Current Events > Telling kids Santa Claus is real is kinda dumb when you think about it.

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Genocet_10-325 11/30/18 8:21:51 PM #1:	My reason for thinking this is, parents buy a bunch of gifts for their children and all of the credit goes to Santa and not the parents who spent their hard earned money. Why not just tell kids that it was the parents who bought it for them so they're more appreciative of it instead of thinking it was all left there for free by a benevolent fat guy --- No one triggers the Trumpanzees quite like you do - Bullet_Wing Conservatism is a plague on society. Formerly known as The_Great_Geno. <cite>Genocet_10-325 posted [p:913330198] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote>My reason for thinking this is, parents buy a bunch of gifts for their children and all of the credit goes to Santa and not the parents who spent their hard earned money. Why not just tell kids that it was the parents who bought it for them so they're more appreciative of it instead of thinking it was all left there for free by a benevolent fat guy</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zikten 11/30/18 8:23:00 PM #3:	I have a memory from childhood of circling a bunch of nes games out of a catalog and asking for all of them. and my mom panicked and then said that Santa has a rule of just one game a year. <cite>Zikten posted [p:913330248] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote>I have a memory from childhood of circling a bunch of nes games out of a catalog and asking for all of them. and my mom panicked and then said that Santa has a rule of just one game a year.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ryuko_Chan 12/02/18 3:20:20 PM #4:	you have a good point that they would probably appreciate it more but believing in Santa as a kid is very fun all the rituals that go with it too. staying up late trying to catch Santa. writing a letter to him. leaving him milk and cookies and vegetables for the reindeer. etc theyd miss out on all that fun if you just tell them straight up that Santa isnt real --- https://i.imgtc.com/LCLKlZX.gif Life Fiber Kamui SENKETSU! <cite>Ryuko_Chan posted [p:913419379] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote>you have a good point that they would probably appreciate it more but believing in Santa as a kid is very fun all the rituals that go with it too. staying up late trying to catch Santa. writing a letter to him. leaving him milk and cookies and vegetables for the reindeer. etc theyd miss out on all that fun if you just tell them straight up that Santa isnt real</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anime_Killer17 12/02/18 3:25:17 PM #5:	You could also use the opposite as a counter argument. Say you're in a tough spot or just can't get the one thing that would make your child happy. Isn't it easier to tell them that Santa couldn't get it this year, rather than them being disappointed by you? --- [This Sig was deleted at the demand of the Illuminati] <cite>Anime_Killer17 posted [p:913419635] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote>You could also use the opposite as a counter argument. Say you're in a tough spot or just can't get the one thing that would make your child happy. Isn't it easier to tell them that Santa couldn't get it this year, rather than them being disappointed by you?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PiOverlord 12/02/18 3:26:49 PM #6:	It's not dumb, and if you should be doing it because you want to see your loved ones smile, not to be thanked. Santa made Christmas a special, magical thing. --- Number of legendary 500 post topics: 26, 500th posts: 20; PiO ATTN: 3 RotM wins 1, https://i.imgtc.com/Ejs0WrG.jpg <cite>PiOverlord posted [p:913419721] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote>It's not dumb, and if you should be doing it because you want to see your loved ones smile, not to be thanked. Santa made Christmas a special, magical thing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WizardofHoth 12/02/18 3:30:12 PM #9:	Santa was real back in the good old days <cite>WizardofHoth posted [p:913419907] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote>Santa was real back in the good old days</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
googs19 12/02/18 3:33:36 PM #10:	We have always just had Santa bring one present each year, not all of them. That way the kids still enjoy Santa, but give some credit to the parents <cite>googs19 posted [p:913420076] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote>We have always just had Santa bring one present each year, not all of them. That way the kids still enjoy Santa, but give some credit to the parents</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlCalavicci 12/02/18 3:37:59 PM #11:	The idea is that you're using the idea of the magic of Santa to make your kids believe that they should be good throughout the year so that they'll be on the nice list and Santa will come. --- http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111123223446/simpsons/images/9/99/K.png I didn't even give you my coat! <cite>AlCalavicci posted [p:913420293] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote>The idea is that you're using the idea of the magic of Santa to make your kids believe that they should be good throughout the year so that they'll be on the nice list and Santa will come.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DarkTransient 12/02/18 3:41:04 PM #13:	I believed it when I was like, low-single-digits age. My family kept insisting to me that he was real until I was 11, but I had figured it out at around 5 or 6. ~~It helped that different family members couldn't keep their story straight in regards to whether mall santas are "the real Santa" or "his helper".~~ --- https://imgtc.com/i/0mboxsZ.png <-- Tiamat is best babe, if you disagree you're objectively wrong. https://tinyurl.com/dtlamulana2 <-- La-Mulana 2 LP <cite>DarkTransient posted [p:913420468] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote>I believed it when I was like, low-single-digits age. My family kept insisting to me that he was real until I was 11, but I had figured it out at around 5 or 6. It helped that different family members couldn't keep their story straight in regards to whether mall santas are "the real Santa" or "his helper".</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Guide 12/03/18 11:55:05 PM #14:	I stayed up when I was 5 or 6 to catch Santa. I was in that weird fog of youthful cognitive dissonance where I both believed in Santa, doubted him heavily, and wanted to catch him either way cause some shady shit is going down with him needing to be hidden in the act. It was my dad dressed in a Santa outfit. Now I'm just impressed they went through the effort for the facade. Also, this is a good way to give a kid an example of handling public lies. --- [break the meta] https://youtu.be/Acn5IptKWQU <cite>Guide posted [p:913506040] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote>I stayed up when I was 5 or 6 to catch Santa. I was in that weird fog of youthful cognitive dissonance where I both believed in Santa, doubted him heavily, and wanted to catch him either way cause some shady shit is going down with him needing to be hidden in the act. It was my dad dressed in a Santa outfit. Now I'm just impressed they went through the effort for the facade. Also, this is a good way to give a kid an example of handling public lies.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 12/03/18 11:56:28 PM #15:	Anime_Killer17 posted... You could also use the opposite as a counter argument. Say you're in a tough spot or just can't get the one thing that would make your child happy. Isn't it easier to tell them that Santa couldn't get it this year, rather than them being disappointed by you? Santa is fucking magical and has like 3 million elf slaves. He can get anything he fucking wants. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:913506098] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anime_Killer17 posted...</cite> <quote>You could also use the opposite as a counter argument. Say you're in a tough spot or just can't get the one thing that would make your child happy. Isn't it easier to tell them that Santa couldn't get it this year, rather than them being disappointed by you?</quote> Santa is fucking magical and has like 3 million elf slaves. He can get anything he fucking wants.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Guide 12/03/18 11:58:00 PM #16:	Tyranthraxus posted... Anime_Killer17 posted... You could also use the opposite as a counter argument. Say you're in a tough spot or just can't get the one thing that would make your child happy. Isn't it easier to tell them that Santa couldn't get it this year, rather than them being disappointed by you? Santa is fucking magical and has like 3 million elf slaves. He can get anything he fucking wants. Kids don't know how that works. Your parents are functionally magical when you're 5. Giant godpeople with unfathomable customs and seemingly(hopefully) unlimited provisions. --- [break the meta] https://youtu.be/Acn5IptKWQU <cite>Guide posted [p:913506162] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote><cite>Tyranthraxus posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Anime_Killer17 posted...</cite> <quote>You could also use the opposite as a counter argument. Say you're in a tough spot or just can't get the one thing that would make your child happy. Isn't it easier to tell them that Santa couldn't get it this year, rather than them being disappointed by you?</quote> Santa is fucking magical and has like 3 million elf slaves. He can get anything he fucking wants.</quote> Kids don't know how that works. Your parents are functionally magical when you're 5. Giant godpeople with unfathomable customs and seemingly(hopefully) unlimited provisions.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darmik 12/03/18 11:59:41 PM #17:	Because kids will then bug you specifically about what presents they want and/or expect to get on Christmas instead of hoping that they're a good enough child to be worthy of Santa. --- Kind Regards, Darmik <cite>Darmik posted [p:913506231] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote>Because kids will then bug you specifically about what presents they want and/or expect to get on Christmas instead of hoping that they're a good enough child to be worthy of Santa.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SSJCAT 12/04/18 12:13:44 AM #18:	why does santa like the rich kids down the street so much more than us mommy :( --- PSN: SUPER_KITTY_JAM FC: SW-2262-4005-7054 <cite>SSJCAT posted [p:913506756] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote>why does santa like the rich kids down the street so much more than us mommy :(</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dash_Harber 12/04/18 12:14:08 AM #19:	Because gifts aren't about stroking your own ego? <cite>Dash_Harber posted [p:913506768] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote>Because gifts aren't about stroking your own ego?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ledbowman 12/04/18 12:15:49 AM #20:	My thing with Santa is it totally destroys kids' faith in anything. Their parents, the government, god. You name it. --- I wish we all waved <cite>ledbowman posted [p:913506836] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote>My thing with Santa is it totally destroys kids' faith in anything. Their parents, the government, god. You name it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dash_Harber 12/04/18 12:18:04 AM #21:	ledbowman posted... My thing with Santa is it totally destroys kids' faith in anything. Their parents, the government, god. You name it. I mean, I was raised knowing Santa wasn't real my entire life, and I don't have any faith in religion or anything like that, so I'm not sure the correlation is as strong as your are asserting. <cite>Dash_Harber posted [p:913506924] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote>My thing with Santa is it totally destroys kids' faith in anything. Their parents, the government, god. You name it.</quote> I mean, I was raised knowing Santa wasn't real my entire life, and I don't have any faith in religion or anything like that, so I'm not sure the correlation is as strong as your are asserting.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Guide 12/04/18 12:19:19 AM #22:	ledbowman posted... My thing with Santa is it totally destroys kids' faith in anything. Their parents, the government, god. You name it. I don't know about all that, but I think having a faith crushed early on is mental vaccination against believing stupid things later in life. --- [break the meta] https://youtu.be/Acn5IptKWQU <cite>Guide posted [p:913506975] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote>My thing with Santa is it totally destroys kids' faith in anything. Their parents, the government, god. You name it.</quote> I don't know about all that, but I think having a faith crushed early on is mental vaccination against believing stupid things later in life.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ledbowman 12/04/18 12:20:10 AM #23:	Dash_Harber posted... ledbowman posted... My thing with Santa is it totally destroys kids' faith in anything. Their parents, the government, god. You name it. I mean, I was raised knowing Santa wasn't real my entire life, and I don't have any faith in religion or anything like that, so I'm not sure the correlation is as strong as your are asserting. Right, your spirit was never broken. --- I wish we all waved <cite>ledbowman posted [p:913507013] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote><cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote>My thing with Santa is it totally destroys kids' faith in anything. Their parents, the government, god. You name it.</quote> I mean, I was raised knowing Santa wasn't real my entire life, and I don't have any faith in religion or anything like that, so I'm not sure the correlation is as strong as your are asserting.</quote> Right, your spirit was never broken.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dash_Harber 12/04/18 12:21:04 AM #24:	ledbowman posted... Dash_Harber posted... ledbowman posted... My thing with Santa is it totally destroys kids' faith in anything. Their parents, the government, god. You name it. I mean, I was raised knowing Santa wasn't real my entire life, and I don't have any faith in religion or anything like that, so I'm not sure the correlation is as strong as your are asserting. Right, your spirit was never broken. ... But I have no faith, so that's the opposite of what you said. You said learning the truth about Santa breaks people's faith. I pointed out I have no faith and I never 'learned' the truth because I always knew it. <cite>Dash_Harber posted [p:913507044] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote>My thing with Santa is it totally destroys kids' faith in anything. Their parents, the government, god. You name it.</quote> I mean, I was raised knowing Santa wasn't real my entire life, and I don't have any faith in religion or anything like that, so I'm not sure the correlation is as strong as your are asserting.</quote> Right, your spirit was never broken.</quote> ... But I have no faith, so that's the opposite of what you said. You said learning the truth about Santa breaks people's faith. I pointed out I have no faith and I never 'learned' the truth because I always knew it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ledbowman 12/04/18 12:22:27 AM #25:	Guide posted... ledbowman posted... My thing with Santa is it totally destroys kids' faith in anything. Their parents, the government, god. You name it. I don't know about all that, but I think having a faith crushed early on is mental vaccination against believing stupid things later in life. Yeah but then grandma shouldn't ask me to bow my head and talk to invisible sky dad at dinner. --- I wish we all waved <cite>ledbowman posted [p:913507096] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote><cite>Guide posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote>My thing with Santa is it totally destroys kids' faith in anything. Their parents, the government, god. You name it.</quote> I don't know about all that, but I think having a faith crushed early on is mental vaccination against believing stupid things later in life.</quote> Yeah but then grandma shouldn't ask me to bow my head and talk to invisible sky dad at dinner.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ledbowman 12/04/18 12:24:27 AM #26:	Dash_Harber posted... ledbowman posted... Dash_Harber posted... ledbowman posted... My thing with Santa is it totally destroys kids' faith in anything. Their parents, the government, god. You name it. I mean, I was raised knowing Santa wasn't real my entire life, and I don't have any faith in religion or anything like that, so I'm not sure the correlation is as strong as your are asserting. Right, your spirit was never broken. ... But I have no faith, so that's the opposite of what you said. You said learning the truth about Santa breaks people's faith. I pointed out I have no faith and I never 'learned' the truth because I always knew it. Right I'm saying you never had any spirit to break (luckily?). --- I wish we all waved <cite>ledbowman posted [p:913507186] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote><cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote>My thing with Santa is it totally destroys kids' faith in anything. Their parents, the government, god. You name it.</quote> I mean, I was raised knowing Santa wasn't real my entire life, and I don't have any faith in religion or anything like that, so I'm not sure the correlation is as strong as your are asserting.</quote> Right, your spirit was never broken.</quote> ... But I have no faith, so that's the opposite of what you said. You said learning the truth about Santa breaks people's faith. I pointed out I have no faith and I never 'learned' the truth because I always knew it.</quote> Right I'm saying you never had any spirit to break (luckily?).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dash_Harber 12/04/18 12:25:49 AM #27:	ledbowman posted... Dash_Harber posted... ledbowman posted... Dash_Harber posted... ledbowman posted... My thing with Santa is it totally destroys kids' faith in anything. Their parents, the government, god. You name it. I mean, I was raised knowing Santa wasn't real my entire life, and I don't have any faith in religion or anything like that, so I'm not sure the correlation is as strong as your are asserting. Right, your spirit was never broken. ... But I have no faith, so that's the opposite of what you said. You said learning the truth about Santa breaks people's faith. I pointed out I have no faith and I never 'learned' the truth because I always knew it. Right I'm saying you never had any spirit to break (luckily?). I was actually raised in a staunchly religious home. <cite>Dash_Harber posted [p:913507248] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote>My thing with Santa is it totally destroys kids' faith in anything. Their parents, the government, god. You name it.</quote> I mean, I was raised knowing Santa wasn't real my entire life, and I don't have any faith in religion or anything like that, so I'm not sure the correlation is as strong as your are asserting.</quote> Right, your spirit was never broken.</quote> ... But I have no faith, so that's the opposite of what you said. You said learning the truth about Santa breaks people's faith. I pointed out I have no faith and I never 'learned' the truth because I always knew it.</quote> Right I'm saying you never had any spirit to break (luckily?).</quote> I was actually raised in a staunchly religious home.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ledbowman 12/04/18 12:31:10 AM #28:	They need to have a Heaven Express that takes doubters to meet Yahweh on their crucial year. --- I wish we all waved <cite>ledbowman posted [p:913507445] in Telling ki... [t:77256264]...</cite> <quote>They need to have a Heaven Express that takes doubters to meet Yahweh on their crucial year.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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