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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Larlo, not everyone believes in Santa.  Many people who don't celebrate Christmas (like Jews or Muslims) do not believe.  Santa Claus only visits those houses where families believe in him.  So he'll visit our house, but he won't visit your cousin's house because we believe, but they don't.  [/quote]

+1  Such a simple solution/explanation!

And really, you think Santa is more important than family bonds??  #priorities[/quote]

Agree.  I'm astounded by these other responses.  Astounded.   And lol- they do the Jesus thing but not the Santa thing, so this is the basis for no longer celebrating Christmas with them? I'm not even Christian and I think this is completely messed up.  Rethink your priorities DCUM.  The real magic is two cousins who are best buddies getting to spend Christmas together.  [/quote]

I'm kind of astounded that you all feel that celebrating Christmas morning together is required to love and bond with siblings and cousins. I never spend Christmas with any of my cousins and have a great and close relationship with them.

My parents were also divorced so I regularly spent 'Christmas' with my dad a week or so after the real Christmas. At the end of the day its getting together at the holidays to enjoy your family that is important for family bonding. Not getting together on Christmas morning. And I think its perfectly fine and feasible to prioritize both family relationships and bonding AND your own family's holiday traditions. I've never really understood people that put so much emphasis on a single day or needing to do EVERYTHING TOGETHER in order to have a good holiday.[/quote]

No one is saying it is a prerequisite for love. I just think it's odd, sad, and pathetic that people are proposing that preserving the myth of Santa at all costs is more important than spending time with a family unit they obviously love and care about.  Fortunately, OP isn't that stupid or superficial.  She's just a bit annoyed at a slightly annoying situation.  This "elf on a shelf" thing is really taking root now-can you imagine down the line someone suggesting that they are not going to visit family at Christmas this year because the family does not observe Elf on a Shelf and they want to keep the magic alive for their kids while the window is there?  It is as stupid. [/quote]

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