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Originally posted by photon@May 27 2005, 01:12 PM
As a new parent I find this whole topic very disconcerting.. the whole consumerism argument aside I can honestly say that I do not like the idea of having my kid believe in Santa (and the tooth fairy and easter bunny et al) only to tell them later it was all a lie.
But I also don't want them to be social outcasts (the only kid who doesn't believe in Santa) and never "be a child". Or worse, have parents after me because my kid told their kid there is no Santa.
Can you teach you child the legend of Santa and have them appreciate it without going over into dressing up as Santa and making the child believe it is real?
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Just from my many years as a parent....The years between 1-5 when children are not in school is the BEST time to have Xmas. You can do whatever you want without the external pressures of peers forcing you into purchases that are insane. Like that Arnold Schwartzenegger movie...many people buy into the hype and go WAY out of their way to get the dumbest gift the child never needed in the first place.
Photon...simply teach your child now...in their formative years what YOU want it to mean/be and there is no issue. Parents who spend $3000 on their 2 year olds who have no clue what the gifts are, simply set themselves up for failure.
You also have the choice...if Christian to call the holiday Christams and celebrate that meaning...or if Atheist or other to call it a Winter break.