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In reply to the discussion: Texas teacher tells kindergartners Santa isn’t real - all hell breaks loose [View all]0rganism
(23,944 posts)The idea, as I understand it (wasn't raised Xian myself) is that when the child reaches about 8 or 9, if they haven't already figured it out, is the parents tell them and then they start helping with putting out presents for their younger siblings. This enables the transition from "mythical flying judgeman in a red suit" Santa to "spirit of Holiday giving" Santa, which is more appropriate for mature people and justifies the whole bizarre holiday shopping season. The little kids have magical kiddy fun and the older children learn something about caring and responsibility for their families.
For a Kindergarten *babysitter* to break the news out of some kind of personal vendetta does make a farce of the whole process. In short, it wasn't a pointless lie until she made it into one. Damn straight, if I was a parent, I'd be pissed at her too.