I personally don't see it as a lie. For us, Santa IS real and he embodies the spirit of Christmas, and that spirit lives inside all of us. If you believe in Santa, he is real.

For whoever said "how embarrassing" for the teens that still believed in Santa, gosh, how embarrassed must I be?! :P
i so agree with this
Santa/Father Christmas exists within the parents who create that magic for their children. When someone passes away, so many people say that they continue to live on in the heart and memories of those who cared - Saint Nicholas does too. He did what parents do - he secretly gave presents to those who, from memory, left shoes out for him to leave a coin in. He was made a Saint by Christians. yes, commercialism has taken over, and the meaning behind Saint Nicholas has been mostly lost - but he DID exist. He is not a lie. it is up to each individual how they interpret and teach that.


KL - we can be embarrassed together hun - i believe in the magic of Santa too!




FWIW - our place is a Christmas wonderland for WEEKS - we have traditional Christian (Nativity) decorations, including childrens books to read to DD. we have the typical commercial Santa decorations - and we have some Saint Nicholas inspired decorations. I want DD to be exposed to all of it and to make up her own mind! and even if she decides not to believe at some point, i'll still make Christmas magical - because that's what WE want to do!