Do You Want Your Young Children To Believe In Santa Claus?
By emgee595
@emgee595 (335)
Philippines
December 6, 2010 11:42pm CST
Christmas Season will be incomplete without symbols and decorations like christmas lanterns, stars, christmas trees and lights, christmas stockings, snow, gifts, bells, snowman, mistletoes and of course Santa Claus. As a child I grew up believing that there is a Santa Claus and he's the one who gave us the gifts every christmas morning. As I grew up, the explanation came naturally and we just good-heartedly get over the fact that there was no Santa Claus who placed those gifts at all. Some kids today still believe in Santa and in the line "he's making a list and checking it twice, Gonna find out who's naughty or nice" but some were not raised to believe in Santa, too. In this era of technology, cyber and virtual stuff, if you were a parent would you still like your children to believe in Santa Claus? Please share your views. Have a good day and happy mylotting! :D
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17 responses
@jalucia (1431)
• United States
7 Dec 10
I don't mind my children believing in him. I did and, like you, I naturally came to see that he wasn't real. But, I remember the thrill of believing in him. And, I wouldn't want to steal that from my children. What I don't like is when other children try to spoil things for my kids by telling that it doesn't exist. Also, I wish that that line worked - "... gonna find out who's naughty or nice" and it made my kids behave better. If I had to uphold that part of the tradition, my kids would probably be getting coal in their stockings. But, then again, so would I.
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@sex92toso (2)
• Spain
8 Dec 10
I wish I could still believe in him... please rate me as positive, I´m new ;)
@sender621 (14893)
• United States
7 Dec 10
I see nothing wrong in allowing children to believe in Santa Claus. It gives them something to be joyful and happy about. Giving them that make believe to belive in helps in their imagination.1 person likes this
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
7 Dec 10
I grow up the same. Every time Christmas is coming, I always look forward as to what Santa Claus is in store for me. Now that I have a child, I do the same so as to give him something to look forward to during Christmas. Its also one way of making your child see the spirit of Christmas. I do think that it is certainly a good tradition that is worth continuing even up to the next and next generation.
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@katie0 (5203)
• Japan
7 Dec 10
i think it's really cute, my parents for example would make me believe he existed and when I was 5 i find out cause my mom made me and my brother to wait but my father was downstairs and i got suspicious he was actually santa claus. she said my daddy had to talk to him...
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@T3chMast3r (83)
• Philippines
7 Dec 10
well, most of us, i presume, in any country, wheresoever, Santa Claus is very famous. When i was young, i believed that Santa Claus exists, until now i still think that he's just everywhere giving happiness to little children. i probably think there is nothing wrong about believing in Santa Claus. In so many ways we can be like him, it isn't always the gift that matters on Christmas, it is the thought that counts, whoever you may be, if you act like Santa, you give happiness to children. Happy Christmas emgee!
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@Lance26 (956)
• Philippines
7 Dec 10
Santa Clause is known to giving and distributing gifts during the night in time when the good children were sleeping so that when they wake-up the next day which is Christmas day they would receive the gift they wished for but the truth is, it is their parents or relatives who actually prepared the gift. There's nothing wrong about giving for it is better than to receive but letting your children believe it's from Santa is just another story. Take the credits you deserve for your good deeds. Don't make up such stories which you can't sustain along the way as they(children) can discover it on their own that Santa is just a Fantasy.
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@autumndreamer (3185)
• Philippines
8 Dec 10
Well, yes. I think it's not wrong if children will believe in Santa Claus, unless if they'll really expect much. When I was a kid, my parents would put candies and chocolates on our big red sock so when we wake up next morning, I'll believe Santa Claus really put it in there. As I grew up, I understood and I accepted that he's not real.
@lovecimi (41)
• China
7 Dec 10
Oh it's very important for children I think. And I hope my child will have a pure and happy childhood. For this, Santa Claus is necessary as Santa Claus give gifts to obedient child. Santa Claus could bring pleasure to child and also could teach child to be nice. Children who believe in Santa Claus are fortunate and their parents too.
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@whitestich02 (1056)
• Philippines
9 Dec 10
if my cousin ask a question about the santa clause i only say that santa clause is not true. it is only a myth. santa clause is not giving a gift on christmas.
@camposkat (306)
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7 Dec 10
Nope. I don't want my children to believe in Santa Claus because he does not exist nor is there proof that he is or that he had existed. If I want my children to believe in somebody this Christmas, it would be to believe in the REAL reason for this season which is our Lord Jesus Christ.
@camposkat (306)
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7 Dec 10
Nope. I don't want my children to believe in Santa Claus because he does not exist nor is there proof that he is or that he had existed. If I want my children to believe in this Christmas, it would be to believe in the REAL reason for this season which is the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
@ronjel (10)
• Philippines
8 Dec 10
When I was a kid, during Christmas Season, I put an Empty Socks hanging in front of our door, and everytime I woke up everymorning I check it out what's inside in the Socks and I found candies, Biscuits and even money.During that time I do believe that there was a true Santa Clause, but one time, I make a letter for santa,put it into socks, and expect that Santa will read it, to my surprised I found the letter to my mother's table and I Finally know that real Santa is my mother,oh what an awesome experience.... MERRY Christmas fellow mylotters
@TylerDrgnHeart (1)
• United States
8 Dec 10
I would be perfectly happy letting my kids believe in Santa. I did too when I was a kid (didn't we all?), and I am sure that they will come to notice the truth naturally as they become older. Now-a-days there are many things out there that would get littler kids to think different than what they know, like friends and others they meet at school and other social places. They will end up knowing the truth some way or another, so why deprive them of the fun of thinking that the big red guy comes down your chimney at night and leaves presents under your tree?
@shattered (1728)
• Philippines
7 Dec 10
I think it would be good for children to believe in Santa, but they should be educated from the beginning that having santa is not the essence of Christmas. Believing in Santa is a fantasy, something to look forward to it is a pleasant memory of my childhood. It would be sad if my children would not have the same memory.
But they should be well aware that santa is only a side show, Christmas is not about the gifts they receive, it is about the gift they were given on the first Christmas day. It is about Jesus.
@oldchem1 (8132)
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7 Dec 10
Now I am confused by this post because we all know Santa IS real!!!
I have 5 children and 10 grandchildren - my eldest child is almost 40 and never once have any of my children or grandchildren have EVER said that he isn't real!
Some people say it's wrong to lie - but this isn't a 'lie' as such, I firmly believe in keeping a child a child for as long as possible and letting them enjoy the magic of Christmas when they can!
@simplyvenus (39)
• Philippines
7 Dec 10
There is no scientific proof that Santa exist, but I cannot deprive my children from thinking of happy thoughts for Christmas. After all, dreaming about Santa Claus does not necessarily mean we believe on his existence already. I don't think it's wrong making fantasies on our minds. Even with children, they have rights to make happy thoughts.
