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Post by Thejebusfire on Sept 22, 2009 23:00:48 GMT -5
My parents never really told me much of anything about Santa. Sure we watched the TV shows and read the little Christmas books, but never told me if he was real or not.
I always kinda knew Santa was just a story when I was little anyway. In the stories, Santa came down your chimney to give you presents. We'll, my house doesn't have a chimney.
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Sept 23, 2009 0:00:31 GMT -5
My parents never really told me much of anything about Santa. Sure we watched the TV shows and read the little Christmas books, but never told me if he was real or not. I always kinda knew Santa was just a story when I was little anyway. In the stories, Santa came down your chimney to give you presents. We'll, my house doesn't have a chimney. He either comes in through your window or picks the locks. Then he robs your ass blind & tells you to "Fuck off, kid," when you try to give him some milk & cookies.
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Post by Deimos on Sept 23, 2009 5:49:38 GMT -5
Never really believed in Santa as a kid. Didnt see the benefit. yaaaaaay!
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Post by purimpopoie on Sept 23, 2009 13:55:31 GMT -5
My parents never really told me much of anything about Santa. Sure we watched the TV shows and read the little Christmas books, but never told me if he was real or not. I always kinda knew Santa was just a story when I was little anyway. In the stories, Santa came down your chimney to give you presents. We'll, my house doesn't have a chimney. Pretty much the same as you, except I milked the "I believe in Santa" until I was in middle school for the cute factor. My cousin learned that Santa was a lie sometime when she was in middle school. She was devistated. I'll admit. I lol'd.
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Post by RavynousHunter on Sept 23, 2009 14:00:22 GMT -5
I'm gonna tell 'em Santa's an anagram for Satan...and that'll be about it.
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Post by Vypernight on Sept 24, 2009 7:10:35 GMT -5
When I found out Santa wasn't real, it was like learning a magician's secret as my mom revealed how they pulled it all off. It didn't make me hate my parents. It was more like a combination of, "Wow, that's how you did it!" and "I can't believe I didn't see it earlier."
I think a lot of kids are the same way. I don't know too many who grew up to hate their parents for lying to them about where their presents came from.
If I have kids, I have no problem telling them about Santa Claus; I'll just do my best to make them understand that presents are only part of the holiday. I don't know exactly how, but I'd like to take them places where they can give to others, help others, and come to see it as more than just the gifts. I'd rather they not be greedy little brats like I was as I don't want them to grow up feeling like crap about it as well.
But once again, I don't see a problem with Santa Claus any more than I do telling them a bedtime story.
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Post by The_L on Sept 25, 2009 11:14:56 GMT -5
I've been Santa to some of my younger cousins and to my sisters daughter. The children seem to be well aware it's all make-believe. They all know Santa's not real, and we don't encourage them to believe in Santa. Half the fun is that they aren't quite sure who Santa is this year. We try to leave them some mystery, but nothing they believe for real. This. I'll play the game. Hell, when the kids are older I might tell them about the real St. Nicholas and how he morphed into "Santa Claus" as part of a discussion on how legends can become larger-than-life. But I certainly won't make them feel foolish when the time comes for them to realize it's just mom&dad. Hell, I figured it out when I was eight, and milked it until I was twelve. After all, who doesn't like extra presents?
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Post by spinetingler on Sept 25, 2009 19:30:31 GMT -5
We do Santa, Easter Bunny, and Tooth Fairy.
If either child decides she really wants to know, we'll reveal the secret.
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