Oh they still believe in Santa Claus, only now he lives in Washington DC.
As young as I can remember, I never believed in either.
When they stop believing he pops a cap in they ass.
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Our house never had any discussion or symbols of Santa Claus to be found when the children were being raised.... only the story of the birth of Christ. Somehow I can’t wrap my mind around the concept of ‘lying to your children’... even if one thinks it is for the intentions of fantasy.
My friend took strong exception to that statement, and the fight was on. Unfortunately, I don't remember who won.
I think by 9 I knew mom and dad, and the grandparents were responsible for the “Santa” presents.
When my son got older and would say, “I know you’re Santa Claus”, I would answer, how can I be Santa Claus? How can I go around the world, very to every house and give presents to every kid on Christmas Eve?
I was still able to go work the next day.
My kids are 21 and they still believe in Santa Claus. How do I know that? I ask them- every year. It all started when they were about 5 (they are twins). Rather than go into the regular song and dance, I just told them that Santa Claus only gave presents to children who believed in him. So every year I ask them if they believe in Santa and every year they tell me yes and every year they get presents from Santa.
My favorite Christmas was when my oldest son knew there was no Santa .. but the youngest son did not. The oldest one had more fun than most preparing stuff for the youngest.
It was so much fun.
There is no need to lie. We have always told our kids the truth and it has been great fun to get stuff in stockings. As they grew, our kids would also help to stuff each others’ stockings and that is what they’re teaching their kids as well.
Telling about Saint Nicholas does not at all detract from the Christmas story or the fun of stockings.
That's not the takeaway. The takeaway is that parents who look for takeaways also consider their children to be a daily to-do list, and therefore THEY will always traumatize their children.
For the real parents, sensitivity, nuance and assessment of intellectual and emotional development will guide the proper time to tell the truth to the child so they understand the tradition as creating a way for people to be kind and generous to each other across sometimes difficult social boundaries, for their whole lives - not just as children, and not as some dirty trick played on the child by their parents.
Of course, for liberals obsessed with Leftist-assigned self-hating cultural suicide talking points, none of this matters.
How many children and adults across the globe believe Jesus’ birth is why we celebrate Christmas?
I think it is part of childhood to believe in Santa. My daughter was mad that we had lied to her at first, but she understood when all of sudden Christmas was not as fun for her.
She got over it.
My daughter is six. When I was bringing the Christmas items down from the attic after Thanksgiving, she saw all of the wrapping paper and asked, “How come Santa Claus uses the same wrapping paper that we do?”
Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
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My girls are teenagers who still humor their old man - I like to think its mainly because one of our traditions is to read a number of the same things every year. One of them is the editors response to Virginia on the existence if Santa Claus. What a dreary life it would be indeed...
One of the others is the book of Luke. What a wonderful thing is this life we’ve been given to share with such a gift as this.
I had our Granddaughter believing at 10 years old in Santa!!