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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the child of immigrants and I don't recall ever asking my parents if they had tooth fairy/Santa Claus/etc. when they were children, so one thing to consider is that they won't remember your explanation so it doesn't have to be a good one. They might have just said "oh we didn't have that" or something like that.

You also don't *have* to do all of the stuff you mentioned. My parents did the tooth fairy and half-heartedly did Santa Claus, and it was enough.

Also, your way of explaining advent is how my husband (whose father is a pastor) explains it to our kids, for what it's worth :)[/quote]

This. My mom let us have all these things, but I don’t remember asking them if they did.

Our family is multicultural now and my kids accept that there are different holidays all over the world. They love that they get to celebrate a range. I recommend the UNICEF children’s book, Children Just Like Me: Celebrations! Definitely pass on the ones you had as a kid. Mine love Lunar new year, etc.[/quote]

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