Posted on 12/08/2016 8:55:56 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Our society is so FULL of PC and data (via computer) that kids are pretty hip by the age of 3 or 4.
Santa is a REAL myth easily dismissed and the kids know about the reality of money and value pretty quickly.
Christmas is (I thiunk .. ) starting to come back around to the birth of Christ, which is what it should be, anyway.
Who cares about the date and time of year ...
Unto us a child is given
And I am SO thankful for Him.
Merry Christmas !
We never did. We taught them what Christmas was about and explained that we give each other gifts just like God gave us His gift.
My best friend grew up believing in Santa and was absolutely devastated when she learned that the people she trusted the most had lied to her. She could not understand how they would do that to her and set up in her mind the question of what else they may have lied to her about.
What,not real?
Really? This is journalism?
I guess most kids do not have parents that have a clue.
Good grief man,let children enjoy their childhood.The weight of adulthood will land on their shoulders soon enough.
Second ...
6. But what about the elf on the shelf, you ask?
You asked for it ...
If this is all this guy has to worry about regarding his kids, then bully for him. Otherwise, he can just keep his opinions to himself.
My stepfather was Serbian Orthodox and Saint Nicholas was the family patron saint. I didn’t grow up with “Santa Claus” but St. Nicholas - we celebrated Dec 6th every year. For gifts, they were from the family and when I got older we would joke that “Santa” brought a gift for the house (something we wanted for the whole family like a game or furniture etc).
Now that I am a parent, MrR and I are a bit conflicted. “Santa” is part of many children’s lives but I don’t want to lie to them and I am not any worse off for not being given the standard “Santa” story. In fact, I believe I am better off for not growing up with it.
I don’t have an issue with All Hallow’s Eve, but again I do not consider it Satanic, but know the history and why we have the traditions we do.
How did we ever survive our Santa fantasy as children? I’ll say it probably had to do with living in more of a monoculture than the multiculture we have today. Today I wouldn’t give the Santa story to a child the same way but slowly reveal the truth of the spirit behind the whole thing in the sort of way the letter from Virginia did.
Of course there is a Santa!!! God made St. Nicholas an angel that could touch mankind’s heart.
In this case yes
“Our society is so FULL of PC and data (via computer) that kids are pretty hip by the age of 3 or 4.”
Heck I figured out Santa was not real when he would refuse to bring me the same presents that my parents would not buy me at the store...
“In fact, I believe I am better off for not growing up with it.”
I can understand that being without Santa as a child is no big deal but how on earth can you be better off?
In what way?
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According the liberal minds, Santa is not a lie. They still expect Santa to grant provisions for every need they find. Santa just wears a different face(no longer in a Santa suit; now in a business suit). Life is good and life is free from care, worry and woe
Sure, why not make the world a little bit more miserable for kids by telling them he isnt real?
If the left is going to strip Christmas clean from their end, the other might as well torch it too!
I never had the breach of trust for finding out there was no Santa - that my parents lied to me. I learned the real history and knew the real stories behind St. Nick. He was a role model to devotion to his faith and selfless giving.
I wasn’t bribed to ‘be good’ because ‘Santa was making a list’, I behaved because it was proper. Gifts were given not for ‘being good’ but because it celebrated the Gift of Christ that God gave us.
That’s so heart warming
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