Telling your kids about Santa

I remember as a kid, Santa was supposed to be this magical, mystical guy. Something that stretched my imagination of my innocent youth. Adults seemed to think that it was cute for children to believe in him. Today though, I've noticed a lot of parents don't want their kids believing in Santa. They're starting to say it's creepy.

So, I ask you. If/when you get kids, are you going to tell them about Santa?

Creepy? Give me a break. Santa Claus is fun. I will definitely tell my kids about Santa so that they can have the same great experience I had when I was a kid.

I'll try to convince them he's real. What gentler way to ease them into the wonderful world of lies than have them work that truth out for themselves?

Of course I would tell my kids about Santa. It was plenty of fun when I was little.

I won't. You're lying to your kids and I don't think that's right.

My parents never tried to lie to me about Santa, and I plan to keep that tradition going forward.

I think most kids figure out Santa isn't real before age 10 anyways. Atleast that was my case and most kids I knew at the time.

Whats with everyone saying its lying to their kids?

Its a fair tale like story that just lets you have fun imagining that some magical man gives you presents one time a year who works at the North Poll.

I plan to tell my kids! Santa was a great memory for me as a little kid.

If I had a child, I would troll him like no other.

I'd tell him that Santa is real, that premarital sex is bad, and that Jesus....


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I would tell my kids Santa is real and a lot of other things. I would mess with their heads, skew the lines between real and fake. I would make them grow up saying the most absurd things to other people while I sit there with my cup, guffawing like the mad old man I will be.xTheExploited

"Kids let me tell you the story of santa clause..." Goes on about saying how he gets gifts to kids on christmas, be good not bad etc.

"But daddy we have no chimeny' (Says my fake child Jules)

"Oh he comes in from the door." I say

"But you always lock the door, and if he brakes in he is trespassing proerty and wouldnt he get arrested?" Juels says.

"No its not trespassing because all parents give him consent to come for our house to give us gifts." I say

"Ok then... But if he gives you any present you want, and if you ask for a 360, won't he get sued by microsoft for copywriting material by making thus said device?" Jules says.

"Ahh well no, because he has money to buy em?" I say

" Where does he get all this money from, from the bank? But banks won't loan to anyone especailly for a guy that lives in the north pole, makes no income and works one day. And also how can he get to all the children in the world in one night? What about differing time zones and ozone?" Jules says.

"Nice way to kill my dreams son, screw it SANTA AINT REAL for get i told u anything!" I say.

"So i still get my 360?" He asks

Yup never tell kids Santa is real, especially if they are more perceptive than you at their age :)

I knew he was fake when I was like 7 but I kept pretending I believed in him after that because I'd get a present from santa

More or less. Also they'll probably figure it out for themself like i did.

I would not get my kids hope up. I mean when I believed in Santa is was magical and what not, but once I realised he was a myth I was a tad bit upset. Im not really the person that enjoys handing out false hope.

[QUOTE="xTheExploited"]I would tell my kids Santa is real and a lot of other things. I would mess with their heads, skew the lines between real and fake. I would make them grow up saying the most absurd things to other people while I sit there with my cup, guffawing like the mad old man I will be.cybrcatter

I would tell my kids Santa is real and a lot of other things. I would mess with their heads, skew the lines between real and fake. I would make them grow up saying the most absurd things to other people while I sit there with my cup, guffawing like the mad old man I will be.xTheExploited

I'll tell them about how Santa exists, then once they get older, if they ask me, or I feel that they should know, I'll tell them the truth.

I don't really want to. I mean I don't think it's "creepy" for kids to believe in santa, but I don't find it "cute" either. I just find it to be rather idiotic and completely pointless.
I believed in santa to but considering how awesome it is, how come I don't remember believing him? My mother had to tell me that I did.

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Comments like this make me lose faith in humanity.

Got_to_go

I would tell my kids Santa is real and a lot of other things. I would mess with their heads, skew the lines between real and fake. I would make them grow up saying the most absurd things to other people while I sit there with my cup, guffawing like the mad old man I will be.xTheExploited

I'll probably let them believe until they find out he's not real.

I don't celebrate Christmas, so there

If I ever have kids, I'd let them believe in him until they found out he wasn't real. Seriously, it's sucking part of the fun out of childhood otherwise.

I have two boys and we don't really push Santa on them.

wow. im telling my kids Santa is real.

Yeah, Santa is awesome and duping little kids is practically a Christmas tradition.

I'm going to make sure I do a better job of hiding the truth than my parents though, so that way if I get really mad at my kids I can just yell "Santa isn't real! I put those presents under your tree!"

Santas not...real ?

:cry:

If I ever have kids I probably wont tell them as I was never told that he was real I aways knew teh presents came from my parents and I was fine with that.

Well, it's one way to get them to behave.:lol:

christmas was a lot better with santa. i still love christmas but i definitely remember the great times with that :)

imgoing to tell my kids about him and tell them he is real :)

I'll probably do it. My parents told me and my brothers about santa, so I guess I'll stick with Christmas tradition.

I'll let my kids go along with believing in santa clause. Eventually when they get old enough they'll find out he's not real. But that is if i ever have kids.

I'm going to tell my children the truth: Santa exists. Duh.

I was heartbroken when my parents told me santa wasn't real. Of course, I did have a lot of fun with Santa, so I'll probably tell my kids about him, unless my wife has some kind of objection.

Creepy? Give me a break. Santa Claus is fun. I will definitely tell my kids about Santa so that they can have the same great experience I had when I was a kid.

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Whats with everyone saying its lying to their kids?

Its a fair tale like story that just lets you have fun imagining that some magical man gives you presents one time a year who works at the North Poll.

I plan to tell my kids! Santa was a great memory for me as a little kid.

Ryan_Kitchen

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Whats with everyone saying its lying to their kids?

Its a fair tale like story that just lets you have fun imagining that some magical man gives you presents one time a year who works at the North Poll.

I plan to tell my kids! Santa was a great memory for me as a little kid.

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