[manwiththehands]

Maybe I was a crappy father, but I never taught my daughter to believe in Santa except in the historical/traditional sense. She turned out OK, and I felt it was better not to lie to my kid. Seems like the Santa controversy would go away if kids stopped believing in him.

[cricket]

I felt it was better not to lie to my kid.

No tooth fairy? No Easter Bunny? No 'possibility thinking'? No magic or myths? No fairytales?

I think that is sad. . .but your call; and you made it.

[normy]

I applaud you for that. I am doing the same with my kids and its not easy. I just tell my kids we are celebrating the birth of Jesus, we still have a tree and presents but they know their parents give them the gifts.

When my 5 year old asked about Santa, I gave him the historical background and asked him what he thought, "do you think a man in a red suit climbs in peoples chimneys to bring gifts or is it your mother and me?"