and grown ups dont? (the majority anyways)
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i know that i had to go through the horrible disappointment of learning that santa wasnt real but i still do believe in some myths
2007-08-16 17:14:54 · 18 answers · asked by UnicornPuke 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Teaching kids fairytales is probably one of the worst things we can do for them, regardless of how nice they may sound....all we do is teach them non-reality...and then wonder why they look for happily everafter, expect some shining Knight is armor to save them, etc. The only "hear afters" we have are those we make ourselves...and if we do not do a good job, we cannot blame some ogre under a bridge for our problems. It is a wonder that as many kids survive as do. Fables are a much better form of story, for they teach truth, kindness, and lessons in life. Fairytales do just the opposite.
2007-08-16 17:24:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
When I was young I had pictured Santa as a truley magical influence over the woodlands. I believed he was raised by faeries and woodland spirits so whenever Christmas came I had thought he would be wonderful in a sleigh of cherry wood. Having a huge nautral mind about Santa (only Santa not the Tooth Fairy or Easter Bunny) when I found out he wasn't real by all the kids in my class I felt betrayed and hurt (this was in 3rd Grade) because I lost all my hope. Well I still love to read stories like this and I still look forward to Christmas Time when hundreds and hundreds of old movies come on.
2007-08-16 17:50:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Umm.. I never thought about that. Interesting question.
I guess that's just how the world is. Kids still don't know a lot of things, and so they believe almost everything their parents say. (like Santa) but then they start to realize, over time, that it's not real.
2007-08-16 17:23:08 · answer #3 · answered by lalala 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it relatively is each and every thing valueless approximately those fairy thoughts if no longer believed by employing young ones. The fairy thoughts make little ones get exhilaration from and engaged in chuffed suggestions contained in direction of the story. They think of themselves with the story and for this reason they get lots of thought too. in the event that they don't have faith those fairy thoughts at that age, we can't have any cloth to verify at that time, and it will become very complicated to administration them, intellectuallty.
2016-10-10 09:53:15 · answer #4 · answered by earles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because most adults have no more time for imagination and call it all nonsense (some of the answers above me). They forget that imagination is a vital part of every person's mind and write it off as naivety. They don't understand that the children have it right and that we could all do with some imagination and innocent faith that children have. I've never let my imagination die and I refuse to tame it. As a prospective fantasy novelist, this is a wise thing to do. As long as we can separate fantasy from reality, we should embrace our imagination, it makes life more interesting.
2007-08-17 15:25:19 · answer #5 · answered by Young Wiccan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lollllllllllllllllll! even i use to think that but I guess All GROWN UPS HAVE A BUSY LIFE LIKE hanging up with friends and all that Krazy stuff and children don,t have anything to do except to play with toys and they can,t read books like fear street or harry potter so what they read is these stupid fairy tales and believe in them because they are after all children with no things to do except imagination
2007-08-16 17:37:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wish you hadn't said "grown ups". I'm an old man and my favorite song has always been "when your young at heart" .It goes "Fairy tales can come true..it can happen to you.. if you are young at heart". It came from "Pinocchio" or one of those movies. I believe it. We don't admit it..but ..adults believe in fairy tales and superstitions. 4 leaf clovers...step on a crack..Hansel and Gretel..and most famous of all..Cinderella...you'r feet probably stink..so I'm not gonna' go any further.
2007-08-16 17:48:34 · answer #7 · answered by chilicooker_mkb 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Adapting to learn things around. Kids always believe the things being taught to them so don't tell a lie to young age people. It will be impressed on their mind of what you said ab out things to believe.
jtm
2007-08-16 17:24:49 · answer #8 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because kids are innocent and they are more trusting of other people. Kids have fun believing in fairy tales and playing pretend, when grownups think that it is all nonsense.
2007-08-16 17:23:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I hate to admit it, but I still believed in Superman and Batman, until 9/11.
I lost a lot of the 'gee-whiz' innocence we seem to share as Americans that day .. . . .
2007-08-16 17:23:00 · answer #10 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋