tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post7627169172846519500..comments2024-01-23T09:42:56.561-06:00Comments on Rancid Raves : Is he real?Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-72965360149563815922008-12-12T09:11:00.000-06:002008-12-12T09:11:00.000-06:00I have surrendered to hypocrisy as a parent more t...I have surrendered to hypocrisy as a parent more times than I can count.<BR/><BR/>Sigh.Anjalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469613639032593194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-9969656752421995812008-12-11T22:14:00.000-06:002008-12-11T22:14:00.000-06:00We are a household of evil Atheist and *do* Christ...We are a household of evil Atheist and *do* Christmas as a secular holiday. We don't go nuts with the gifts (Oh, my Mom who is CATHOLIC on the other hand...another story) and I didn't intend to go one way or the other with Santa but my boy has seen him and is a fan so whatever.<BR/><BR/>BUT, I will say I'm not against lying to my kid about Santa or using it as a blackmail tool. I figure if he's Moderndayhermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820500588903394290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-71334841329704713232008-12-11T17:27:00.000-06:002008-12-11T17:27:00.000-06:00Ahh screw that! We're doing Santa this year, maki...Ahh screw that! We're doing Santa this year, making a big deal out of it, AND invoking the possibility of coal in the stocking. (actually happened to my little brother once - still a legendary story in my family) I look at it this way. We get to only be parents like this for a small amount of time. At some point they will figure it out and most likely not actually be upset about it. BecauseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-31849605107564658822008-12-11T17:12:00.000-06:002008-12-11T17:12:00.000-06:00My husband and I are atheists, so we ONLY celebrat...My husband and I are atheists, so we ONLY celebrate the secular aspects of Christmas. My daughter seems to think that Santa is kinda like Dora, a pretend character that sometimes people dress up as. We tell her that other people like to pretend he is real and that it would make them sad if she told them he wasn't. She's only 3, so we'll see what happens next year.fefferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704297625744058810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-64457092413167597712008-12-11T14:09:00.000-06:002008-12-11T14:09:00.000-06:00I'm totally going to steal Clare's idea. I've alw...I'm totally going to steal Clare's idea. I've always thought of the Santa dilema as either I have to lie to my kids or be "ba humbug" about it. But telling the story or legend of Santa sounds like a good compromise. Probably would work for easter too.Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11721757410250635030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-91589661254259428222008-12-11T12:37:00.000-06:002008-12-11T12:37:00.000-06:00Clare, I think that's a great way to go about it. ...Clare, I think that's a great way to go about it. I don't have kids yet, but my plan has been to give them the "story" and "spirit" of Santa, but not insist that he is a real, live person. To teach them that we can all play Santa to those we love and those less fortunate in a special way. <BR/><BR/>I figured out the Santa gig at a ridiculously young age, but I don't feel like I missed out Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-51167523494670865272008-12-11T12:28:00.000-06:002008-12-11T12:28:00.000-06:00Clare,I LOVE your approach - what a great idea.Clare,<BR/>I LOVE your approach - what a great idea.Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-62184438936340316282008-12-11T12:01:00.000-06:002008-12-11T12:01:00.000-06:00I was all set to NOT do Santa from the get-go, but...I was all set to NOT do Santa from the get-go, but at almost 4 my older son saw a man in a Santa costume and insists that Santa is real. When he asks point blank, and he has, I tell him the story of St. Nick, the bishop who gave gifts to poor families (supposedly by dropping them down the chimney to land in socks hung on the mantle to dry). And when he asks specifically about the North Pole (heClare Norciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387886678845369049noreply@blogger.com