Teacher tells 7 year-olds Santa's Fake., page 4
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reply posted on 11-12-2008 @ 03:23 PM by nyk537
reply to post by yeahright



Nor is it typical of anyone I know.

I think most children have good fun with Santa, and even when they learn the truth, the magic is still there.

I think those who take offense to their parents "lying" to them are definitely the exception, not the rule.


reply posted on 11-12-2008 @ 03:25 PM by nyk537
reply to post by saint4God



Why is it difficult to accept that we can raise our children the way we see fit, even if that includes sharing the story of Santa? Regardless of whether or not you think it's the right thing to do.


reply posted on 11-12-2008 @ 03:29 PM by Alexander_Supertramp
reply to post by saint4God



I understand that you are entitled to your own views, but you really believe everyone should tell the truth 100% of the time? That is a dramatically black-and-white way to look at things, and that's a dangerous way to live, in my opinion.


reply posted on 11-12-2008 @ 03:30 PM by Heike


Every where we turn it's the same dilemma.

Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, or shall we raise cold-hearted realists who know perfectly well that magic fairy dust is just fake glitter and calculate the value of Christmas on their calculator?

I vote let 'em have a little magic while they can. They'll be forced to trade it in for cold hard reality soon enough.


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reply posted on 11-12-2008 @ 03:30 PM by nyk537
reply to post by saint4God



I suppose it was somewhere in your many posts suggesting that those who let their kids believe in Santa are lying to them, and that one day they will grow to resent us and lose trust in us.

Could have been in there somewhere.


reply posted on 11-12-2008 @ 03:33 PM by nyk537
reply to post by saint4God



Chidlren do have a right to the truth, but that isn't the point.

Children want to believe in something magical, they want something like that. Those who never get the experience the joy of believing in Santa are missing out in my opinion.

How you think they feel when they see all the other kids talking about Santa, and they see the sparkle in their eyes? Do you think they feel happy or somehow superior because they know the "truth"? Or do you think they feel sad that they can't feel that way?
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