Posted on 12/19/2009 9:12:00 PM PST by joesbucks
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Who’s got a beard thats long and white?
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Must be Santa
Your fault. You didn’t bake cookies.
When my youngest son was about 7, he asked "Dad you are really Santa Claus, aren't you?". True to my word I told hin "Yes"
The next words out of his mouth were "NO you aren't".
He know’s but she has no right.
That right there is the mother of all false dilemmas.
And a sixth grader who believes in Santa Claus is, IMHO, a bit behind the curve. I might say the same about a parent who believes their children still believe. Unless said parent really has convinced the child, in which case the parent is a master manipulator.
Same here in South Jersey. We got hit hard, lol. It’s still snowing. I was out driving this morning and it was bad, then again this afternoon, and it was worse.
I was talking to my best friend tonight, South Philly, and she said it was awful there, snowed in as far as driving is concerned.
Not sure how much we got so far but it’s over a foot easily.
Thanks, that made my night. :)
I think it’s all the global warming hot air coming from Congress and Washington DC.
Even Copenhagen is getting it’s share of winter weather! What are the odds? ;^)
A 6th grader believing in Santa is kinda weird in my mind. I wouldn’t know, my parents never led me to believe that Santa was any more real than a saturday morning cartoon - but eventually kids need to grow up and learn how the world actually is. Being on the verge of a teenager seems like high time for that.
I can’t say I’ve always told my kids the truth or not - but I try to. My wife is better at that.
My two girls are in 6th grade, and according to the parents, some of their friends still go along with believing in Santa. Hard to say if they really do though!
My one daughter figured it out in fourth grade, and my other daughter figured it out just last year (end of fifth grade).
I remember when they were younger and they figured out about the Easter Bunny (or was it the tooth fairy?). They weren’t too upset, but after thinking about it for awhile the one got a real sad look on her face and said “Does that mean Santa Claus isn’t real either?”
Thinking fast I replied: “You know all that stuff you get on Christmas? Do you think mom and I would be buying you all that stuff?” She looked at me like I was nuts and said “NOOOO!” and walked away with a big smile on her face! That gave us another two years or more!
This year we were setting out the stockings, etc. She looked at me and said “So - you put ashes all over the carpet for Christmas morning!?” She just shook her head like I was nuts (again!). I figure I should probably do that again this year just to carry on the tradition of being grumpy at ol’ Saint Nick for messing up the carpet so much!
LOL. I needed that laugh. I’m stuck in a blizzard with only half our Christmas shopping done. I loved Highlander.
I refuse to believe there’s any such thing as a 6th grader who could believe in Santa Claus. Unless the child is very ‘slow.’
I figured it out in kindergarten, and even then it wasn’t exactly a mind-blowing revelation.
Any 11-12 year old who says he believes in Santa is probably just saying that to please an overbearing parent.
I think she should have said something along the lines of “Santa is real for those who believe” and let it go at that. I believed for a long time, probably around 6th grade or so. The Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny myths were the first to go, then I started thinking about Santa. I didn’t think he was real but I wanted to. I never felt betrayed or lied to, it was just a part of growing up. I felt a little sad though and Christmas seemed to lose a bit of its magic, although I kept the secret for my little sister.
My nephew is 10 and is living with us right now. I’m not sure where he is in his SC belief but we are playing right along with it. He’s been through enough this year, now is not the time to burst that particular bubble. We’ve assured him that Santa will find him. I just feel that there’s so much reality in kids lives - drugs and stranger danger, school shootings and parents divorcing, peer pressure and mean kids in school - why disparage those that want just a little fantasy that brings happiness and joy? No kid has ever been harmed in the belief of Santa. These days, the longer a kid holds onto childhood, the happier I am. And there’s nothing wrong with a 6th grader who wants to hold onto that belief, even if deep down, they know.
Good grief, my 5 year old grandson told me that Santa isn’t real. They know.
Hrmmmmm...I’m 46 and I still believe in santa....he exists through our actions...large and small....
Yep. Each of my children became “Santa’s Helper” when they figured it out. Of course, they no longer get the extra “Santa Present”, but Mom still comes through. :)
Perhaps, but I don’t think so. Her twin sister figured it out a year earlier, but then had fun being in on it for one year. And as fun as Santa is - they all know the real “reason for the season”.
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