Comments on: Santa – yay or nay?

By: To Santa or Not to Santa?

To Santa or Not to Santa? — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:48:40 +0000

[...] to Sherry at InsideMotherhood for getting me fired [...]

By: Gayla McCord

Gayla McCord — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:30:12 +0000

My thought has always been that we teach our kids to use their imagination – when they’re playing – what’s the difference?

There’s enough hurt and disappointment in the world as it is, let the kids enjoy whatever magic they can for as long as they can.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:09:19 +0000

That’s a hard one. I as 12 when finally found out the truth. I wasn’t scarred or anything, but I do feel a bit like a liar with my kids. We told my almost 11 year old this year. He’s gettin a whole new kick out of the song “I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus.”

I have always resented the big guy getting the credit for the best presents.

By: Tracee Sioux

Tracee Sioux — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:04:40 +0000

True that about the credit part.

It’s the same people who hate Halloween that are against Santa. They also killed the Easter Bunny. I know way too many people like this. My mother-in-law has a Christmas LADDER she decorates because she heard on Christian Radio that the Christmas TREE was a pagan symbol. Whatever. They are both A shapped and now they are both decorated with evergreen and holly and have presents under and on them. How is that different or more holy?

Fun Killers. Lighten up people – It’s childhood! It’s supposed to be kind of fun!

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:28:54 +0000

I never felt cheated or lied to when I found out either. The oldest is getting to an age where she’s probably going to find out soon (from us or from friends) and I dread her losing that part of her childhood, but look forward to taking her on as a “helper” for her younger sisters, like my parents did with me (I got to help wrap)

By: Sherry

Sherry — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:25:59 +0000

That’s how I feel too, that it’s not so much lying as it is magical.

By: pickel

pickel — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:49:14 +0000

He is such a magical part of childhood that I could not imagine Christmas without him. He helped our son transfer his Christmas from Russia to here.