I'm going to ask this assuming no kids little kids answer.?

Question

Why do we fill the minds of young children with stories of imaginary characters such as an Easter Bunny and a Santa Claus? To them its all fun and games but when its time to grow up, i've seen some kids really crushed at the fact.

i know a guy who said that once he has kids of his own he wont be telling them these things because he doesnt get any thanks. -_- (selfish, i know). another friend said that he was disappointed in his parents for lying to him. i fully intend to tell the truth but doing so can be difficult because they go around telling other kids the truth and then the father's in trouble. -.-

just to clarify, i am not a little kid who just found out. i just wanted to hear your opinion. please dont involve religion. i am firm believer and nothing can change that.

AND DONT ANSWER THAT ITS TOO LONG TO READ

GND. these stories arent the only way to have fun in life but i see your point.

bdbarbir, WTF is that supposed to mean?

i dont consider myself a sad person but i suppose i'll let you play pretend. honestly though, dont you think most kids would be on gaming websites rather than Y!A?

GRUMPY, those statistics are unproven but i'm sure you're are correct in saying that the MAJORITY find out on their own.

Answer 1

I still remember the day I found out. I was walking with my dad down the street and I told him to tell me truth. He did and I cried like a baby. But I tell my kids their is such a thing because it is fun and magical.

Answer 2

well stories are sometimes used to help children cope in difficult times when they lose a fiend a pet or a parent not all stories. like santa claus and the easter bunny but they are good examples of how to help a child develop a sense of imagination its not a bad thing nor is it good to continue to let them think that way for to long but some kids need that kind of hope and belief when they growing up every country has a different fairy tale and story behind it but it doesnt seem like a good idea to me to destroy the ideals they have at a young age
yes they will cry when they hear that there heros arent real but in the same way you are also teaching them a life lesson that some things are real and some things are not and that life isnt always perfect so yes i will tell my kids about the tooth fairy, the easter bunny,and santa claus but when they reach a certain age i will tell them the truth. the stories are also part of there development and should not be stiffled. think about it if the authors of today hadnt learned sbout fairy tales how do you think there tales would sound?

hope that answers your question and sorry if its to long
if its not what your looking for thats okay to

Answer 3

My kids know they are fictional characters and we just play along.
But on the other hand, Ive never heard of any kid have lifelong emotional scarring because he found out santa didnt exist. it's more of a tradition than anything.
And besides it helps them learn to cope with some of life's other little let downs - such as our goverment doesnt have our best interest in mind.
Social security is a crumbling system that we're paying into but wont reap anything from.
Anything and everything will be taxed to the nth degree
People are not gonna love and accept you no matter what, you will always be critiscized for who you are.

Answer 4

Good question. When my kids came to me, I told them the truth. But I explained to them that Santa was a giving spirit that is in everyone. Which I believe. Now the Easter Bunny is a different story. My kids never believed in him. My kids were smart enough to figure out the eggs that they colored the day before were the ones they saw the next day. They said they were never crushed by the fact that none of these "characters" didn't exist.

Answer 5

They expect cartoons are for kids in view that cartoons really are for youngsters. Seem at something launched at present that is considered a cartoon, with a number of exceptions practically everything is viewed, made and aimed toward youngsters. Anime alternatively, the query is why do men and women remember Anime cartoons. Yes they are each animated but there are predominant differences. You talk about loss of life notice being a cartoon, however it's now not a caricature. Animated yes, but now not a cartoon. Cartoons are to Anime, what Anime is to Hentai. Simply due to the fact that tv shows, movies and porn are all done with real men and women, in entrance of the camera would not make them the identical thing.

Answer 6

Well where I grew up in Santa, Easter Bunny nor Tooth Fairy never visited so I didn't suffer from any mystical fantasy breaking.

However I did allow my kids to share in the fantasy but It only worked until they were about four. I think kids now are exposed to more stuff than I was so 'somebody' tells and they figure it out and there was no trips to the shrink involved.

Answer 7

I don't see any harm in a little story telling, If people get "devasted" when they find out the truth, I question their sensitivity on dealing with real issues when they are older. It didn't do me any harm, nor anyone I know.

I can't be bothered with adults who take the fun out of things for their kids but they themselves enjoyed it as children, that does not make sense to me. In other words, you enjoyed Santa Claus and the anticipation of Xmas Eve but you want to take that away from your kids...the world is hard enough, what's harm in a little fun?!

Answer 8

Well, I have to laugh at this, LOL LOL LOL LOL. This being as MOST like 99% of the kids learn this on their own. I can say this. As a kid, my parents never told me there wasn't a Santa, and I learned it on my own. My brothers ans sisters told me. Hey it isn't and wasn't a big deal. Most kids will tell you, Yeah, I already knew that. It IS part of growing up. It is one of life's little games and or pleasures. NOW IF you tell a kid who is still to young to understand that might be a little different, BUT most kids as I said, it isn't a big deal.

Answer 9

First of all these traditions have become bigger thanks to marketing. But it's really special for children to believe in such things, I think it helps to develop their imagination.
You can avoid your child feeling devastated when he/she finds out about Santa, the Easter Bunny, etc. by talking to him/her and making sure he/she finds about at the right age.

Answer 10

Dude, Santa and The Bunny were the best things that ever happened to my life