I know most kids when they are little and go to Disneyland believe that they are actually seeing the real Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Cinderella, etc. Do you actually tell little kids that those characters are not real?
luckystarmom, I usually appreciate your posts, but I do not wish to post to you in anger.
And right now I am very angry that you don't give me the courtesy of at least reading what I say before you respond. You don't seem like that kind of person.
I made it very clear that I would never tell someone else's child that fictional characters are just that, fiction. Not if their parents want them to believe it.
I don't have a problem with the children, my questions are aimed at the adults posting on this thread.
I think it is disingenous to equate Santa with myths and fictional stories just for the sake of argument.
By the way, when I was a child (age of 4), I went to Disney World, but somehow I knew that they were characters. It was still fun.