Originally posted by Miss Pie
Lol, really? You're taking it far too seriously. That's the ing point. A kid doesn't think about that . It's fun childish fantasy. Do kids NEED Santa? No. But do they NEED to be denied the experience of it because of that? Also no. Let kids be kids for 's sake. It isn't that big of a deal, lol.
Yet you make a big deal out of "denying" children the "magic of santa" without realizing that something else would just take his place.
There have always been midwinter festivities in pretty much all cultures for thousands of years now. It probably was a lot more interesting when it wasn't all enveloped by the corporate globalization train that is current day Santa-Christmas.
It's just because it's one of those rare times of year where people actually put an effort into entertaining their children which makes people think it's something extremely special.
EddieZilker
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Originally posted by Vivid Boy
her father trying to squeeze down a chimney in a plumber's outfit
Silky Johnson
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Originally posted by Bierheld
Yet you make a big deal out of "denying" children the "magic of santa" without realizing that something else would just take his place.
There have always been midwinter festivities in pretty much all cultures for thousands of years now. It probably was a lot more interesting when it wasn't all enveloped by the corporate globalization train that is current day Santa-Christmas.
Except that over here, EVERYONE celebrates it. Most Christmas songs, movies, etc. revolve around either Christ, Santa, or both. So you're gonna tell your kid Santa doesn't exist - then he or she has to sit through the first 6-8 years of their lives miserably feigning that they're enjoying Christmas the same way their friends are, when all along they know "the truth". And you really expect that a young child is just gonna keep that secret, because their parents told them to??
I really don't see the point, other than to gain some personal kind of intellectual satisfaction, in telling your kids that Santa doesn't exist before they figure it out themselves. It's ing stupid, the end.
Bierheld
Well it would be interesting at least. We don't experiment enough with our children any more, they start of hard as and when we're done with them they become characterless overprotected little brats. We need to figure out once and for all what were doing wrong I say.
Silky Johnson
Yeah well I'd rather raise children that can navigate the "truth" of the world for themselves, rather than spoon feeding it to them from birth - THAT'S how you raise a moron. ;)
wienerschnitzel
Did anyone read my ing post?! (Except Stephen, who called me an )... I TRIED it. It sucked. It didn't give her any kind of advantage and the whole Santa Christmas thing was confusing. Luckily she was 3 and super gullibile and I was able to reverse the damage I had done.
Silky Johnson
Or you could just wait until your kids ask you if Santa Claus is real. Then instead of just spoon feeding your potentially moronic child the answer, you could ask them what they think. Chances are your kid already knows - but instead of teaching them that adults will always have the answer, you could teach them that they have intelligent answers for things too, and empower them with some kind of self esteem and independent thinking.
Silky Johnson
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Originally posted by wienerschnitzel
Did anyone read my ing post?! (Except Stephen, who called me an )... I TRIED it. It sucked. It didn't give her any kind of advantage and the whole Santa Christmas thing was confusing. Luckily she was 3 and super gullibile and I was able to reverse the damage I had done.
I read it. :o
srussell0018
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Originally posted by wienerschnitzel
Did anyone read my ing post?! (Except Stephen, who called me an )... I TRIED it. It sucked. It didn't give her any kind of advantage and the whole Santa Christmas thing was confusing. Luckily she was 3 and super gullibile and I was able to reverse the damage I had done.
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srussell0018
Children, it's time to gather around the fire and read Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time followed by baking Darwin shaped cookies. We will then place them out overnight to learn about the crystallization of starch.
You may hear wondrous tales of excitement and happiness from all your friends, but don't listen to them. It's all a lie. Everything is a lie, and your mother's a cunt.
Halcyon+On+On
“Daddy, will the Earth always go around the Sun forever?”
Louis CK: “Well no, at some point the Sun is going to explode.”
Daughter: (starts crying)
Louis CK: “Oh honey, this is not going to happen until you and everyone you know has been dead for a very long time.”
Daughter: (continues crying)
Vivid Boy
I would hate to deny my kids of an imagination and only tell them hard facts. I'm not out to raise a bunch of squares
