why do ppl tell children stupid things?

Question

take the easter bunny why do some ppl tell children that on easter a bunny will come and lay chocolate eggs in the garden
or father christmas! a fat man who lives in the north pole and has a sled that flys and is puled by raindeer comes down the chimmney and gives toys to children stupid or what?
and some parents telll ther child that they found him/her under a goosburry bush !!! and they still say dont be stupid if they say something stupid!!! its just realy dum to tell a child such things.
what are your views on the subject?

yes a child will be broken up when he/she finds the truth i saw a child about 12 years old being told OHH MY GOD he was very upset he cryd and cryd a child will forget the happyness of the past a child cant under stand that it was good a child can only understand being happy and happynes to come. and also he/she will be cross that she/he was lied to and was stupid enuf to believ

Answer 1

Goodness, it's not like lying about who your baby's daddy is.

Santa, and the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny, and all that are wonderful stories that have become a cultural tradition. It's a wonderful bit of magic for the young ones, and a lovely tradition that the older ones learn to be a part of.

I suppose if you believe it to be a lie when you tell your children, they will inevitably feel lied to. But I've never portrayed them as anything but magical - she doesn't believe a rabbit in a bowtie sneaks into our house every April. When she figures out the Easter Bunny each year is me, she'll know that I love her, and went to all that trouble to provide her with that wonderful magical part of her childhood.

Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but it truly hurts my heart to see children who've never known the magic of the holidays, never been excited about the Tooth Fairy, never poked their head out the door to see if there are eggs on the lawn. It seems tragic to confuse honesty so much that a child is deprived of such wonderful things.

Answer 2

Because it is fun and the kids like hearing stories like that. Why do people insist on taking the fun out of things? Why does everything have to be factual? Yeah I am going to tell my kids all about the easter bunny and santa clause and the tooth fairy. Let them have their fantasies for as long as they can. Children grow up way to fast. That is not to say that I am not going to teach them the real reason behind holidays or for that matter when they get older where they came from (definitely not from under a gooseberry bush!) But while they are young enjoy their innocence. I feel sorry for those who grew up not believing in something. They don't know what they were missing.

Answer 3

Well it is clear that all you people with poor attitudes don't have kids. We tell our children that because it is a fun tradition that makes a child happy. Yes once they get older they find out the truth some take it better then others and some kinda already knew but pretend not to for there parents or lil siblings. But while they are children they are so happy to belive it and live in wonderland. To read the books about the holidays and wonder how santa makes it all around the world in one night. Or try to wait up to see him but fall alseep cause your so little and need your rest. Kids belive everything and it makes them happy so why not let them belive it and be excited when they sit on there lap at the mall. Think how you were when you were a child how happy you got when you thought they were real? I know how excited I was. Why does it matter if we let them belive it or not. If you don't agree with it then you don't have to tell your children about them you can tell them the truth. But for us parents who do tell our kids that it is because it makes them happy and when they are happy we are happy. So who really cares who belives it or not. Its a thing that has gone on for years and will go on for more years to come. You choose if u wanna go along with it or not.

Answer 4

I am a mother of 2 kids and I tell them those story's. Don't you remember being a kid and not being sleeping the night be for b/c you could not wait to see what you got in the morning from Santa or the Easter bunny. I was not upset that my mother told me those story's it made the holidays more fun. It gives a child something to look forward to. I don't think any one is wrong by saying those story's to a child.

Answer 5

I eventually learned the truth about the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus, as did my sisters, husband, friends, etc. None of us "forgot the happiness" it brought us.

Yes, at the time, we were sad, but it didn't kill our faith in humanity or in our parents.

I didn't tell my sons about finding them anywhere. When they ask about where babies come from, or ask about sex-type questions, I answer them simply but honestly. There's just too much wrapped up in that lie.

But with Santa, or with the Easter Bunny, you bet I let them believe in it! I think it depends on exactly WHAT Santa or the Easter Bunny represents to them. If I let them believe Christmas is all about what Santa brings them, instead of making it about our faith, family, traditions, giving, and goodwill in general, yes, it would be a crushing blow to lose that. Santa is just a part of Christmas, not the only thing it's about. The same goes for the Easter Bunny.

I'm also not going to stop having "Santa" or Easter baskets after they realize there is no fat guy in a suit or no giant bunny who hides eggs in the backyard. I'm 28, and my mom still fixes a little stocking and Easter basket for us when we get together for the holidays. It's small, but it's a fun part of the tradition. And you gotta admit, learning Santa isn't real isn't quite the crushing blow it can be if you know you're still going to get the presents. :-)

A big part in how the kids handle the news is how it is told to them. When I asked my mom if Santa was real, she told me the truth. She also explained why she and my dad taught us he was real (for the reasons listed above), that even though there is no big guy coming in the window of our living room (we didn't have a fireplace), that wasn't really what it was about. It was about giving, with nothing expected in return, and that's an important lesson to learn in life. She also asked me to not spoil it for my younger sisters, or any other younger children, because they should get to enjoy it as long as they could, like I did. Honestly, it felt kind of nice to know the "secret", and the first Christmas when I knew it wasn't Santa who had left all the gifts, I felt really grown up, playing it up for my sisters.

I don't have a major problem with people who don't teach their child about Santa or other make-believe beings and traditions. It's their choice. And I know many religions don't even HAVE Santa Claus or the Easter bunny, and I'm not going to teach my kids that anyone who DOESN'T get loaded up on Santa toys Christmas morning was bad when they were good. But I would like it very much if the parents who choose not to tell their children there is a Santa would kindly try to explain to them that other parents feel like it's important to believe in make-believe for a while, and that it is not that child's job to inform every classmate and child he or she knows that there is no Santa. If they want, they can tell their children they know "the secret." I would REALLY not appreciate it if some parent let their child believe everyone needs to know "the truth" and my son's make believe world was shattered before it had to be.

The world we adults have created for our kids is not a really great one. They'll learn how hard life is soon enough, so I'm going to let them keep their fantasy worlds as long as they can.

Answer 6

Santa Claus happens to be a real person. :) St. Nicholas.

What is sad is that people want to take away a child's innocence and fun away from certain holidays. My kids, ages 5 and 8, believe in Santa and the Tooth Fairy. My husband and I love it, it's what makes a child's world magical.

:)
Children aren't truly traumatized by such things, LOL. I think it's time to get some magic and innocence back into your life.

Answer 7

Personally I wasn't devastated to find out there was no Santa or Easter Bunny and it was fun while it lasted. I don't really have a problem with having my child remain "innocent" for a few years. She will have plenty of time to see the world for the harsh place that it is.

Answer 8

Magic lives in a child's imagination. There comes a time they grow up and find out the magic doesn't exist and they loose some of their innocence.
What about all the children that are brainwashed into believing heaven and hell really exist? That Jesus is anything more than mythology? That is beyond stupid. It's cruel.

Answer 9

The stupidest thing imprinted on children's minds these days is that Christmas is for expensive presents with what we call brand names.
I looked forward to Christmas for it's atmosphere and enjoyed the fantassy films and all of the other make believes that were around.
Why deprive children of their childhood.
Let them enjoy it now before they have to face the realities of this world.

Answer 10

I'm expecting my first and debating whether to tell her the stories as well, but I'm pretty sure I won't lead her to believe that a fat man broke in our house and left her all those presents. I think I will tell her the real story of St Nicholas and the three kings and why we leave presents... the easter bunny is just plain stupid.. but I won't mind easter egg hunting, and tell her the real story behind easter... every holiday has a meaning and a story, and a fun side for kids as well.. I think I will use it to teach my child and still be able to have fun as well.