Santa Claus

Is Santa Claus "real" in your household?

  • Yes

    Votes: 28 24.6%

  • No

    Votes: 57 50.0%

  • On Planet X, we choose not to participate in this North Poll

    Votes: 29 25.4%
  • Total voters
    114

Legend

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Is Santa Claus "real" in your household? Do you tell your children he exists?

Alex.
 
I voted Planet X, as both my children are grown. But yes, I did. Just like the other fictions, when I asked I tried to explain heaven, world peace and other nice ideas.
 
6 "No" responses so far, to 2 "Yes" options.

If anyone cares to explain, it interests me to know why they were discouraged (supposition) from believing in Santa Claus?

Alex.
 
Legend said:
6 "No" responses so far, to 2 "Yes" options.

If anyone cares to explain, it interests me to know why they were discouraged (supposition) from believing in Santa Claus?

Alex.
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children are fictional in my household, theres no evidence that supports their existence
:p
 
Legend said:
Is Santa Claus "real" in your household? Do you tell your children he exists?

Alex.
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Planet X for me, as my kids are grown.But, yeah, we maintained the myth of Santa Claus when they were all little-and we enjoyed it. So far, I haven't woken up with one of the six standing over me with an icepick, howling about how we "lied" to him/her, so I'm guessing it didn't have any lasting psychological trauma.
 
I got in trouble with my sister when my nephew asked me if I believed in god. I replied that in my opinion, god is as made up and fake as the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus. He doesn't exist. He isn't real.

Whereupon he looked at me with shock and horror and said: "What do you mean Santa Claus isn't real?"

Oops.
 
I got in trouble with my sister when my nephew asked me if I believed in god. I replied that in my opinion, god is as made up and fake as the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus. He doesn't exist. He isn't real.

Whereupon he looked at me with shock and horror and said: "What do you mean Santa Claus isn't real?"

Oops.
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:D
 
Is someone insinuating that Santa isn't real?

I'd like to know, then, just who the hell you all think that is in a state of shopping mall superposition during December?
 
We went along with the Santa story with our kids, but when they got to the doubting stage and started asking questions, I pretended to maintain the fiction. It got to be a game, they using the logical reasoning they had to nail me down ("He couldn't go to all those houses in one night."), and me defending ("His reindeer must be really strong and fast."), and so on until I finally conceded that they must be right. I had done it for the fun of it and hadn't intended it to be an exercise in skepticism (I wasn't a Registered SkepticTM then), but looking back, that's just what it was.
 
Sinterklaas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas comes to the Netherlands every year with the Black Moor (Zwarte Piet) to pass out treats to all the children along the shore. My husband's (and mine, I guess) nieces and nephew are all on Dutch TV when they get their treats when their school classes to go and meet him! It is just a lot of plain fun. Out oldest niece, Shanna, has figured it all out by now, she's 11, but she is like a little mother and still joins in the fun and helps her siblings and cousin find all the joy in seeing him.

Yeah, my family and his go along with the fun. Why ruin the magic for the kids? And for us? It warms our hearts to see them having so much fun and get into the spirit of giving.

None of the poll options seemed to really fit so I didn't choose any.
 
I had to perform a Tooth Fairy duty for a visiting nephew last night. (His dad slipped me the cash - $6! Geez, I only used to get a quarter!) I can't say that I was crazy about being an accomplice, but it wasn't an issue to get in an argument about.
 
Last December, I was trying to teach my 4 year-old son the difference between real and pretend. I asked him about Little Bear, who is entirely animated. He said, "Pretend." I asked about the muppets. He said, "Real." That's wrong but they're at least three-dimensional. Then I asked about Santa Claus. He looked panic-stricken, and started breathing fast, "Real ..." A second later, "... Pretend ..." And then, "Um .... we're Jewish!"
 
trentwray said:
Is someone insinuating that Santa isn't real?

I'd like to know, then, just who the hell you all think that is in a state of shopping mall superposition during December?
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There's always one...

Alex.
 
Personally, I have no problem letting my son believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny, and whatever other holiday mythical creatures abound. He has the rest of his life to be disillusioned and trapped in the mundane existence of reality. Why not let him have his fun little fantasies while he can. We should never be in too much of a hurry to have them grow up. He'll figure it out on his own when he is ready to.

Of course, there is also the possibility that he has already figured it out, and he is just playing us for the candy and presents. :D
 
alfaniner said:
I had to perform a Tooth Fairy duty for a visiting nephew last night. (His dad slipped me the cash - $6! Geez, I only used to get a quarter!) I can't say that I was crazy about being an accomplice, but it wasn't an issue to get in an argument about.
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That's a perfect opportunity. When you do the job, make sure you "accidentally" wake the kid up. They still get the money, but they learn that it's a fake.

I remember as a child waking up when my mom slipped my tooth fairy money under the pillow. I pretended to be asleep so as not to hurt her feelings, but after that, I always knew. Of course, I had to pretend. Nobody's going to pass up tooth fairy money. :p
 
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