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I think it's less about credit and more about deception for a lot of people. Technically speaking Santa is kind of a lie.
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we dont celebrate xmas anyway but we did the first 2 years after ds1 was born. x was very passionate about not doing santa or any other mythical gift giving character. he felt very deceived when he found out he had been lied to all those years about santa. he did not want to do that to his kids as well. and i personally dont like the way most parents use santa as a way to get good behavior from their children. ive heard so many say "you need to be good if you want santa to bring you something this year" the whole santa thing never appealed to me. as a child i was very skeptical and knew that something was going on around age 5.
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He is apart of the season though. And, just b/c it is to celebrate Jesus' birth doesn't mean you have to focus on only one part of the season.
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I'm also not opposed to teaching about Hanukkah even though we don't celebrate it. But the idea that Santa exists to bring presents to kids? Nope. Not that version of commercialism. I can't explain why I don't like Santa. I just don't. My parents never did it, I vaguely remember episodes with Santa for other kids, but never remember believing or wanting to. But anyways, don't want to derail this thread which is not a debate about Santa or not, but about credit for gifts being a reason that other people have given for their anti-Santa stance.
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I have a 2 and a half and a 3 month so it hasn't been much of an issue yet but we get a tree and have a stocking and have some presents not too overboard and I haven't told him anything if he hears about Santa from someone else ok but I don't tell him that story they just magically appear Christmas morning and he hasn't asked yet. When he does I don't think I will take credit I may just tell him that they just appear I don't really have a plan yet. I feel kinda the same way I just really don't like the whole Santa thing but still wanted them to have Christmas for some reason. We also aren't religious so it isn't about Jesus either to us.
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Its interesting to read about so many other people on here who don't do Santa either. Do you guys still do anything else at Christmas? Also its really funny where the whole myth of Santa really came from. I don't want to offend anyone by saying this but I read an article that said we took Santa from a combination of St Nicholas and bringing children toys blah blah but have you ever wondered about the tree and raindeer etc.? The laplander people would celebrate the solstice and go out dressed in fur with black boots and their raindeer and bring back bags of the red and white mushrooms as a sacrament or gift and climbe down the smoke holes or" chimneys" in their yurts. The mushrooms only grow under pine trees and they found them being guided by the north star thus the star on top of the pine tree. The mushrooms were eaten by the deer also and gave the feeling of flying so flying raindeer. And also made the men laugh ho ho ho and have flushed face so rosy cheeked red and white fur wearing Santa with flying raindeer and a sack of presents under the tree
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We don't do Santa, and we don't do "Christmas". We celebrate Christ's birth, who is our gift, by giving gifts to others. My mom wrapped our presents and signed "From Santa" as a kid. But she also signed "From Cookie"(our dog lol) so I don't hate santa, and it didn't bother me as kid...we're just trying to keep the focus, when its so hard to be a kid and not get wrapped up in "me, me, me!"
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Thanks everyone, again, for your thoughts. I started multiquoting, and could quote everyone.
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