Believe in Santa

The magic of Christmas with children and grandchildren are among my happiest memories.
I can never think it did them harm as the AC carried on the tradition with their own children.
I now have GGC but as yet too young to participate.
As long as it is the magic and not the commercial aspect no harm is done.

My children believed in Father Christmas but the Easter Bunny was never in focus . I think that was an American introduction later. But the magic of Christmas still remains for my GDs although not in a overly spiritual way.

I think you should let children have magic whilst still young, cannot think of anyone who suffered trauma believing in Santa. I just didn't do tge Easter Bunny thing as it would have frightened them as they kept rabbits amongst every other animal. They didn't miss out on Easter eggs and the symbolic reason they had them, although neither are religious.

I can understand your disappointment DeeDee it s difficult isn’t it, but as you say nothing really you can do about it if it’s they’re choice Do you know why they have chosen that path are they both religious? Or is this a new modern trend where you have to be totally honest with children from birth !!!
I agree with you we are all happy to go along with fairy tales while kids are young and how much richer is their lives if they can ‘lose’ themselves in the pretend world sometimes will these children never be able to pretend about anything or is it just the religious thing
I think I d have a chat with your sons and see if there is any way around it any way both can exist at least for a few years

I agree with you totally this is a fairly harmless ( I think ) story which is usually gone by the time they re about 8/9 and to be honest many will say even the religious knowledge of the real reason behind Christmas will be considered by many a ‘fairytale’

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