So my friend was over last night, our car is broke down so she has been helping us out with rides. Her kids were at their fathers for the night so she decided to hang out with me and my kids. My boys are 11 & 9 and while they pretty much know that Santa and the easter bunny and other mythical charactures are not real my 9 year old still likes to hold on to it and play along. I never sat down with them and said NO its not real I was not raised that way. When I made the great discovery I never had a talk with my family about it, we all just played along. I also would NEVER tell anyone elses kids that he wasnt real either, its not my place. Well my friend was here and she sat there and told my kids He isnt real and went on and on. I just said well then I guess someone wont be getting anything for xmas then. This is the same friend that asked her son if he had hair on his balls. Yeah shes not all there. I couldnt believe she did that to my kids. Granted no he isnt real but Thanks for Killing the magic for my kids. I got up and walked away I was mad. Now some of you are probably going to say im stupid for getting mad about that. and if so kindly Do not comment on this post. But Do you think its right for another person to point blank tell your kids the turth about that stuff or do you think its right for the parents to handle it the way they want?
I would be FURIOUS. What nerve she has and I guess we'd expect something stupid to come from her after the ball incident.
Most parents don't just come out and say it to their kids. Kids generally figure it out and then play along with it to get more gifts, like my 6 year old godchild.
No...I told all my girls they aren't real, but we like to pretend..I also tell my girls NOT to tell other kids they aren't real..Yes, my kids still get gifts from santa..
BTW we play Santa with our kids,we always gave small gifts from Santa. So when the nystery was over they'll be like oh well! lol
we've never done santa, the tooth fairy, easter bunny, etc in our home. i never got into them as a kid & hubby wasn't raised with them so for us it wasn't an issue. our kids like to watch the specials & like the idea behind santa but have known from the start he's just a character. they also know not to destroy the beliefs of their friends. they play along with adults who ask them what they want from santa.
see we kinda have the opposite issue in our home, adults trying to convince my children they are real. it's weird. we get many horrified looks when we say we don't participate in the myths in our home. they don't get why we don't "allow our children to believe" in the characters.
though participating in the myths of santa, the tooth fairy, etc. aren't for us i would in no way tell anyone elses child the truth. it isn't my place no matter how close i am to the child. nor is it the right thing to do!!
I would be very upset as well. I would never dream of saying something like that to someone else's kids!
I do think its wrong and once someone tried to tell my 2 year old he wasnt real....and I looked at the parent and asked her if she would appreciate my tell her kid that their god wasnt real, because I refuse to let anyone take that magic away from my child.
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- Leelee1008
on Aug. 12, 2012 at 3:02 PM