Tell the truth about Santa or try to make something up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 7 year old would have a consequence. I wouldn't wrap any of the presents they played with and would place then under the tree u wrapped an let them know they ruined those gifts. I would leave the younger kids something smaller from Santa. The older kid would get a letter about respecting boundaries and Christmas magic. I'd share that the gift this year is not a physical one but a gift of patience that will last a lifetime.

Harsh. I'd hate to be your kid. He's 7, ffs.

It's somethong a 7 year old should know not to do. The op needs to give a consequence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 7 year old would have a consequence. I wouldn't wrap any of the presents they played with and would place then under the tree u wrapped an let them know they ruined those gifts. I would leave the younger kids something smaller from Santa. The older kid would get a letter about respecting boundaries and Christmas magic. I'd share that the gift this year is not a physical one but a gift of patience that will last a lifetime.

Harsh. I'd hate to be your kid. He's 7, ffs.

It's somethong a 7 year old should know not to do. The op needs to give a consequence.

PP and OP suggest you watch "Miracle on 34th street"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 7 year old would have a consequence. I wouldn't wrap any of the presents they played with and would place then under the tree u wrapped an let them know they ruined those gifts. I would leave the younger kids something smaller from Santa. The older kid would get a letter about respecting boundaries and Christmas magic. I'd share that the gift this year is not a physical one but a gift of patience that will last a lifetime.

Harsh. I'd hate to be your kid. He's 7, ffs.

+1. This is too harsh… that said, I would be upset too. My kids would first ask if they found something in the house that was not (already) theirs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our 7 year old found Santa’s stash and told his siblings. We woke to all of them playing with the toys. Do we try to keep the illusion ( come up with lies) or just tell them straight up?

Telling the truth is always a good thing to do. Our kids are teens now and looking back I regret how we would try to fool them every year. Why can't we just enjoy the pleasures of giving gifts to our children without going through all these machinations?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our 7 year old found Santa’s stash and told his siblings. We woke to all of them playing with the toys. Do we try to keep the illusion ( come up with lies) or just tell them straight up?

Telling the truth is always a good thing to do. Our kids are teens now and looking back I regret how we would try to fool them every year. Why can't we just enjoy the pleasures of giving gifts to our children without going through all these machinations?

You really regret that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 7 year old would have a consequence. I wouldn't wrap any of the presents they played with and would place then under the tree u wrapped an let them know they ruined those gifts. I would leave the younger kids something smaller from Santa. The older kid would get a letter about respecting boundaries and Christmas magic. I'd share that the gift this year is not a physical one but a gift of patience that will last a lifetime.

Harsh. I'd hate to be your kid. He's 7, ffs.

+1. This is too harsh… that said, I would be upset too. My kids would first ask if they found something in the house that was not (already) theirs.

I suggested this because this happened to me as a child and it was my consequence and I was all the better for it. This was in the mid 90s. I don't say not to get the 7 year old anything. The 7 year old will have the presents he or she already played with. I didn't let my siblings know about our gifts. I partook on my own.

What did you decide OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 7 year old would have a consequence. I wouldn't wrap any of the presents they played with and would place then under the tree u wrapped an let them know they ruined those gifts. I would leave the younger kids something smaller from Santa. The older kid would get a letter about respecting boundaries and Christmas magic. I'd share that the gift this year is not a physical one but a gift of patience that will last a lifetime.

Harsh. I'd hate to be your kid. He's 7, ffs.

+1. This is too harsh… that said, I would be upset too. My kids would first ask if they found something in the house that was not (already) theirs.

I suggested this because this happened to me as a child and it was my consequence and I was all the better for it. This was in the mid 90s. I don't say not to get the 7 year old anything. The 7 year old will have the presents he or she already played with. I didn't let my siblings know about our gifts. I partook on my own.

What did you decide OP?

Note that any time someone says, “this happened to me as a kid and it didn’t harm me at all,” it actually did. Exhibit A.