K and I have been discussing lately what to do about Santa. K doesn't like the idea of lying to our children, but I can't imagine Christmas without Santa. We've still got a couple of Christmases to figure this out.
I have had this discussion before and I have always said that I have never heard someone say they felt lied to... once they found out Santa was not who they thought it was. I am all about the magic of Santa. My mother still gives us gifts from Santa and says we only get them if we believe. :-)
My husband and I are discussing this and so far we like the idea of telling our kid(s) about the real St. Nicholas and how Santa Claus is people's way of honoring the spirit of giving by pretending to be him. That way we still get to do stockings and allow our families to talk about Santa, but we aren't lying to our kids (though I suppose saying people give gifts solely in the spirit of giving these days isn't strictly true).
We are two women with a dog and a toddler and we want to add more to our family. We are an interracial, intercultural, multi-religion, vegetarian, urban family. Follow our journey.
About us
We met in 1997 on the first day we moved into our dorms freshman year of college, when we were 18. We became fast friends and were rarely apart. K made me laugh like no one else ever had, and I was mesmerized. It was like that Oasis song, "She is Electric, can I be electric too?". That was love, but we didn't know how to recognize it, so we called it friendship.
During our junior year of college, we could no longer ignore that we were indeed more than friends. Everyone else seemed to know this before we did, but we were scared. Not long after, we were engaged. We have been together ever since, inseparable and way too cute.
In 2005 we were finally married after a five year engagement, not the longest engagement, but it felt like it. In 2007 we bought a condo and adopted the cutest pug ever. In 2009 baby our baby girl D was born. Now we are ready to embark on the journey toward baby #2. I am 31 and K is 30.
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I have had this discussion before and I have always said that I have never heard someone say they felt lied to... once they found out Santa was not who they thought it was. I am all about the magic of Santa. My mother still gives us gifts from Santa and says we only get them if we believe. :-)
My husband and I are discussing this and so far we like the idea of telling our kid(s) about the real St. Nicholas and how Santa Claus is people's way of honoring the spirit of giving by pretending to be him. That way we still get to do stockings and allow our families to talk about Santa, but we aren't lying to our kids (though I suppose saying people give gifts solely in the spirit of giving these days isn't strictly true).
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