[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Why do you think that it is acceptable for strangers to make decisions about other people's children??

IOW, "How dare you tell the truth about Saint Nicholas to my kids after I've been lying to them for their entire lives?"

[luckystarmom]

How is reading "Twas the Night Before Christmas" lying to kids?

All she had to do is say this is a poem that was written over 100 years ago, and it is very famous. Period. It doesn't present the poem as true. It doesn't present the poem as false.