We have a somewhat different take on it - Santa is real. For kids, Santa is that person that brings you presents and treats and stuff like that. But the ting is, there is a person who does all that, so for that kid, you are Santa, even if they don’t know it.
When each of our kids would eventually ask ‘Is Santa real?’ we would tell them that Santa is real - it’s everyone doing something for someone else and only expecting their happiness in return. It’s the parent that stays up late and carefully lays out all the fancy presents and treats, then sits back to take in the joy from the kids in the morning.
Then we ask if they want to help be Santa; I’ve not gotten a ‘no’ to that question.
We are in agreement on that one. I have never once told my child santa was real. When I was a kid it always bothered me that adults didn’t have enough respect to tell the truth. As an adult I remember that feeling and wont be passing it on to my own children. Trust me, the “magic of christmas” is still there without the lies.
Hot take: pretending Santa is real also makes you lose credibility later. People often call me a grinch for saying this though
We have a somewhat different take on it - Santa is real. For kids, Santa is that person that brings you presents and treats and stuff like that. But the ting is, there is a person who does all that, so for that kid, you are Santa, even if they don’t know it.
When each of our kids would eventually ask ‘Is Santa real?’ we would tell them that Santa is real - it’s everyone doing something for someone else and only expecting their happiness in return. It’s the parent that stays up late and carefully lays out all the fancy presents and treats, then sits back to take in the joy from the kids in the morning.
Then we ask if they want to help be Santa; I’ve not gotten a ‘no’ to that question.
We are in agreement on that one. I have never once told my child santa was real. When I was a kid it always bothered me that adults didn’t have enough respect to tell the truth. As an adult I remember that feeling and wont be passing it on to my own children. Trust me, the “magic of christmas” is still there without the lies.