Are you allowing your kids to believe? And how long will you carry on the sherades about Santa Clause?
2006-12-18 06:20:46 · 41 answers · asked by Babyface 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Sorry.....Charades. :-0
2006-12-18 06:32:07 · update #1
sorry Santa........Claus. Maybe he'll pay for my next semester in College! LOL!
2006-12-18 06:39:54 · update #2
Never stop believing, there is something so magical and childlike about Santa.
2006-12-18 07:01:32 · answer #1 · answered by babybush 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean there's no Santa Claus????
Seriously, I think the school kids will likely ruin it for your child first. I think age 8 or 9 is normal. But there is absolutely nothing wrong with believing as long as possible. But when they do come to you, it's important to answer it well. I mean, they're going to see it as a big lie, a big joke...wonder what else you're fooling them with. You want to be ready with something along the lines of:
Santa Claus is a mythical figure, that is true...however, what the real Saint Nicholas did for people, especially children, was real and that tradition continues. The way to remember his generousity is to carry on the tradition of giving presents in honor of the holiday, in his name. So, allowing St. Nick to live on by our actions is an honor - in effect, there really IS a Santa Claus...and ihe lives in the hearts of all who celebrate him and this glorious season. You will do the same for your kids and teach them about being Santa for their kids so he lives on forever.
So I guess I wouldn't call it a 'charade'. More of a tradition.
And on that level, I believe in Santa Claus!
2006-12-18 06:30:55 · answer #2 · answered by none 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was about 4 years old when I stopped believing in Santa. I had heard my brothers friends talking and saying there was no santa. On Christmas morning, I was the first one awake, and I didn't know which presents to open. So I went to ask my mother, who was half sleep at the time. She told me which presents to open, and while I was there I asked her if there really was a Santa Claus and she told me no. She was so out of it, to this day she denys ever saying that. I am now 29.
I will tell my son (Age 2) the story of Santa Claus or Father Christmas as he is known in some other countries. But I also intend on teaching him the real meaning of Christmas.
2006-12-18 06:30:56 · answer #3 · answered by Meesh 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I was about 8 years old when I figured out that there wasn't a Santa Claus. But I kept my parents believing that I thought there was a Santa because I thought that if my parents found out that I didn't believe any more, I wouldnt get any presents! I keep the tradition alive with my 4 year old son because it's just so much fun to see them get so excited this time of the year about presents and Santa. But I don't leave out learning about Jesus' birth as it is the reason for the season!
2006-12-18 06:31:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
First of all, it's Charade, not sherades!
Second of all, it's Claus, not Clause!
(Good luck on the school thing.)
Second of all, Santa Claus does exist in each and everyone of us.
Santa Claus is an ideal; given to a thought; arriving at an action.
If you want to believe, then Santa will always be there.
2006-12-18 06:26:00 · answer #5 · answered by timc_fla 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
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2006-12-18 06:22:27 · answer #6 · answered by fjpoblam 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2006-12-18 06:22:40 · answer #7 · answered by Wasabi 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I was 9 when I stopped believing. That is when my parents told me and my brother (who was 7)
I suspected that year, but wasn't sure, so I wrote Santa a note and got a note back in my Dad's handwriting!
Anyway, I was sad, but I realized that there were still plenty of good things about Christmas. All our traditions continued.
I will talk to my son when he starts questioning it. I hope I can keep them believing until they are 7 or 8. Then we'll bring up what Christmas really means. And I will make sure that he keeps quiet about no santa clause until I feel the next one is ready to find out.
2006-12-18 06:36:57 · answer #8 · answered by kristin c 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
i became 10 yrs previous...I observed my mom and pa eating the cookies and milk i left for santa. My son is 3 and believes and my daughter is 11 and that i do no longer think of she does, she is in 6th grade and this modern day, they are maturing way too rapid yet i think of she keeps it quiet and pretends like she does so she gets supplies. i think it relatively is how she is questioning at this element..i'm unlikely to assert something except she includes me..I nonetheless write from santa on approximately 5 supplies out of the 14 or so she gets
2016-10-15 04:37:09 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-18 10:16:41 · answer #10 · answered by Hitman 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
What?!
I still believe.
I guess I was about ten when I realized that Santa's writing was my Moms. I have little bros and sister so I kept up the charade until they figured it out. But still it was fun to pretend he exists.
My kids will believe until they figure it out.
Dad wants to tell and get the credit, but he doesn't have the imagination that I do.
2006-12-18 06:47:04 · answer #11 · answered by beanietara 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋