tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281307206532913801.post6767904212445618794..comments2023-04-14T05:32:00.276-04:00Comments on My Quiet Corner: Explaining SantaDonnettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692862365425939349noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281307206532913801.post-90853490115137017752009-12-02T10:18:21.674-05:002009-12-02T10:18:21.674-05:00Someone... and I'm not sure who... has complet...Someone... and I'm not sure who... has completely convinced my son that Santa comes on Christmas. He is clear and fully knows that Mom and Dad give him all his presents, so when I asked him, "well then why do you think Santa comes?" he said "to fill stockings and eat cookies!"<br /><br />Oh. <br /><br />Now what do I do?!GiBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717697386035335817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281307206532913801.post-67192382321346594762009-12-01T22:30:39.178-05:002009-12-01T22:30:39.178-05:00We didn't grow up believing in santa, and i...We didn't grow up believing in santa, and i'm definitely not scarred because of it. we knew that if there was a gift "from santa" it was from mom and dad. we had fun watching all the santa movies and we never tried to spoil it for other kids who did believe, but it was just a story...like a fairy tale. i think we will take that approach with our kids. i definitely don't want our kids believing that there is a preformance baised giving season. if you are naughty, you get coal, if you are nice, you get presents...if you are bad, you get hell, if you are good, you get heaven. i want our kids to realize that we get heaven as a GIFT, not because we are good or bad (because we are all bad) but because God loves us. hopefully we can teach them that we are not getting anything because we somehow deserve it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281307206532913801.post-50008607975563060052009-12-01T20:07:46.992-05:002009-12-01T20:07:46.992-05:00I used to get unreasonably angry at Santa. Couldn&...I used to get unreasonably angry at Santa. Couldn't stand the thought of him pushing Christ out of Christmas. I especially hated that picture of Santa bending down to the baby Jesus in the manger. But as the years have gone by, I find that I've mellowed on Ol' Saint Nick. <br />In our family, we remember the real man and his example of giving. We give him credit for filling stockings and giving one special gift to each kid, but everyone knows it's Mom and Dad.<br />I can live with that... *;)Karelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845846989098287849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281307206532913801.post-12471129890237870892009-12-01T16:21:42.688-05:002009-12-01T16:21:42.688-05:00Such a doozy of a question.
Santa doesn't fil...Such a doozy of a question.<br /><br />Santa doesn't fill stockings or bring gifts at our place. We are clear that he is pretend now, but was a real person who was generous, so when we see Santa decorations it is just to remind us to be generous.<br /><br />I think we have 1 santa ornament on our tree, and I always say he is on there for that reason.<br /><br />And I also remind our daughter to be careful because some families play a game pretending Santa is real so not to tell other children what she knows, it is a big girl secret.Mrs. Pearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03086275769028312757noreply@blogger.com