tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post113381007509188607..comments2023-12-25T05:27:50.490-05:00Comments on FroggieMom: The Santa dilemmaReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1133965722818068072005-12-07T09:28:00.000-05:002005-12-07T09:28:00.000-05:00With two preschoolers, I'm just at the other end o...With two preschoolers, I'm just at the other end of this continuum, wondering if I should even START the whole Santa myth. When I was growing up, we opened family presents Christmas Eve, and Santa left one or two presents for each of us under the tree.<BR/><BR/>When my brother and I were both old enough to be living on our own and coming home for Christmas, one year my mother mentioned she wouldDaniGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419923174468788289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1133957037408601412005-12-07T07:03:00.000-05:002005-12-07T07:03:00.000-05:00Froggie,I figure that Ms. Ventress has found out f...Froggie,<BR/><BR/>I figure that Ms. Ventress has found out from Lauren already. Ofcourse she then is obligated to tell Emma. <BR/>Dad told me if you don't believe you don't recieve. Why wouldn't they want to keep getting gifts from both Santa and mom n dad?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1133880904493499862005-12-06T09:55:00.000-05:002005-12-06T09:55:00.000-05:00Dont do it!Dont do it!Spikey1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15879880468463720568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1133880195326911792005-12-06T09:43:00.000-05:002005-12-06T09:43:00.000-05:00Thank all of you for your comments. I'm not going ...Thank all of you for your comments. I'm not going to spill the beans for now . . and probably not ever. I'm just going to go with 'If you don't believe, you don't receive'!Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1133878074268061572005-12-06T09:07:00.000-05:002005-12-06T09:07:00.000-05:00I love what Carrie guevara said as well as Momyblo...I love what Carrie guevara said as well as Momyblogr. As you know, since I am OLD and sooooooo ready for grandchildren, my kids are much older too. Ages 30 and 27. I have NEVER told them that Santa is not real, but rather that Santa is the spirit of Christmas and that if you don't believe in that spirit, then you don't get presents anymore because the presents are only for those that believe. I Cindy N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07793878046845770066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1133846486167456542005-12-06T00:21:00.000-05:002005-12-06T00:21:00.000-05:00Nah, don't tell her. If she finds out let it be a...Nah, don't tell her. If she finds out let it be another way. Man, where does the time go?<BR/><BR/>I know what you're saying about Bah-Humbug. Mine are making me crazy, Christmas can't get here soon enough. (NO, I'm not ready.) I swear, I told my son the other day that I didn't even LIKE Santa, lol. Mean I know, but my GAWD!Mise en Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163940114078383536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1133823932521520342005-12-05T18:05:00.000-05:002005-12-05T18:05:00.000-05:00We "play" Santa with a wink and a nod. Our kids kn...We "play" Santa with a wink and a nod. Our kids know the deal but they also know that the point of the game is to not be nosy and ruin the "magic". Sometimes my eldest(7) will ask me directly and I'll answer with - "Do you really want to end the fun or can we keep playing?" That shuts her up quick. She also knows and respects that other kids may hold a stronger belief in the jolly red guy and Carrie Guevarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140877181317016217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1133820976510392072005-12-05T17:16:00.000-05:002005-12-05T17:16:00.000-05:00I love what you said to her. I hope to let my gir...I love what you said to her. I hope to let my girls know that when you're little, it's easy to believe in the magic, but that it gets harder as you get older. You can snoop and pry and insist on knowing the secrets, but it takes away from the fun of it. Celebrations like Christmas and birthdays and so forth are the few occasions where grown-ups still get to believe in magic.Julie Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386446012443269817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1133814037640817872005-12-05T15:20:00.000-05:002005-12-05T15:20:00.000-05:00I had this same problem two years ago. Cody had he...I had this same problem two years ago. Cody had heard that Santa wasn't real from some kids at school and he was having a hard time believing that one person could deliver gifts to all the children of the world in ONE night anyway(his exact words)and asked me to level with him. <BR/><BR/>When I told him the truth he was more upset that I had been "tricking" him and all these years than anything Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405815759971698820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1133813768752672002005-12-05T15:16:00.000-05:002005-12-05T15:16:00.000-05:00Bah humbug! :) That's really funny! I remember ...Bah humbug! :) That's really funny! I remember snooping around when I was a kid, too, but I think it was after I found out the truth. I don't have any advice to give you, as my only one doesn't even understand what Santa is yet. His gift from Santa is in a box in my dining room in plain sight. He just has no clue. I guess next year I'll have to worry more about being sneaky and hide thingsLauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04013581682141855281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1133813544370458502005-12-05T15:12:00.000-05:002005-12-05T15:12:00.000-05:00What do you mean? The truth about what??? believ...What do you mean? The truth about what??? believe in what? :)<BR/><BR/>Really though, that IS a tough one!<BR/>And I do not look forward to the day I have to cross that road.<BR/><BR/>My parents never "officially" told me the truth...I just sorta figured it out and I don't even remember at what age, probably around 10 or 11. <BR/><BR/>My parents were lucky though, my brother and I were never 'chesneygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277804935625220924noreply@blogger.com