should tell your kids not to say anything. Its really a personal decision and it annoys me so much! Same goes with the tooth fairy! My daughter hasnt even lost a tooth yet, and already someone has spoiled it for her.
Childhood is magical in my opinion. And for all those who will say "you shouldnt lie to your kids blah blah" yes Ive heard this argument - so dont even bother. I dont tell your kids to believe in Santa - you shouldnt tell mine not to! Phew! Enough already. Comments?
2006-11-22 14:35:23 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
its all about having hope and a "good" kind of faith in the unknown-- for a kid believe that there is such a thing as random goodness out there in this cold, cruel, world, - fosters a desire in them to someday pass on that wonderful surprised feeling they have experienced...people who want to consider themselves intellectually superior to everyone else are the jerks who take pleasure in destroying the natural wonderment of children..its their selfish way of stealing these things away to make themselves appear to be "enlightened" parents....You can still give back what they've stolen- just use your imagination!!
2006-11-22 14:58:43 · answer #1 · answered by paradigm 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well it's because some parents, me included, can't handle lying too their kids for too long and then it's up to the individual parent to either reinforce the issue of a true santa or come up with a reason for the lie.
with the issue of the tooth fairy and santa it's pretty easy to tell your kids about them with out actually lying or not really anyway, like because you see alot of santas in one day a easy explanation can be that santa has a santa school and he teaches wanna be santas how to interact with his kids.
With the tooth fairy my daugther only just lost her tooth and had already been told that there was no such thing so i had to pretend to send an email to prove that she was real.
Just be very inventive and it will be easier on you when it's time to reaffirm your standing on this matter
Good luck.
2006-11-22 15:39:15 · answer #2 · answered by mysticpsyk 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately even if parents tell their kids not to say anything, they very often will still tell their friends. It's really hard for young kids to keep a secret, especially if it's something big like that....they think it makes them look more grown up to know something so important so they spread it around.
I told my kids that if Santa wasn't real then Santa couldn't visit them on Christmas Eve. Didn't hear much about it after that.
2006-11-22 14:44:26 · answer #3 · answered by redhairedgirl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you and I am lucky to have an 8 year old that believes. Thankfully she thinks the kids that say otherwise don't know what they are talking about!
I don't know why parents would even tell their children that Santa does not exist. Santa does exist...in one way or another.
2006-11-22 21:07:38 · answer #4 · answered by KathyS 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
while the baby is sufficiently previous to ask, then that's time. of course, you with the aid of fact the parent are the superb choose as to if the baby incredibly needs to nicely known the actuality or only needs affirmation that Santa is genuine. My son is 10. He stopped believing while he became into 6 or 7 or so.
2016-10-04 06:44:09 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok everyone is gonna think I'm weird, I still almost believe in Santa. I see Santa on Christmas morning when the kids see all the presents for the first time. The light in their eyes almost melts the heart. That is MY Santa!
2006-11-22 16:22:12 · answer #6 · answered by theprincessdanie 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I completely agree with you, and I remember hearing people tell me this when I was younger. I didn't believe them at first, but then it started bothering me, so I asked my mother. Of coures, she couldn't ruin the magic for me (I was about 6 or 7 when I started hearing these "rumors" of santa's nonexistence. I took that to hear then and I feel I liked it better that way. I am now 18, but every year my siblings and I still receive gifts from Santa, and my mother will not admit to anyone that santa is not real. I agree with your feelings, although I don't think it is entirely the parents' fault. The children who now know santa doesnt exist probably feel a loss or void in their life, and they seek to fill it by spreading the news, as it occupies time to do so and they can talk about different reactions to this news.
2006-11-22 14:53:31 · answer #7 · answered by americanmimeboy 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You mean hes not real sniffle sniffle lmao just kidding! Well you cant do anything to stop it and the reason parents do that is to spoil the fun for their kids and others. I found out when I was 5 years old parents shouldnt of hid the presents in the closet lol!
2006-11-22 15:51:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look...these kids nowadays are extremely smart. Futhermore, they know the difference who is santa and who is the tooth fairy thats different. As far as Santa is concerned Christmas is so commercialized people forgot the meaning. And it sure isnt getting gifts. If your going to teach children something teach them the meaning of the holiday not the commercial version. And above all teach them where santa came from...his history of where he origins from!
2006-11-22 14:46:12 · answer #9 · answered by inquistive275 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I HATE PEOPLE WHO DO THAT! You know there only young for so long and soon they will be locked on there rooms with the music blaring! I would tell your daughter that belief is someting know one can take away and if she believes in Santa then HEY he must be real right? Tell her about a time when you were young and were visited by Santa.(You know that is the same way I found out about Santa in 1st grade and I cried for 2 days!)
2006-11-22 14:50:09 · answer #10 · answered by Kellie R 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋