The Santa thread, part one : parental answers

[RangerWickett]

Why lie to your children? There's enough fun stuff in the world without making up fantasies.

Geeks.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Why lie to your children? There's enough fun stuff in the world without making up fantasies.

Geeks.

In the poll that ENworld ate, one of the options was "Huh? I never taught you santa was real, and/or we don't celebrate christmas to begin with?!"

Though we "played Santa" at my house, I never believed in a literal Santa as a child. Given his tendency to declare "He doesn't talk!" in a scolding tone when I address his Thomas toys, I think my little hard nose realist in the making may be just as happy with the same sort of upbringing.

 

[GlassJaw]

I'm not that experienced with kids in general but if I talk to a kid who's in the 10-11+ range and still talks about Santa like he's real, I get a little creeped out.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

Wait, you are saying Santa isn't real? Then who keeps leaving those presents under the tree for my kids?

Time to change the locks...

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Wait, you are saying Santa isn't real? Then who keeps leaving those presents under the tree for my kids?

Time to change the locks...

I gotta say I consider the idea of a guy who reverse burgles your house once a year kinda creepy.... Seems inapropriate for him to come in without asking.

Ooh, maybe Santa is a vampire and can't enter where he isn't invited! That would explain why I never got any presents from him.

 

[RangerWickett]

That is an awesome adventure hook. A vampire who goes around during Christmas, dressed as Santa, knocking on children's windows and asking them to invite him in.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

That is an awesome adventure hook. A vampire who goes around during Christmas, dressed as Santa, knocking on children's windows and asking them to invite him in.

"Timmy, you don't have a fireplace, so I can't come down the chimney... wanna be a Santa's Little Helper?"

Then he gets to be Santa's Little Dinner.....

 

[Pbartender]

So, suppose you are a parent and your kid has reached the age where they first come to you and ask "Parental unit of your gender and chosen nickname, is Santa really real, or just a story?" What do you say? (poll forthcoming.)

"...there's only one fat guy who brings us presents, and his name ain't Santa." - Bart Simpson.

My kids have never been under the delusion that Santa Claus is a real person, though it can still be fun to pretend that he is around Christmas time.

 

[Umbran]

What do you say?

Back in high school, I was chosen for a holy mission. A local family had their house burn down, and a collection had been taken up. I had the joy of putting on the red suit and white beard, and walking into kindergarten classes with a pack of elves to deliver gifts to those kids, and candy to everyone else. The look in those kids' eyes...

I will never tell anyone that Santa isn't real. I've *been* Santa, and I was real.

 

[Ilium]

Back in high school, I was chosen for a holy mission. A local family had their house burn down, and a collection had been taken up. I had the joy of putting on the red suit and white beard, and walking into kindergarten classes with a pack of elves to deliver gifts to those kids, and candy to everyone else. The look in those kid's eyes...

I will never tell anyone that Santa isn't real. I've *been* Santa, and I was real.

QFT

Just because Santa doesn't objectively exist, doesn't mean he isn't real.

I'm letting my daughter figure that out. She realized a couple years ago that there is no physical fat guy in a red suit. I think she's starting to figure out the other half as she talks about Santa to her little brother.