Whirlwind

Off the subject: I have a friend, very Christian, whose daughter recently lost a tooth. They told her to put it under her pillow and the Tooth Fairy would come and give her money for it.

Well...the daughter did...and the parents forgot!

About a month later, my friend asked her daughter what happened to the tooth, and the daughter told her she threw it out cuz the Tooth Fairy didn't come.

My friend couldn't tell me the whole story without cracking up.

Banarenth

I like a good level of fantasy in my life. That's what can be so great about childhood. Belief in whatever fantasy you choose. So, I've always been on the pro-Santa part of the equation. Though, I now see no reason to lie to children about anything. I think it's about an adult's fear of loosing their own dreams than about instilling thoughts in children.

In the end, no good thing can come from lies. It's fine IMO to tell them the stories, but don't make them "truth". Make it a history lesson or storytale, but make sure the story of Christ is emphasized. Or something like that.

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butterflywings

Isn't that the same thing, different label?

Jessesgirl

We will do Santa this year and likely, for several years to come. It adds a fun sense of magic to Christmas, I think. Don't get me wrong, our son will know that Christmas is really about the birth of Jesus. My dad always read the story of Jesus' birth before we opened Santa Claus presents. It was great! We got the best of both worlds and I hope to give Justin that same gift.

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