Let me take a moment to try to clarify my previous post regarding Santa Claus. After this, I'm going to move on, and not look back. These posts will be dead to me.
I'm not opposed to Santa Claus. I'm not opposed to Christmas. I'm not opposed to kids getting excited about Santa Claus. I'm not opposed to presents on Christmas.
I'm wrestling with the idea of saying to my kid "Yeah, see, every christmas, santa brings presents to all the boys and girls on the earth! So what do you want from santa this year?" etc.
Just between you and I, I think that I'm making a mountain out of a molehill. I figure around the age of three, a kid will be exposed to Santa anyway, and then it'll be all red suits and Ho Ho Ho from there.
Part of this is related to my own personal hangups. I see Santa as part of our culture of Ultra Consumerism, which makes my skin crawl a little.
I'm totally down with imagination, c'mon- I'm a Dungeons & Dragons nerd. I'm totally into make-believe dragons and castles and stuff. So why am I cool with unicorns and fairies, but not a guy in a red suit who gives out presents? I dunno. Maybe I'm rebelling against something.
Anyway, I'm moving on now. We'll just have to see how it works out. I'll let you know in a few years. :)
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