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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's sad that some people feel a personal insult to "having" to pretend Santa is real. Think about the last time you had real, true magic in your life. Or even breathless anticipation and excitement. Think about the next time you'll have it. For most of us as adults, we almost never experience these things anymore. But for a brief time, kids still get to and Christmas/Santa is one of those times. Why take it away from them just to prove you are intellectually superior and too pragmatic to continue an illusion? Why not just let them have it while they're little and still can? They have a lifetime of bills and worry and job stress and taxes and reality ahead of them. Why not just let them have the fun and magic that little kids should have? It doesn't hurt you one bit to just keep your mouth shut and let them believe. [/quote]

I assume that you didn't mean to imply that parents who don't do Santa are depriving their children of an integral part of childhood.

As for me, my parents didn't pretend to me that Santa was real, because my parents didn't celebrate Christmas, and I didn't pretend that Santa was real to my kids, because I don't celebrate Christmas. That doesn't mean that I should run around collaring random children and telling them that Santa isn't real. But it also doesn't mean that when I'm out in public, I must pretend that Santa is real, just in case I'm overheard by the child of somebody who pretends that Santa is real.[/quote]

Nobody is asking you to pretend Santa is real. The mall doesn't require you to dress up as an elf and walk around asking kids what they want. But maybe save the "Santa isn't real" conversations for home and ask your kids not to discourage those kids who do believe because for a lot of people, Santa is something that is a huge part of childhood. It's not even about presents. It's just about this amazing belief that once a year, something totally magical happens when you're sleeping. It's exciting, and so brief. Nobody cares if you don't buy in but it's not necessary to ruin it for other kids by saying, in a mall, where Santa is currently set up "SANTA ISNT REAL!"[/quote]

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