Question: Do you think Santa should give more presents to poor children than to rich children?
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (140102)
Philippines
September 23, 2023 5:18am CST
I was having my class with one of my students online today. All of a sudden, she asked me this question. I told her that children around the world should have equal presents from the Father of Christmas. Then she was insisting that rich children should not have more presents because they have everything in life. Instead, the poor ones should. I explained to her that every child should be treated equally.
How will you respond to this kid's query?
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15 responses
@Mike197602 (15512)
• United Kingdom
23 Sep 23
Genuinely can't think of an answer
I agree that father christmas should treat kids equally for sure.
But, that being said, the rich kids would be getting stuff from their parents whereas the poor kids may not.
Interesting question and not as simple as it first appears in my opinion
I agree that father christmas should treat kids equally for sure.
But, that being said, the rich kids would be getting stuff from their parents whereas the poor kids may not.
Interesting question and not as simple as it first appears in my opinion4 people like this
@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
24 Sep 23
I have sentiments about this matter. When my siblings and I were kids, our father's siblings treated us unequally by giving us fewer presents or not at all as compared to our cousins. Of course, we were kids, and this mattered to us before. As we grew older, my siblings and I accepted the fact that they really did not like us.
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@allknowing (137552)
• India
24 Sep 23
My Santa does that each year This time I will be having 56 of them
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@allknowing (137552)
• India
24 Sep 23
@Shavkat The 'Santa' act comes in different forms and yours is one way I reach out in many ways too but this party is what I always look forward to This will be my nineteenth this year
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
24 Sep 23
This is a priceless act that I want to do in the future. The only thing that sticks in my mind is transferring my skills to others, which I did in Tajikistan. Now, they are still using what I have taught them until now, which is to treat people with disabilities (PWD).
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
24 Sep 23
@allknowing I agree. Being Santa can be done in many forms. I have not tried to join a volunteer acts with this kind of activity yet.
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@DaddyEvil (137461)
• United States
24 Sep 23
The same way you did. Children are the same so should be treated the same.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
24 Sep 23
@DaddyEvil I assumed that she compared herself to her friends or classmates. In China, it is their custom to give lucky envelopes to their young ones, and the amount of money depends on how much is given.
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@DaddyEvil (137461)
• United States
24 Sep 23
@Shavkat Yeah, I know... Kids with parents who can afford more usually give more to their kids at birthdays and Christmas.
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@Beestring (14672)
• Hong Kong
23 Sep 23
I think every child should be treated equally. There are charities which give presents to poor kids.
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@crossbones27 (49703)
• Mojave, California
24 Sep 23
You did well my friend. That is a tough one to try to teach. It shows how adults should be careful how they act around kids. They very observant and seem to know more about life at that young age than many adults.
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@crossbones27 (49703)
• Mojave, California
24 Sep 23
@Shavkat I notice that too, world does not let kids be kids like when I was a kid. I am not sure your age, but in my day we roamed free and did not come home till dark. Kids these days cannot go anywhere in this country, not in a urban setting anyway. They get driven to school, we always walked, to dangerous here now.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
24 Sep 23
@crossbones27 in my country, it depends if the child is studying in private or public schools. Most parents drive their kiddies to private schools. During my time, we walk and commute to schools.
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@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
23 Sep 23
I think I have lost all hope for Christmas.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
24 Sep 23
You are so right on this. I can still remember how my father's siblings treated us before. We were given an unequal amount of presents as compared to our cousins during our childhood years. My biological parents were to the rescue and gave us more presents, not to hate relatives. But then, we can still feel their hate for us, and they are even not going to give us presents to show how cruel they were before.
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@cpefley (1926)
• San Jose, California
24 Sep 23
I agree with you, but I do think poorer kids are more appreciative of gifts than richer kids. I think a good tradition for children who receive more than others is to take one of their own presents to donate to a child in need, but Father Christmas should treat every child equally.
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@freelancermariagrace (28588)
• Philippines
24 Sep 23
I'd say the same thing. Children must be treated fairly.
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@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Sep 23
Only the good kids will get gifts.
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