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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They have a 4 year old DD, same as my DS. We don't go crazy with Santa gifts , don't talk about behavior to get presents, Santa's watching, etc., but we do play the game, go see Santa, put out cookies, read the stories, etc.  They have said that Santa doesn't come to see them, or Santa isn't real, or something to that effect.  We are spending Christmas with them and I don't want to ruin the Santa magic for our DS. They celebrate Christmas and the Jesus aspect of it (just like we do). I know at family gatherings, well-meaning adults will ask them what Santa brought them, and they are like glue when together because they're the same age.

Part of me is annoyed with my brother about this, I'll be honest.  You don't have to buy out Toys R Us and obviously they can parent however they see fit, but I don't understand it.  We grew up with Santa, didn't develop a complex over it, although we have both scaled down the amount of gifts involved in Christmas. I will politely (try to) keep my mouth shut about it. [/quote]

I think this is worth a phone call to your brother and SIL to make sure you both get yourselves, and your respective kids, on the same page re Santa, so their little Larla doesn't blow it for your DD.

A few years back during a family gathering, my brother's littlest kid (in first grade) got in a huff about something and yelled out, "There is no Santa Claus!  It's just your parents pretending!" and there was this stunned silence as both families and grandma stared at her.  Then fortunately my eldest child, who was aware there was no Santa, said, "That's not exactly correct, Larla.  Santa Claus' real name is St. Nicholas, a real person.  He is the spirit of Christmas.  Santa lives on in the spirit of Christmas."[/quote]

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