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We're Jewish and DS is 7 and this has been the first holiday season where the Santa thing has proven to be a bit difficult. He is definitely a bit jealous of kids who celebrate Christmas, and he questioned why we do angel tree gifts when Santa already brings presents to everyone who celebrates Christmas. He understands that we're Jewish which is why we don't celebrate Christmas, Honestly, the only reason I don't tell him the truth about Santa is because I don't want him to ruin it for other kids, even accidentally. But how long do I need to keep up this charade? It seems a bit odd to me that I have to have DS believe a lie about something in which we don't even believe or participate. But I do because I don't want DS to be known as the kid who ruined Christmas. [/quote]

You should definitely tell him!  No need to keep up the charade for the sake of others.  As a Jewish kid, when I was 5, I came home upset that all the other kids were getting gifts from this Santa guy, and I wasn't.  My parents explained right away that "Santa" was their parents.  They also told me that I should keep this to myself because it was fun for those kids, so I shouldn't ruin.  I felt special having inside knowledge that the other kids didn't have instead of confused that I was somehow being passed over for gifts by some mythical character.  [/quote]

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