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We told our daughter that âeveryoneâs Santa is differentâ and kinda explained things that way
I tell my kids that Santa is the magic of Christmas. And faith isnât always easy to have. But if you have faith youâre rewarded with magic. I tell them that as long as they believe in Santa they will get presents from Santa. If they do not believe their presents will come from us and wonât be magical anymore. My daughter is 13 with two younger brothers and she still has faith in Christmas. She knows Santa isnât real but she wants to enjoy the spirit of Christmas because to her itâs about giving to others and faith is something she can give to her brothers.
I told my son that Santa couldnât afford to make or give all the gifts bc there were so many kids and bc of electronics, everything was too advanced SO we had to have his list approved and that we paid for half or bought some of the presents ourselves. That way he would know we gave him presents tooâŚmy son discovered that none of his gift tags said âFrom: Mom & Dadâ so this was out explanation.
Santa is the spirit of giving anonymously.
Santa is a figurement of manâs imagination. No one can circle the earth in one night
Tell them the true story of Saint Nicholas of Turkey and how we commemorate him every year as part of the Christmas festival.
St. Nicholos was a real man. His real legacy is the Inspiration for Santa today. Look him up. & them Tell them the truth.
I try to tell my kids that Santa canât just make things free any more like he use to and give all the kids good stuff. I tell them he has bills to pay too, so we have to give Santa a percentage of the gifts. So thatâs why they donât always get expensive items.
If you donât believe you donât receive. Just always believe in Santa⌠No lies to explain.
Tell them the true story of St. Nicholas and the pagan traditions that our modern celebrations are based on. Tell them the truth.
I told my kids that I am Santaâs helper and explain there really was a man a long time ago that used to bring gifts to kids, now that my kids are older they know now that I buy them their gifts
Tell your children the true meaning of every holiday we celebrate. 95% of the are from Pagan traditions. Christmas, Easter, HalloweenâŚ
All Iâve ever said was âif you donât believe,you wonât receive â. It may not be technically an answer, but theyâll stop asking,lol. I never could actually say the words. I like to leave the possibility of hope, I think it adds to the magic of Christmas time. Theyâll inevitably figure it out. But it wonât be from me.
Research different cultures versions and stories (including your own). Sometimes you can find âchristmas around the world for kidsâ stuff â but I would use that to show that everyone celebrates and even though Santa is different for everyone and not ârealâ that the real spirit of the holiday is giving rather than receiving and cherishing those around you.
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When I told my daughter about Santa she believed in him. I told her that Santa is all the great things you feel at Christmas. It is a physical representation of the joy, laughter, love and all that great stuff. Her knowing this has made her actually feel better about Christmas because every year she would question why some random man comes in out house to give us gifts lol
He exists with the magic in our hearts.
Totally unfollowed this page lol. It used to post super awesome nail designs but now itâs just random questions that go from Santa to sex to death. Super weird đĽ¸
Itâs only May⌠tell them to drop it
Let them believe in Santa and be children as long as they can! But do explain the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Itâs just a character like spiderman or batmanâŚ
That shit ainât real. Mommy and daddy work hard to do what parents do just to give credit to an imaginary man? I think not!
Santa is real, but he is not a person. Santa is the spirit of the holiday. He is the spirit of giving out of love. Kris Klaus was a real person who created the spirit of Santa. At least this is how I will explain it to my children. Also they already know the reason for the season, but I understand not everyone believes in that.
Yep, this is the last straw
Just tell the truth the party is over
In my family Santa is the idea of gift giving without a name. Everyone has the chance to be Santa and give the gift of joy to others because the gift is more important then who gave it⌠so we are all Santa⌠making someone happy is the gift we receive in return⌠that is why Santa is all races and ages and can be everywhere at onceâŚ
Well letting them believe in the first place was a lie. I never forced my kids to believe in santa, they were taught about Christmas in relation to jesus. They knew the idea of Santa, but i never went full on lying about him. Depending on the childrens ages just present him like oart of Christmas spirit.
Since when has this page become an advice column???
Explain Its more of a feeling than a person
Well you been lying all these years tell them Santa is coming to night now just them he ainât coming no more
Not even close to christmas. Why bother now
For us personally, santa is a feeling. Its the spirit of Christmas. We never really told them santa was real or fake. They get their stocking filled with Santa items. And the rest is mom and dad.
I thought this page was for fingernails/toenails. Didnât realize it was just a sounding board for questions about relationships.
Santa is real!! Maybe not in todayâs world but he was.
Yes Santa is real- they donât have to know he works through you.
Santa actually existed back n the 1800s I do believe his name was Chris cringle n he used to bring presents to orphans that really didnât have anything
The kids movie Klaus. Love it
Santa is the lie soâŚâŚ
My kids love itâŚthey cant figure out how mom n dad would b able to get n wrap all the giftsâŚI mean I used special paper n all AND gifts from mom m dad would already b under the tree
We told our kids, who in turn passed it on down to their kids:
Santa is a special person in our hearts, that once a year on Christmas, brings toys and gifts to kids and others to make them happy and feel loved. Yes, Santa even brings gifts to grown ups too! We always added that Santa is never so far away that they cannot see and know of our behavior. We left he/she out because so many moms have to be Santa too.
Very few details, heâs magical.
Tell them youâre santa no lying then
What are you talking about?!?. I still believe in the âspirit of Christmas â. It is the most magical time of the yearâ:evergreen_tree: