REALLY. EXIT, IF YOU BELIEVE IN SANTA.
Ok, well i told my kids Santa isnt real, but its going to be uncomfortable celebrating christmas knowing that santa wont be giving them gifts or eating cookies.. etc. They know this is Jesus' birth, etc. But they looked forward to Santa every year.. the kids are 11 and 10 so they needed to know. what should i do
2007-11-20 16:33:23 · 32 answers · asked by jaydennn_327 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
no im christian.
2007-11-20 16:38:52 · update #1
they did find out at school. they were saying that santa was real and kids were being mean. then they asked me so i told them the truth. i dont want them being teased.
2007-11-20 16:40:16 · update #2
Thanks Everyone! I'll be choosing a best answer once four hours passes. I've gotten so many answers, so thank you all! Merry Christmas! (=
2007-11-20 18:11:22 · update #3
Thanks Everyone! I'll be choosing a best answer once four hours passes. I've gotten so many answers, so thank you all! Merry Christmas! (=
2007-11-20 18:11:29 · update #4
Well.. A friend just mentioned that Jesus' big message was "Love". Love your neighbor, love one another, love the sinner, etc. Love love love. The basis of the Christian religion is that God so loved the world that he gave his son.. and Jesus loved so much he gave his own life.
I kind of see Christmas as a holiday about love. Gift giving is part of showing love for others. This is how we will approach Christmas in our non- Christian- but- raised- with- Christian- traditions home. Gifts or no gifts, Santa or not, Christian or not, a holiday about Love is one worth celebrating.
2007-11-20 16:39:52 · answer #1 · answered by SuperN 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
WHAT!!! SANTA'S NOT REAL!?!? J/k Wasn't Christmas still fun for you after you found out there was no Santa? It is a little devastating when you find out as a child, but once they see all the presents under the tree they will forget all about Santa. If you still want to bake cookies as a family, so be it. Have fun and show them that Christmas is still the same even if there really is no Santa. Good Luck and Marry Christmas to you and your family!
2007-11-20 16:41:43 · answer #2 · answered by N. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think 10 or 11 is old enough to know the truth. I'm sure that it's better they heard the truth from their mother anyway. However, just because there is no more Santa, doesn't mean that the kids shouldn't get the full experience every other kid in America does. They should still be able to enjoy their Christmas Holidays.
2007-11-20 16:52:12 · answer #3 · answered by Jacob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing to worry about.
I was told that when I was 10ish, and I'm 13. i loved that Christmas still, because they're excited about the presents. I think it matters on how much they beleived in him. Where they the kids that would wake up just to see if they could see if he's real, or the type that would just wake up. I know I would wake up, and still do, around 4am[i know, super early] I didn't beleive a ton in Santa as I got a little bit older, but I still liked the idea of him.
They are old enough to understand it's meant for the younger kids. So just don't do anything, and just sit back and record them opening their gifts.
Happy Holidays=]
wyatt.
2007-11-20 16:40:01 · answer #4 · answered by wyatt 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well..I was 9 when I found out on my own that Santa Claus didn't exist.
I think you should do a Secret Santa thing, like others have suggested, and like maybe get something they really, really would like, and put on the tag:
To Sarah
From Santa Claus - With hearty greetings
or sometime like that, just so they can believe that Santa Claus is real, just tell them that you were only kidding.
I know it's hard to your see your kids disappointed, but you had to tell them sooner or later.
2007-11-20 16:43:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lol...I haven't believed in Santa since I was six or seven, my parents didn't have to tell me...when I was young though, I just enjoyed all the Christmas lights and decorations and presents and cookies and food...it's just the spirit of Christmas that makes it so enjoyable. Eventually your kids will find that out. Maybe even this year. Just make it more about family and it might be happier.
2007-11-20 16:38:24 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ gohangirl708 ♥ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You should tell them about St. Nicholas and that he was the real "Santa" (which is where the legend comes from). And that even though Santa is not real, his kindness and good deeds are remembered. He had similar beliefs as Jesus and was a good person who wanted to help children.
2007-11-20 17:01:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could have waited a bit longer for them to figure it out. My 13 and 11 yr olds no he is not real but figured it out for themselves as I didn't have the heart to take that away from them. My hubby on the other hand used to joke that santa was me running around wrapping presents and putting them under the tree. I told them he was joking and they stopped believing soon enough. My 7 yr old is not sure about santa but her big sisters aren't to tell her the truth yet as they have a little sister and brother who are just learning who he is now.But seeing as you told them you can't take it back so just include them in all the funnest xmas activitesyou can find to keep their minds off it until they are over it. Good luck.
2007-11-20 16:40:43 · answer #8 · answered by Kym M 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should buy them presents. Thats what you were doing every year before that anyways. Is it uncomfortable for you because your kids now know that you were lying to them about Santa for the last 10 years? I don't understand why kids can't just look forward to their parents, who love them, buying them presents. That sounds like a positive alternative to the secrecy.
2007-11-20 16:40:55 · answer #9 · answered by danthoms 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Have them help "be" Santa for a younger child....
When I was young, I felt very privileged to be in on the secret of Santa's nonexistence, and to help the adults "play Santa" for younger children.
2007-11-20 16:37:15 · answer #10 · answered by kriosalysia 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋