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Sweet 16

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WHICHWAYISUP? said:
This is also my case. My daughter is 10 and claims to believe. I really am not sure how to read into this one. I can usually read her very well and know exactly what she is thinking but on this one I have no idea.
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I found out when I was 8. When my son was 10 or 11 he told me, "Mom, as long as you believe it in your heart, then he IS real!". I think he had it figured out by then and was smart enough not to let on.
 
JPC sr

JPC sr

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Bird Dog said:
My children (all grown up, I think) say as long as he keeps giving they are going to continue to believe.
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:diva: That really shows the point.

All children learn to keep up the lie and never face the truth.

Even as adults many people that know it is a lie but they must not comfront the truth.
:diva:
 
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Kain99

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JPC sr said:
:diva: That really shows the point.

All children learn to keep up the lie and never face the truth.

Even as adults many people that know it is a lie but they must not comfront the truth.
:diva:
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JPC... I think you have misguided the source of your angst.
 
Bird Dog

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JPC sr said:
:diva: That really shows the point.

All children learn to keep up the lie and never face the truth.

Even as adults many people that know it is a lie but they must not comfront the truth.
:diva:
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I have always tried to be civil on these forums, but JPC you are really
"F'd" up. Not my point at all
 
JPC sr

JPC sr

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The truth will set us all free.

Kain99 said:
I was traumatized to learn that Santa was a lie...

BUT~ I couldn't take the magic away from my kids.

The pain was well worth the 9 years of "fairydust."

Hope my kids will feel the same.
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:diva: Well that is priceless.

She knows it was a trauma but going to make certain her children get the trauma too.

People that have been abused will do the same to their own offspring.

The sins of the parents passed onto the next generation - with joy.
:duel:
 
meangirl

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JPC sr said:
:diva: Well that is priceless.

She knows it was a trauma but going to make certain her children get the trauma too.

People that have been abused will do the same to their own offspring.

The sins of the parents passed onto the next generation - with joy.
:duel:
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You're poor children. :bawl:
 
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Kain99

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JPC sr said:
:diva: Well that is priceless.

She knows it was a trauma but going to make certain her children get the trauma too.

People that have been abused will do the same to their own offspring.

The sins of the parents passed onto the next generation - with joy.
:duel:
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I am going to maintain and consider the source.

My life is not a complete catstrophe JPC.

My children are happy and awesome adult human beings!

I make a shiat load of money and would love to eat you for lunch- My only concern is your full of grisel.
 
vraiblonde

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Kain99 said:
I am going to maintain and consider the source.

My life is not a complete catstrophe JPC.

My children are happy and awesome adult human beings!

I make a shiat load of money and would love to eat you for lunch- My only concern is your full of grisel.
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My answer was better :razz:
 
jazz lady

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JPC sr said:
People that have been abused will do the same to their own offspring.

The sins of the parents passed onto the next generation - with joy.
:duel:
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And you should know this in SPADES. Your own spawn didn't fall far from the tree, did he Mr. Deadbeat Dad? And your sins you passed on "with joy" to YOUR kid, didn't you? :rolleyes:

And yes, I know this firsthand after seeing my father abandon his 3 kids, then watch my brother repeat the same vicious, self-serving cycle.
 
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WHICHWAYISUP?

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My 10yr old still believes...or is at least unsure. :lol: I know next year will be the end of that. I'll truly miss it.[/QUOTE said:
Thats what I thiught last year when she was 9. I is now a year later and I am thinking that this will now be the last year.
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This_person

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Dymphna said:
Santa is not a replacement for the Nativity story or vice-versa. All legends of Santa, of which there are several, start with the presumption that he came sometime after Christ and started his gift-giving career as a tribute to Christ, not as a replacement.

St. Nicholas is a religious figure who loved God, Jesus and children. In some stories, he gives gifts to children to honor the Christ Child, in some stories, he is send by Christ to bring joy to the children. Heck, even the Rankin-Bass cartoon says that he chooses to give gifts on Christmas day as a tribute to the gift God gave us in Jesus Christ.

Santa is NOT a contradiction to the Nativity story, but rather, a compliment to it.
Our perpetuation of the Santa myth is a tribute to the spirit of giving. A parent's giving to their children in the name of Santa is an example of unselfishness and demonstrates that giving without an expectation of recognition or gratitude can be rewarding.
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Outstanding answer from someone who obviously "gets it".
 
Cowgirl

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When I found out that Santa wasn't leaving me all those presents, I didn't feel betrayed. I wasn't traumatized or grief-stricken. It didn't take all the magic away from Christmas.

I was slightly dissapointed, but I knew that my parents loved making Christmas special for us, and I loved that. My sister and I loved helping my parents be Santa for my little brother. It was a shift in roles...kinda like a right of passage...as silly as that may seem. I was no longer the little kid, instead I was a really important member of the family...helping to create the magic of Christmas for my little brother. It was so much fun!
 
JPC sr

JPC sr

James P. Cusick Sr.
The truth will set us all free.

Cowgirl said:
When I found out that Santa wasn't leaving me all those presents, I didn't feel betrayed. I wasn't traumatized or grief-stricken. It didn't take all the magic away from Christmas.

I was slightly dissapointed, but I knew that my parents loved making Christmas special for us, and I loved that. My sister and I loved helping my parents be Santa for my little brother. It was a shift in roles...kinda like a right of passage...as silly as that may seem. I was no longer the little kid, instead I was a really important member of the family...helping to create the magic of Christmas for my little brother. It was so much fun!
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:popcorn: That is so true,

it is the parents that enjoy their little deceptions.:howdy:
 
~mellabella~

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I'm debating whether or not to tell my son about Santa. I think I want him to know the truth, but still enjoy the spirit of it. What do ya'll think?
 
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