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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Uh, it’s the anti-Santa folks perpetrating vitriol. You’re all SO superior ?

Your poor kids.[/quote]

I agree. The superiority complex from the anti-Santa parents is unreal. I get not doing Santa if you don’t celebrate Christmas or simply don’t prefer to partake in the tradition. But OP is commenting how Santa conflicts with “her values” ... give me a break.

I’ve heard of parents not doing Santa because they don’t want their kids to find out they’ve lied to them. But if you are worried your child will become distraught over learning the truth about Santa and being “lied to” then maybe you need to worry more about teaching them some resiliency.

Don’t do Santa if you don’t feel like it. But stop acting like you’re more enlightened for opting out of what is simply a fun, cultural tradition. [/quote]

It’s not a cultural tradition for everyone.  Not everyone celebrates Christmas. [/quote]

But it’s a fun cultural tradition for some people. I clearly said don’t do it if you don’t want to. But stop acting like you’re more enlightened for not doing it. There are plenty of traditions from other cultures I don’t partake in because they’re not *my* cultural tradition. But I don’t pretend not to engage in them because it is counter to my morals.[/quote]

Saying they don’t want to participate for whatever reason doesn’t mean they think they’re enlightened or that you’re a bad parent for participating. It just means it doesn’t fit with their beliefs/morals/values. It’s no different from you choosing not to let your child believe that Bigfoot is real (assuming you haven’t passed on that myth in your family). Some people like the mythology, some people have more literal interpretations of the word around them. Neither is right or wrong, they’re just different.

In this case, OP is asking for people to share how to help keep your mythology intact. She’s trying to parent the way she feels comfortable while not stepping on anyone else’s toes. People are still crapping on her parenting style and suggesting her kids should be pitied because she doesn’t celebrate Christmas the way they do. That’s the only sad thing I see in this thread. [/quote]

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