Comments on: I Believed in Santa Claus

By: abigailroad

abigailroad — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 05:48:21 +0000

Good call Robin!
abigailroad posted Grace in Small Things 57

By: Cindy

Cindy — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:41:54 +0000

My parents never said there is no Santa and we have never said so to our boys, who are now almost 21 and 17. They never really questioned it much though either…we would say, people who don’t believe in Santa don’t get presents from Santa! LOL When I was still living with my parents, they would throw a very large party on Christmas Day, starting in the afternoon and usually ending around 2-3 am. We had traditional Christmas fair… plus dishes such as noodle kugel and meatless lasagna and chopped liver…most of our neighbors were Jewish when we lived in that neighborhood and everyone came to my parent’s party! I don’t remember anyone ever saying they didn’t believe in Santa Claus! Hohoho!

By: V-Grrrl

V-Grrrl — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:17:55 +0000

I used to tell my Christian children that Santa was for athiests. : ) At our house there was never any doubt who provided the presents under the tree or why we went to church on Christmas.

By: headbang8

headbang8 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:16:29 +0000

Neil, I know it’s a little late, but I felt you should check out this link. Someone’s up in heaven, thinking about you!

http://failblog.org/2008/12/20/hanukkah-fail/

By: Fancy

Fancy — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:11:16 +0000

BTW, did you get the Hot Wheels stunt track?

By: Fancy

Fancy — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:08:35 +0000

Oh, Neil, your dad was awesome!

By: lie to me « collecting tokens

lie to me « collecting tokens — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 07:14:29 +0000

[...] another story about Santa-related lies, go see Neil’s post at Citizen of the Month: “I believed in Santa Claus.” Anyone else have a story to [...]

By: Los Angelista

Los Angelista — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:32:43 +0000

Love this memory of yours, Neil. Absolutely love it.

We never did Christmas in my Baha’i household growing up either, but I still believed in Santa and remember my parents telling me if I wasn’t good, I was gonna get a lump of coal… which was SO weird because, um, I wasn’t getting anything!

By: Wesley

Wesley — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:25:30 +0000

Bryna, temporary joy does not justify being dishonest, especially when that same joy could be had with the knowledge that the Santa game is just for fun. There is no reason you need to skip that “great tradition” of “bringing Santa back” just because you choose honesty over deception.

Kids mimic their parents’ behaviors. By lying to them, you’re sending the message that it’s okay to lie. You lie to them now, and they’ll lie to you in the future. Prepare yourself.

You have both misinterpreted what I said. I absolutely do not believe that telling kids about Santa is bad, as you stated. In fact, I think it’s a great way to have fun at Christmas! All I’m saying is that you need to be honest and upfront and disclose that Santa isn’t real from the very beginning. Lying is wrong, no matter whom to, no matter for what purpose, no matter if it’s in “mean spirit,” no matter if “kids like it,” because trust me, kids, like everyone else, like to have someone who they can trust and like to be told the truth. If they can’t trust you about this, how in the world are they supposed to trust you about anything else?

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:10:30 +0000

Your Dad sounds like he was an absolute riot to grow up with.

Great story.