Not to take away from the worker who was trampled,
, but this is interesting.
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Originally Posted by preciousjeni
My husband and I have talked about how we're going to deal with Santa Claus and commercialized Christmas. While we're not opposed to parents telling their children about Santa (because imagination is certainly important), we'll instead focus on the aspects of Christmas that are directly related to our faith. For one thing, we're going to continue some of the traditions from our own families (including the annual telling of a story my father wrote as a gift to my mother called "Gifts of the Magi" - similar name but completely different story from O. Henry's). But, we're also going to be creating traditions of our own including something - which hasn't been decided upon yet - related to Saint Nicholas of Myra. One thing I would really like to do is to have my future children select clothes and toys of their own that they'd like to give to children who are less fortunate. I've always found that giving gifts is so much more fulfilling than receiving them.
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Santa Claus stopped being cute for me around the age of 9 or 10. I think I caught my parents and older brothers removing gifts from the closet so I knew there was no Santa. Then my parents started giving us money and allowing us to shop for our own gifts--mostly clothes for school and a couple of video games. So we knew that Santa wasn't doing that. More and more the focus became less on gifts and more on spirituality and family. And we had FUN!
Anywho, it's not cute to be 13 and think there is a Santa.
That goes beyond imagination. Kids need to learn that they need not be thanking Santa for anything, unless they know that Santa is the dynamic duo of God's blessings and their family's love and generosity.
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