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the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Honest and direct is the way to go. Saying something else like “they went to a farm” would just make you lose credibility later.

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  • a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Hot take: pretending Santa is real also makes you lose credibility later. That’s another discussion though

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    • Omgpwnies@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      We have a somewhat different take on it - Santa is real. For kids, Santa is that person that brings you presents and treats and stuff like that. But the ting is, there is a person who does all that, so for that kid, you are Santa, even if they don’t know it.

      When each of our kids would eventually ask ‘Is Santa real?’ we would tell them that Santa is real - it’s everyone doing something for someone else and only expecting their happiness in return. It’s the parent that stays up late and carefully lays out all the fancy presents and treats, then sits back to take in the joy from the kids in the morning.

      Then we ask if they want to help be Santa; I’ve not gotten a ‘no’ to that question.

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    • the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      We are in agreement on that one. I have never once told my child santa was real. When I was a kid it always bothered me that adults disnt have enough respect to tell the truth. As an adult I remember that feeling and wont be passing it on to my own children. Trust me, the “magic of christmas” is still there without the lies.

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  • richieadler@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Same about any notions of heaven, souls or afterlife.

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