To do Santa or not?

[Anonymous]

We have a toddler who still doesn't understand Santa, but this Christmas will probably set the stage for how we deal with Santa in the future. Deciding if we want to do it or not. I think we're slightly against doing Santa as a concept (not firmly set one way or another) but wondering if we'll all be missing out on part of the joy and excitement?

[Anonymous]

Santa is fun. Don't overthink it. It only lasts a few years.

[Anonymous]

I have a four year old and this is the first year she really gets Santa. It is magical. I kind of feel weird lying about it but watching her experience Christmas and get really into Santa and ask all the questions has been so fun. Maybe try it for a year or two?

We are religious though, so I kind of plan to fall back on "this is how we celebrate at Nicholas". If you're not I can see it being weird. But also celebrating Christmas would be weird, so why not go all in.

[Anonymous]

We never really did Santa. We tried to get a pic with him when DS was 2 years old and he screamed his head off the entire time. That was it lol

Santa can be fun. Do it if you want. I think most kids nowadays figure out pretty quickly and early on that it's mom and dad anyway.

[Anonymous]

Sitting on a strangers lap while he giggles is very weird.

[Anonymous]

We never did Santa and no regrets here. My son did tell me that he was the first of his peers to not know about Santa and he told someone that did believe, but I guess someone has to be that kid.

[Anonymous]

Depends what you mean by "do Santa." We never go to see/get pictures with Santa or send letters, but I talk about Santa the same way I talk about e.g. the dragon that lives under bridge on the way to daycare. Santa brings stockings in our house. This is also how I was raised -- I can't remember actually believing but I can remember pretending to believe, if that makes sense? I have very happy memories of my childhood in general and Christmas in particular.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Santa is fun. Don't overthink it. It only lasts a few years.

Agree. It’s just a little cute thing. Magic. You can always just make the “big” toy present from Santa and leave it unwrapped and say all the other gifts are from you.

[Anonymous]

We don't do Santa. We barely do Christmas. Our kids have plenty of joy and excitement in their lives, just not surrounding this holiday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We never did Santa and no regrets here. My son did tell me that he was the first of his peers to not know about Santa and he told someone that did believe, but I guess someone has to be that kid.

Good job mom and dad. You should have told your child to shut his pie hole. I guess someone has to be the Ass&&ole, right? And I pick your family.

The PP didn't say how old her kid was when he told. Don't most kids learn that Santa isn't real from another kid? This is totally normal.

We never really made a big deal out of Santa. We leave out milk and cookies and a carrot for the reindeer, he brings a gift and leaves it under the tree, but we didn't go sit on his lap or make a big fuss about it. Playing Santa doesn't mean making a huge deal out of it. My kid is way more into decorating the tree and doing the Advent calendar than caring about Santa. It's just one little part of Christmas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We never did Santa and no regrets here. My son did tell me that he was the first of his peers to not know about Santa and he told someone that did believe, but I guess someone has to be that kid.

Good job mom and dad. You should have told your child to shut his pie hole. I guess someone has to be the Ass&&ole, right? And I pick your family.

You want her child to “shut his pie hole” so he doesn’t reveal your Big Lie?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We never did Santa and no regrets here. My son did tell me that he was the first of his peers to not know about Santa and he told someone that did believe, but I guess someone has to be that kid.

Good job mom and dad. You should have told your child to shut his pie hole. I guess someone has to be the Ass&&ole, right? And I pick your family.

You want her child to “shut his pie hole” so he doesn’t reveal your Big Lie?

Yes.

[Anonymous]

My kids are in their 20s now and "santa" is till a source of joy. There were a few years of magic when they were preschool age and then they readily accepted that santa represented the joy of giving that we all have. Santa still comes to us...and always will.

[Anonymous]

You can do Santa without lying. And Santa is real. Stop pretending it isn't happening all around you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We never did Santa and no regrets here. My son did tell me that he was the first of his peers to not know about Santa and he told someone that did believe, but I guess someone has to be that kid.

Good job mom and dad. You should have told your child to shut his pie hole. I guess someone has to be the Ass&&ole, right? And I pick your family.

You want her child to “shut his pie hole” so he doesn’t reveal your Big Lie?

Yes.

Well that’s in keeping with the spirit of kindness you’re so desperately trying to instill.