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Wed Dec-05-07 01:06 AM
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| 40. Because they are children who have a hard time with the idea of giving and sharing. |
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Santa is a parable which teaches children about the joy of giving.
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| -How old were your kids when they concluded there was no real Santa Claus and he was just a myth? |
Stop Cornyn |
Dec-04-07 11:48 PM |
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About 3 & 14 |
The_Casual_Observer |
Dec-04-07 11:50 PM |
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Three seems young. |
Stop Cornyn |
Dec-05-07 12:18 AM |
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May have been 5, but not by much. |
The_Casual_Observer |
Dec-05-07 12:34 AM |
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There is a Santa. |
MiltonF |
Dec-04-07 11:53 PM |
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If there is a little Santa in all of us, why do we tell kids a more elaborate story? |
Stop Cornyn |
Dec-05-07 12:05 AM |
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Because they are children who have a hard time with the idea of giving and sharing. |
MiltonF |
Dec-05-07 01:06 AM |
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That's a nice way of looking at it. I was discussing the lengths we go to in order to perpetuate a |
Stop Cornyn |
Dec-05-07 01:14 AM |
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Mine found out about being a Santa helper at 4 |
uppityperson |
Dec-05-07 08:52 PM |
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oldest was 6, middle was 5, the twins were are 5 and still believe |
rpannier |
Dec-04-07 11:54 PM |
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My youngest is too young to understand either way, my 6 year old has Santa doubts, and my 9 year old |
Stop Cornyn |
Dec-05-07 12:12 AM |
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I tell my kids that Santa is Jesus's father and... |
Cronus Protagonist |
Dec-04-07 11:55 PM |
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lol |
Stop Cornyn |
Dec-04-07 11:56 PM |
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I can't believe I don't have to wait till Easter to post this... |
Viva_La_Revolution |
Dec-05-07 12:18 AM |
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when my son was young, and 4 years old |
Hamlette |
Dec-05-07 12:19 AM |
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Hahaha good one n/t |
Cronus Protagonist |
Dec-05-07 12:29 AM |
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There's no Santa?????? |
seriousstan |
Dec-04-07 11:56 PM |
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Sorry, this question was meant for your parents. Of COURSE there's a Santa. |
Stop Cornyn |
Dec-04-07 11:58 PM |
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mine believed in Santa longer than Jesus. |
Whisp |
Dec-04-07 11:59 PM |
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Some people work harder to perpetuate the Santa story; others ... |
Stop Cornyn |
Dec-05-07 12:02 AM |
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Santa=corporate. Jesus=just another myth. |
Whisp |
Dec-05-07 12:07 AM |
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No kids, but I was a skeptic at the age of two |
Warpy |
Dec-05-07 12:00 AM |
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So you've been a party-pooper all your life, huh? |
varkam |
Dec-05-07 12:11 AM |
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I'm still waiting. |
sfexpat2000 |
Dec-05-07 12:01 AM |
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was never taught to believe such silliness |
Skittles |
Dec-05-07 12:06 AM |
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I was raised to believe both, and I am raising my kids within that tradition. |
Stop Cornyn |
Dec-05-07 12:08 AM |
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and? |
Skittles |
Dec-05-07 12:18 AM |
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I believe in giving the kids the whole parade, and letting them figure it out for themselves. |
Stop Cornyn |
Dec-05-07 12:24 AM |
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Good approach. |
emilyg |
Dec-05-07 12:40 AM |
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LOL |
Skittles |
Dec-05-07 02:02 AM |
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Neither was I,but I missed it.Mom was a little too earnest,if you ask me.I told my kids Santa's real |
Hekate |
Dec-05-07 02:43 AM |
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The slow one was 23 years old & the bright one was 26. |
GreenTea |
Dec-05-07 12:09 AM |
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LOL |
Pirate Smile |
Dec-05-07 12:23 AM |
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Learning they're not "real" comes pretty early in this cynical world, but learning that myth is |
Ron_Green |
Dec-05-07 12:11 AM |
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I've read your post several times now... |
varkam |
Dec-05-07 12:13 AM |
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At what age did the once lost faith come back? |
Stop Cornyn |
Dec-05-07 12:14 AM |
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For me, it has taken maybe 40 years. |
Ron_Green |
Dec-05-07 12:46 AM |
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Have you ever seen Danny Boyle's movie "Millions"? |
Stop Cornyn |
Dec-05-07 12:52 AM |
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Thanks - It looks interesting. |
Ron_Green |
Dec-05-07 02:18 PM |
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I mention it because the movie is about a kid who loses his mother and begins to have visions of |
Stop Cornyn |
Dec-05-07 04:03 PM |
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Nicely put. Speaking of winter myths, have you read Terry Pratchett's "Hogfather"? |
Hekate |
Dec-05-07 02:47 AM |
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I like the Hogfather, but Good Omens is my favorite. |
Czolgosz |
Dec-05-07 08:45 AM |
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Yeah right. Next you'll tell me there's no Tooth Fairy. |
progressoid |
Dec-05-07 12:14 AM |
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It's a scam set up by Big Denture. |
Stop Cornyn |
Dec-05-07 12:17 AM |
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lol..thanks for the wonderful giggle! eom |
flyarm |
Dec-05-07 12:43 AM |
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You should put *SPOILER ALERT* in the title. nt |
Ravy |
Dec-05-07 12:28 AM |
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Damn! It's too late to edit the OP. |
Stop Cornyn |
Dec-05-07 12:35 AM |
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GMTA |
TahitiNut |
Dec-05-07 12:44 AM |
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mine faked it until he was 14..he said he didn't want to hurt our feelings!! |
flyarm |
Dec-05-07 12:42 AM |
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You don't believe in Santa? Shame on you.I believe. |
saracat |
Dec-05-07 02:06 AM |
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I don't know that either of my kids bought into the myth. |
xxqqqzme |
Dec-05-07 02:11 AM |
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Different for each kid |
Not_Giving_Up |
Dec-05-07 02:39 AM |
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From the beginning. I've never lied to my kids. |
lady of texas |
Dec-05-07 06:03 AM |
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Not sure I remember what age for sure regarding the myth of Santa. But.. |
michaz |
Dec-05-07 06:16 AM |
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I'm raising my kids Catholic, too. We go to church (and CCD) weekly. I don't think you are "brain |
Stop Cornyn |
Dec-05-07 09:56 AM |
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Santa went by the wayside in 2nd grade. Jesus about 5th grade. |
Czolgosz |
Dec-05-07 08:26 AM |
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I don't have kids, but I was told the Santa lie, I mean myth, when I was a kid. |
raccoon |
Dec-05-07 08:57 AM |
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Santa or Satan? |
tinrobot |
Dec-05-07 10:33 AM |
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Never believed it. Parents told me it was fake from day 1. |
yodermon |
Dec-05-07 10:34 AM |
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My kids are almost 8 and almost 10. The elder is suspicious about the Santa thing, I think but |
GreenPartyVoter |
Dec-05-07 10:36 AM |
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At 6, Santa's still real |
dropkickpa |
Dec-05-07 10:45 AM |
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My kids all learned pretty early - by the time they were around 2 or 3 |
karynnj |
Dec-05-07 10:45 AM |
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Best first person story I heard on this (or at least I think it is). |
gordianot |
Dec-05-07 11:21 AM |
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My 25-year-old son knows better than to let on to me there's no Santa. |
intheflow |
Dec-05-07 11:21 AM |
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I forced a confession when I had just turned 4 |
ginbarn |
Dec-05-07 02:41 PM |
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When we celebrated Christmas, which we don't do anymore, I ruined it, accidentally, for my son..at |
in_cog_ni_to |
Dec-05-07 02:42 PM |
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We weren't going to do Santa, but with it all over the school, it's now in our house. |
knitter4democracy |
Dec-05-07 02:43 PM |
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I was kind of scared of Santa Claus when I was a kid |
aint_no_life_nowhere |
Dec-05-07 02:52 PM |
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My daughter was 4 when she decided the Santa Claus story... |
Contrary1 |
Dec-05-07 03:04 PM |
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1st or 2nd grade for both of them for Santa...as for Jesus |
Turn CO Blue |
Dec-05-07 08:46 PM |
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OK, I *did* lie to my kids alot |
Madam Mossfern |
Dec-05-07 09:08 PM |
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Both of my kids had other kids in school break the news... |
Turn CO Blue |
Dec-05-07 10:33 PM |
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we had a bad incident |
lwfern |
Dec-05-07 10:41 PM |
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Still believing... |
aroach |
Dec-05-07 10:55 PM |
#73 |
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