tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36246122.post7547392442548196237..comments2023-06-25T02:07:12.297-06:00Comments on Life Happens: Santa getting a bad "w"rap?Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03637007952872304077noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36246122.post-27256603383788938982007-12-14T21:37:00.000-06:002007-12-14T21:37:00.000-06:00Candace, I agree with you! I grew up with Santa,...Candace,<BR/> I agree with you! I grew up with Santa, and hopefully my son Ethan, not this year because he's still in the NICU :(, will grow up to love the magical wonder of Santa, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny. There is nothing wrong with not wanting your child to participate in magical things, but I say....they are only children once!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36246122.post-28699305284769351162007-12-14T17:26:00.001-06:002007-12-14T17:26:00.001-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802599080115527191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36246122.post-42057870509179020162007-12-14T17:26:00.000-06:002007-12-14T17:26:00.000-06:00I was just talking to a friend of mine about how h...I was just talking to a friend of mine about how her eight year old just found out there is no Santa. Her daughter cried and wailed, and was only comforted when mom told her that now that she knows the secret, she can eat the cookies they will still leave out for Santa. :)<BR/><BR/>The thing is, since I "didn't do" Santa when I was a little girl, I don't know how to start doing it for Ben and Anna. Don't really know how to start building up the fantasy when I was never taught it as a child. How sad. Maybe I could keep reading "Twas a Night Before Christmas" over and over again. <BR/><BR/>The other problem is, we're not buying Ben more than a few matchbox cars for Christmas. He's getting one present from a cousin and one from Nana and Papa, but that's it. So which ones would come from Santa? Oh dear.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802599080115527191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36246122.post-29629549315031976682007-12-14T16:00:00.000-06:002007-12-14T16:00:00.000-06:00We don't celebrate Santa or other magical beings i...We don't celebrate Santa or other magical beings in our house. I really can't tell you a specific reason why. The Kids get presents from Santa at the Grandparents house, they see Santa movies, and we have decor. <BR/>Basically we just don't do Santa in our house. They know about St. Nick, they know about Jesus. Maybe we treat them like adults too much, in others opinions. Honestly spend a holiday season with them and tell me if you see the magic of the season missing from them. I sure don't. We took our 2, 4, and 5 year olds out shopping for our Angel Tree child, I have never seen them so excited. We decorate our tree, make cookies, cards, and celebrate all there is to this magical season without pushing the commercialism. I don't feel they are missing out on anything and I am confident that for our family this was the best choice...maybe in 20 years I will look at it differently.<BR/>All that said I support others choices to "do" Santa and have talked to my kids about respecting their friends. <BR/>woo-sorry for the book:)adymommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180274061611074628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36246122.post-45092938171727851192007-12-14T14:10:00.000-06:002007-12-14T14:10:00.000-06:00I just wrote about the symbolism in Christmas yest...I just wrote about the symbolism in Christmas yesterday. Santa actually has Christian symbolism attached to him. He is representative of the Saint Nicholas who used to through pouches of gold coins into the homes of needy families. There is no harm in Santa - I don't get it eitehr.Fratzelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04825868178731211899noreply@blogger.com