Monday, December 12, 2005
Santa...yea or nay?
Is "Santa" a lie? If so, he's the best lie I've ever been told! I don't feel betrayed and I grew up with Santa. I hope my kids don't ever hate us because of Santa. I hope they never feel betrayed because of Santa. I hope Santa brings them the kind of joy he brought me and Michael while we were growing up. I can't imagine Christmas morning without the sparkle in their eyes as they view all the goodies Santa brought them. Christmas Eve is for Mommy and Daddy gifts, but Christmas morning is reserved for Santa gifts. Besides, how cool is it that he flies 8 reindeer and manages to visit every child in the world in one night??
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We talked it over a few years ago and ended up deciding to tell Jake that Santa was just pretend. Didn't make a big to-do of it or anything, just answered honestly when he asked one time.
Funny (and amazing) thing is, this year (at age 5) he's started picking and choosing for himself what he wants to believe; for example, he's decided all by himself to imagine (for fun's sake) that Santa is real, but if you ask him about Rudolph he'll say he's just a cartoon! :)
My biggest worry in telling Jake wasn't that he'd miss out on any fun, but rather that he would some day inadvertently "ruin" things for someone else's kid. Thankfully, that hasn't been an issue either. Jake enjoys believing by choice, and so he's totally content to know the truth and still let other kids go on believing whatever they believe. And the best part is that there's no pressure on mom and dad to keep up any sort of a facade (I mean that in the neutral sense), which makes orchestrating Christmas morning much less stressful for us both.
Cheers,
Jim <><
I totally respect that, and I think it's awesome when they start asking, to tell the truth....but why start off with no Santa at all, and actually tell your child that other parents are "lying" to their children? It's happened, and Santa HAS almost been ruined for some kids, because the parents had been very pointed and direct with their own kiddos.
I think if you're not going to allow your own child to believe in Santa, then you should make CERTAIN they don't ruin it for other kiddos....it's all too traumatic for some kids ;)
BTW I have your book, I highly enjoyed it and I need to get it back to you! :)
Santa's not real? I'll be right back - I need to go call my mom....
Sorry, I know thats the oldest joke ever, but I couldn't resist. Partly because its 2:45am and I'm just playing around on the internet waiting for my final paper to finish printing so I can drive to 24 hour kinkos to make copies for the presentation. Not that you care about that....okay, delirium really setting in.
Santa...I will (someday hopefully!) definitely let my kids believe in Santa. Childhood innocence is great and Santa is the epitomy of it. I don't want to lose that in my children.
Daniel and Zoe look great! And Happy Late Birthday - its been awhile since I've gotten around on my blog circuit with the end of the semester. I'll be praying for you and nursing school apps...keep us updated!
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