The point of this thread is to put the Santa Debate here. Not in threads sharing happy stories or asking for Santa advice.
Consider this a preemptive strike against something we have seen in the past.
Is Santa a lie? or is Santa harmless fun? That is the topic.
Cole has just cleared the "I believe in Santa" stage I believe probably a year or two back. But when the opportunity was there we exploited it for all it was worth. Ringing sleigh bells outside the house: making reindeer tracks in the snow, Watching the progress of Santa's trip on the computer ect.
This behavior has been a tradition in my family and my wife's So I never really gave it a second thought. Until it was brought up here. There seem to be a fair amount of people who equate this to flat out Lying to you kids. Eroding the trust they have in you as a parent. At some point one poster said that they will never forget that their parents lied to them about Santa. And that they were scared by the memory.
Consider this a preemptive strike against something we have seen in the past.
Is Santa a lie? or is Santa harmless fun? That is the topic.
Cole has just cleared the "I believe in Santa" stage I believe probably a year or two back. But when the opportunity was there we exploited it for all it was worth. Ringing sleigh bells outside the house: making reindeer tracks in the snow, Watching the progress of Santa's trip on the computer ect.
This behavior has been a tradition in my family and my wife's So I never really gave it a second thought. Until it was brought up here. There seem to be a fair amount of people who equate this to flat out Lying to you kids. Eroding the trust they have in you as a parent. At some point one poster said that they will never forget that their parents lied to them about Santa. And that they were scared by the memory.