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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, Santa isn’t harmful. It’s a fun tradition with a very short window, that children naturally grow out of. And then they do the same for their own children because they remember how awesome it was.[/quote]

IDK. People who were spanked/beat as a child are more likely to spank/beat as parents. I don't think it's because it was awesome for them.[/quote]

Well, that was quite the stretch. I’m sorry for whatever has happened in your life that you would equate “presents from Santa” with getting beaten by your parents.[/quote]

I just have a professional familiarity with repeating family behavioral patterns. They are often not rooted in "how awesome" something was....more likely just what people are used to or expect.

And, as someone else pointed out, there are generational standards to consider. In my parents generation it would have been considered really weird to not teach your kid about Santa because you "wanted them to trust you". A child believing (and obeying) a parent was just a given. There wasn't really as much thought given to the relationship. [/quote]

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