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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow OP you are really full of yourself. Just the way you describe max's parents--we don't even *remember* who they are--just shows how self absorbed people have become. Guess what?  We live in a pluralistic society. Not everyone "believes" in Santa. Given that this time of year, Xmas is everywhere, it actually takes more effort on the part of those parents who do not "do" Santa to explain it to our kids, than it does for you you to try and "shield" your kids from the truth. 
So let me get this straight. You want me to tell my kids -hey don't tell anyone else that Santa isn't real??  Do you even understand kids?  [/quote]

OP here - am not at all full of myself and you sound mean and judgmental.  Maybe you misunderstood my post?  Because what I was saying is that we simply do not know this family well at all and I didn't want to make an assumption that they are anti-Santa or anything.  Yes, my DH would be hard pressed to remember them because he's just bad with names, details, etc. Never said anything about us being better or more important. They seem like very nice people and Max seems like a kind, sweet, little boy (very loving with his toddler little sister when I've seen them together).  Also, I certainly don't think that everyone should do Santa at all.  I am agnostic, but I don't tell my daughter to go up to people of faith and declare that God isn't real - that would be horribly disrespectful to people's beliefs - I simply tell her that different people have different beliefs.  We have spent time learning about many different religious traditions from around the world and in the US.  The Santa thing simply represents a time of innocence and magic for both my DH and myself because DHs father suddenly and tragically died when he was 7, and I was raped by a family member at the same age - so it means something to us internally and for our DD, we want to preserve it while we can.  That being said, I get that is probably coming to an end and was simply feeling blue about it in the middle of the night and unable to fall back asleep so I posted. [/quote]

I'm sorry but you can't say "we're not selfish and full of ourselves" and then tell the entire world your intimate personal details.  I truly feel sorry for you and your husband for the tragedies you've had to endure, but that's not a reason for you to say "you must tell your child not share this information with my child".  People don't really have that much control over their children.  They are kids!![/quote]

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