is it better to tell children that there is no santa, or should we just let them "dream" and then finally find out from somebody else that santa doesn't exist?
2006-12-15 08:21:22 · 36 answers · asked by raingirl 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
What...when...how did this happen?????
2006-12-15 08:22:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No I wasn't disappointed. Santa, to me, is just something that gets you into the holiday spirit. I did believe in him once, but when I figured it out, it is not like I was mad, because Christmas means so much more to me than whether or not is Santa is real.
I don't see a problem in telling your kids that Santa exists. It makes them excited about the holidays and it puts them in good spirits. Hopefully once they figure it out they won't go wacko, but instead, by that time they will have "mastered" the holiday spirit and will be able to enjoy the holidays from then on.
2006-12-15 08:27:24 · answer #2 · answered by sweetpanther08 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll admit as a child I was disappointed when I found out that there was no "Santa", but also it didnt bother me much because I still got gifts. Whenever I give a gift now...I sign it Santa-even the ones for the adults. The "thought" of Santa is still special.
2006-12-15 08:26:16 · answer #3 · answered by Renee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well..
the way I found out was;
I had been hearing that there was no Santa Clause for awhile so finally,i got tired of it,and asked my mom for the truth,she then told me that Santa Clause was real in our hearts,but as for a big fat guy in a suit coming down our chimney,that was a no. soo see if u need to tell someone; just simply say that he is in our hearts.cause he really is, I love Christmas! and still have Santa in my heart =]
but to answer your question;;
it depends..it might be better if the parent tells them..but then again it might be better if they find out on their own..depends on the child =]
2006-12-15 08:27:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wasn't disappointed because I still believe in the spirit of Santa. As, far as what's best to tell ones' children I think that's a very personal , subjective decision . I let my daughter find out on her own...now we both still believe together !
2006-12-15 09:17:05 · answer #5 · answered by Brains & Beauty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its much better to let them "dream." Some of my favorite Christmas memories were waiting up for Santa and the magic that he brought.
It was disapointing to find out there was no Santa, but by then I kind of figured it out just cause of the logistics of it.
2006-12-15 08:41:19 · answer #6 · answered by Tommy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my parents went to elaborate lengths make Santa real. they hired some guy in a Santa suit to come into my bedroom and scare the crap out of me, my dad would get up on the roof and stomp around, they'd leave strands of long white hair on my stocking and they'd make "reindeer prints" in the snow outside the house and show them to me all excited.
then one pre Christmas day i came upon one the gifts hidden in the closet with a "Love from Santa" tag on it so Christmas Eve i crept to the top of the stairs and witnessed my parents assembling Santa's presents. i don't think i felt disappointed or angry, just kinda accepting of the facts and maybe felt a deeper understanding of my parent's love for me. for years thereafter i pretended i still believed in Santa since my parents seemed to have so much fun maintaining the fantasy.
2006-12-15 08:31:02 · answer #7 · answered by nebtet 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's good to know Santa doesn't exist, because it'd be pretty creepy thinking there's a fat white man in a red suit flying around in the sky with reindeers in the middle of the night on Christmas Eve.
2006-12-15 08:30:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I was immensely dissappointed. I don't plan on teaching my son about Santa, but plan to teach him the stories about Santa. But it is more important to me that he is a good boy year round for a Father in the sky than for a fictional character. It is very contradictory for Christians to lie to their kids about santa, then tell them not to lie. Tradition yeah sure, but I can't stand that in the month of December parents say, "You know who's watching!? U don't want coal for Christmas do u?" I would rather teach him that it is the most important goal in life to be good every day.:o] But to each his own. I won't ruin any ideas for others.
2006-12-15 08:25:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I was when my folks told me that they were santa because that was something that I always wanted to believe in, but I now get to play Santa for my dog.
2006-12-15 09:43:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never did think there was a Santa Claus. I was a smart kid and always wondered how 1 man can go around the world in a day, taking time to put everything so neatly under the tree. Plus he was a heavy guy and he was supposed to get through the chimney. I was never fooled.
2006-12-15 08:23:45 · answer #11 · answered by teh @nn0y3d kItteh (^_^) 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋