SANTA CLAUSE I’m accused of ruining Christmas for my daughter, 2

[Rob Thompson]

SANTA CLAUSE I’m accused of ruining Christmas for my daughter, 2, after telling her Santa isn’t real – we don’t want to lie to her
By Martha Cliff
Date - 13 Nov 2022

Source - The Sun

A MUM has been accused of ‘ruining Christmas’ for her daughter after telling her that Santa Claus isn’t real.

Taking to Reddit the mum revealed that she didn’t ‘want to lie’ to her two-year-old so she and her partner decided to teach their little girl that Father Christmas was make-believe.

She wrote: “We don’t want to lie to our kid.”

“(We are) accused of ruining Christmas for her and that Christmas isn't magical if she doesn't believe in Santa.

“I even caught someone telling my daughter that Santa is real and we are just lying.
“I've also had family get upset when they asked my daughter if she was excited for Santa to come she told them that ‘Daddy come soon’ (he was gone at work at the time, they then asked her if she was excited for Santa to bring her gifts and she said 'Daddy do it'.)”

She continued: “I can make Christmas feel ‘magical’ to her without her believing in some made up character. 

“I've kind of felt a lot of pressure to give in and let her think Santa is real but I don't know if I should give in.”

Fellow Redditors were quick to jump in with their own opinions.

One commented: “I think believing in Santa was an awesome experience of childhood, kind of added a bit of magic."

Another added: “I do feel like it’s an aspect of Christmas they'll miss out on because it’s fun to make cookies for Santa with your parents and leave out 'reindeer food' in the front yard for kids. 

“And thinking about Santa and the elves is fun for young kids."

However, not everyone was as quick to judge with one arguing that it was the parent’s decision.

e the parent. You decide,” they said. 

“Santa isn’t what makes Christmas special anyways, it’s everything else like family, decorating, baking, etc...”

[Rob Thompson]

I give up!!!!!!

So so sad on so many levels  

[Santa SteveKl]

Wow this is so sad. having that childlike faith is what helps us in so many ways! Even if you do not bring in religion (which I have a hard time not bringing Christ into Christmas) then you have just dismissed the possibility of adding any magic and might as well come clean about all other types of stuff as well. No Easter Bunny, No Fairy Tales, No magic that makes childhood special. This saddens my heart more than I say.

[Rob Thompson]

8 minutes ago, Santa SteveKl said:

Wow this is so sad. having that childlike faith is what helps us in so many ways! Even if you do not bring in religion (which I have a hard time not bringing Christ into Christmas) then you have just dismissed the possibility of adding any magic and might as well come clean about all other types of stuff as well. No Easter Bunny, No Fairy Tales, No magic that makes childhood special. This saddens my heart more than I say.

Quite, and what message will that send to other children when her daughter begins telling other what her mum has told her, Crazy , 

[Sundblom Santa]

58 minutes ago, Santa SteveKl said:

No Easter Bunny, No Fairy Tales, No magic that makes childhood special.

And that’s the dynamite right there. When you chuck out Santa Claus (based on St. Nicholas, a Christian bishop from Lycia), you have to, in principle, reject all other childhood characters and stories (e.g., the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, storybooks, fairy tales, and even circus clowns, for that matter).

Heck, under a strictly literalistic, unimaginative view of the world, you’d have to throw out the Parables of the Lord (they’re fictional stories meant to teach life lessons). Actually, if you think about it, you’d have to reject even the use of Johannine analogies (like “I Am the door,” Jn. 10:7). Of course, people like that don’t logically think through their positions. People who take Santa Claus (once again, based on an ancient Christian bishop) away from their children aren’t always the brightest bulbs in the Christmas light box—if you know what I mean.

Edited November 16, 2022 by Sundblom Santa

[Sundblom Santa]

2 hours ago, Rob Thompson said:

I give up!!!!!!

So so sad on so many levels  

58 minutes ago, Rob Thompson said:

Quite, and what message will that send to other children when her daughter begins telling other what her mum has told her, Crazy , 

With that (although I haven’t really heard much of anything from the anti-Santa crowd), you just have to let the chips fall where they may. Such parents who do that (and this may be an unpopular opinion) are demented and sick. “Don’t be like them” (Matt. 6:5, 8). They’re going to do what they’re intent on doing. We can just choose to ignore them. If God has given us this vocation (and I personally believe it is a vocation), it doesn’t matter what naysayers yell at the end of the day. “And whoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward” (Matt. 10:42).

With that, I’m going to go back to recovering from COVID and enjoying “The Santa Clauses.” 

Edited November 16, 2022 by Sundblom Santa

[Rob Thompson]

18 hours ago, Sundblom Santa said:

With that (although I haven’t really heard much of anything from the anti-Santa crowd), you just have to let the chips fall where they may. Such parents who do that (and this may be an unpopular opinion) are demented and sick. “Don’t be like them” (Matt. 6:5, 8). They’re going to do what they’re intent on doing. We can just choose to ignore them. If God has given us this vocation (and I personally believe it is a vocation), it doesn’t matter what naysayers yell at the end of the day. “And whoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward” (Matt. 10:42).

With that, I’m going to go back to recovering from COVID and enjoying “The Santa Clauses.” 

Yes, if we remove what little magic there is in the word, we are left with misery  

[Merry Town Santa]

Why is this NEWS???? Why can't  these things be kept in the family? Let's just go on with the opportunity that is given us as Clauses. 

[Sundblom Santa]

14 minutes ago, Merry Town Santa said:

Why is this NEWS???? Why can't  these things be kept in the family? Let's just go on with the opportunity that is given us as Clauses.

It’s known as the Chorus of the Perpetually Offended. They have to make everyone else’s lives miserable. They don’t seem to like letting their children have fun.

Edited November 21, 2022 by Sundblom Santa

[TamaleClaus]

Read the news, shake my head in sadness,  move on FORWARD, not backward

[AsaClaus]

This is so sad. As a parent I understand not wanting to share the glory with Santa (after spending hours trying to put together THE gift), but I think it’s how we define Santa that makes him real or not. 
My wife and I have taught our girls that Santa was a flesh and blood person a long time ago, but now it’s the Spirit of Santa that is still with us. So every mall Santa or Zoom call Santa IS Santa because they have the Spirit of Santa within them. It keeps the magic of Santa without putting the emphasis on him being a flesh and blood person. 

[Rob Thompson]

9 hours ago, AsaClaus said:

This is so sad. As a parent I understand not wanting to share the glory with Santa (after spending hours trying to put together THE gift), but I think it’s how we define Santa that makes him real or not. 
My wife and I have taught our girls that Santa was a flesh and blood person a long time ago, but now it’s the Spirit of Santa that is still with us. So every mall Santa or Zoom call Santa IS Santa because they have the Spirit of Santa within them. It keeps the magic of Santa without putting the emphasis on him being a flesh and blood person. 

I think thats approach with the older children, my grandson is 15 years old, and whilst he crossed to the dark side sometime ago, he still believes in the spirit of Santa. Mind you, I dont think he would share that with his mates, for fear of being beat up lol  

[AsaClaus]

9 hours ago, Rob Thompson said:

I think thats approach with the older children, my grandson is 15 years old, and whilst he crossed to the dark side sometime ago, he still believes in the spirit of Santa. Mind you, I dont think he would share that with his mates, for fear of being beat up lol  

Hahaha the “dark side”?

[Rob Thompson]

10 minutes ago, AsaClaus said:

Hahaha the “dark side”?

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