my children never did, because i suppose i really didn't lie to them. as small children, they believed that santa was the big fat dude with a red suit. when they got old enough to question his existance, i explained to them that santa isn't really a man, but a spirit, or feeling, of christmas and we use a picture of the fat man in the red suit to help explain that to young kids. and then i tell them that i certainly believe in santa (as a feeling, not person) and they say they do too.
i ask this in R&S because santa fits into my "spirituality" of the holiday season
2007-11-28 04:21:02 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-11-28 07:03:20 · update #1
I didn't. I figured it was something that you teach kids to teach the spirit of giving at the holidays.
And I don't have a problem with it. I'll teach my kids about Santa, they need to believe that there are genuinely nice people in the world, at least for a little while.
2007-11-28 04:28:37 · answer #1 · answered by Princess Ninja 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My kids still believe in Santa--as the spirit of christmas
2007-11-28 12:25:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Santa = Toys for Christmas
When you quit believing in Santa, he quits bringing presents.
My kids professed belief well into their teens.
2007-11-28 12:32:20 · answer #3 · answered by absent farmer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband actually felt betrayed when he found out it was a myth. I didn't have a problem with it...I guess I just grew out of it. We have decided to explain to our girls when they are old enough that santa is a myth to explain the spirit of the season. I am not going to totally deprive them of the experience.
2007-11-28 12:30:01 · answer #4 · answered by MOL 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was never even told about Santa so he had no meaning for me. My parents made it a point to always make sure that we knew the gifts came from them. I can say that I'm perplexed as to why they found it harmful but that's the way the were. My stepson could have cared less as long as he had 12,000 presents for Christmas. He is Jewish as his Mom is Jewish so he gets presents for everything during the holidays. I've never seen one child get so many presents. It's disheartening that that's all it means to him. To me, the holidays are about family and reminding myself to be grateful and generous of spirit.
2007-11-28 12:28:05 · answer #5 · answered by Yogini 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
my parents never said anything like that and i am not mad at them. santa was (for me) a jolly old fat man who came down your chimney. i believed that (maybe not the chimney part) until i was 13.
then i found the orderforms for presents past
but never was i hostile. i was just like yeah that makes sense i get it. i never felt like i was betrayed. i was like ok cool. i will still sit on santa's lap and talk to him for my brother and sister. and that is why santa and the easter bunny still give me presents
2007-11-28 14:20:24 · answer #6 · answered by Catholic 14 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I told my son the truth when he was 7 years old. I told him there is no such thing as Santa but there is a man named Jesus and that is why we celebrate Christmas. We celebrate because of His birth.
2007-11-28 12:25:37 · answer #7 · answered by Giggles 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No my kids know we celebrate Christmas for CHRIST! Because of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. They joke about santa, and they watch movies about him, but that it is no different than watching Star wars-- or playing with star wars characters- whatever toys they have. They know the true meaning is about Jesus. CHRISTmas!
2007-11-28 12:57:49 · answer #8 · answered by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's pretty much the same when I was growing up, and for my son, too.....that's why we all still believe in "Santa Claus".
2007-11-28 12:29:21 · answer #9 · answered by Blue Oyster Kel 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I still think Santa (Father Frost as we call him in Russia) exists
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2007-11-28 12:26:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋