Parents that decided to raise children without the childhood lies (eg. Santa, tooth fairy, Easter bunny etc) how did it turn out?
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I attempted to raise my child without any lies. Then he went to my in-laws house. He was baptized in a sink, given a Jesus board book and told all about Santa, the tooth fairy, and the waster bunny. I went from feeling like a mom who gave her child the gift of logic, to feeling like a big mean jerk for telling him when he dies that's it. Poof. You're gone. I let him keep santa and co. until he outgrew them. I'm pregnant with child number 2 now and haven't decided what battles I want to fight this time around. My advice is no matter what you choose for your child, be prepared for some other asshat to make a mess of it.
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I don't do Santa with my kids. I don't want them to think some guy bought them all the shit that me, their dad, and step dad worked hard to buy them. Also, we live in a town with a lot of poverty. Their school is 80% below the poverty line and I don't want them to think Santa doesn't care about those kids that don't get Santa gifts. Being of German descent however, I have shared the tradition of St. Nick with them and each year we play Santa by getting gifts for children in foster care.
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"I'm a skeptic atheist who doesn't plan on having kids. But if I did, I'd keep the childhood lies in place. Every kid grows out of those myths, and I think they serve an important purpose, namely "Question everything. Anyone can lie to you, including me." "
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To all those parents who are planning to raise their children without lying to their kids about these childhood stories/lies, be reassured. WE TURN OUT JUST FINE, if not better.
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"What's the "etc." when it comes to childhood lies? You're not a special snowflake? Mommy would rather talk to the grown ups than watch you dive in the pool one more time? Carrots honestly don't do much for your eyesight? My point is that we all raise kids with childhood lies. It's part of the contract we sign. "
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I would just like to say that Santa Clause made christmas so fucking amazing. Now that i know he isnt real, christmas is not as good as it used to be, but believing in him for the first part my life was so fucking worth it.
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My parents actually never told me any of that but I ended up believing in them anyways...
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I was raised knowing they weren't real. I don't feel like I missed out at all, Christmas and Easter were still exciting and I don't plan on having my kids believe in them either. My mum's side of the family is Dutch and apparently kids actually believing Santa is real isn't really a thing in that culture and my dad was devastated when he found out Santa wasn't real so he was happy not to do it as well. I remember my mum used to remind me as Christmas time approached to play along with my friends who believed in Santa and I always felt kind of smug about being 'in the loop' when they weren't...xP
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As a parent that does Santa and Tooth Fairy, I am so relieved at a Easter time when I don't have to lie about the damn rabbit.
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