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4 minutes ago, Ric said:

I stopped believing in Santa well before my mom told me but acted like I did because I was worried she wouldn't get me presents if she knew. lol

I thought i messed up her belief in the tooth fairy because i kept forgetting to put money out. So i started making up rules "the toothfairy only gets paid every two weeks....you didn't put the tooth where the tooth fairy cold find it so she couldn't leave the money...."

Then it finally came to "that dang tooth fairy...im emailing her tonite!"

I also occasionally email santa about bad behavior lol

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My housemate's kid was about 9 or 10 when she found out about Santa not being real, and before Christmas.

Which was a shame, because we wanted her to realize it for herself that Christmas morning, when Santa brought everybody an airhorn, except for her.

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Break their heart and ruin their dreams early. We can't have a bunch of kids walking around with their heads in the clouds, thinking the world is a magical place and shit. They need to learn right away that life sucks.

I tell my two-year-old nephew every day that everyone he loves is going to die someday.

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Ehh .... until they find out for themselves. I havent really said anything about Santa so if the miniature believes in Santa, he believes. I think right now he iust likes getting presents. Why not let them believe in the imaginary for as long as they like? I think too many adults get caught up in their own cyncial depressing view of the world and try to crush other people's joy because they have none. I think children should be able find and enjoy magic wherever they see it as long as they can.

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3 minutes ago, Vamped said:

Ehh .... until they find out for themselves. I havent really said anything about Santa so if the miniature believes in Santa, he believes. I think right now he iust likes getting presents. Why not let them believe in the imaginary for as long as they like? I think too many adults get caught up in their own cyncial depressing view of the world and try to crush other people's joy because they have none. I think children should be able find and enjoy magic wherever they see it as long as they can.

I just fear a "mom, why didn't you tell me" scene

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16 minutes ago, zombieninjakitten said:

Give them the pedophile warning as soon as they can understand.  My mom told me not to let anyone touch my privates when I was as young as probably 5.  This is really a hard question and one to ponder.  Maybe ask a child psychologist?

Oh we covered that long ago

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On 4/25/2019 at 7:07 PM, Vamped said:

Ehh .... until they find out for themselves. I havent really said anything about Santa so if the miniature believes in Santa, he believes. I think right now he iust likes getting presents. Why not let them believe in the imaginary for as long as they like? I think too many adults get caught up in their own cyncial depressing view of the world and try to crush other people's joy because they have none. I think children should be able find and enjoy magic wherever they see it as long as they can.

i want to say 8 was when the girl child found out about santa, from an asshole kid. 

she asked me about it. i told her the actual story of st. nicholas, and that i still believed in santa, although

he doesn't come around anymore like he used to, and asked parents to help pick up the slack. 

that seemed to go pretty well, until the next year. she told me.  'i don't think there's a santa with a sleigh and reindeer

anymore, but i would still like to believe in 'christmas magic' for as long as i can **weep**

it was the same year i tried to keep the tooth fairy going, because she came at me with that. 

so...she lost about 3 teeth that year, and i wrote her 3 letters, from 'ella, the tooth fairy'

telling her the usual~listen to your parents, do good in school, be the best you. 

but the last letter i told her 'i have to go away now, because the tooth fairy is onlly for your baby teeth, but never forget me'

and that was cool. 

it was a couple years later that the girl was like 'i know it was you that wrote those letters, but it's ok, because

parents are jerks, and you weren't a jerk about it' 

so....iono...keep the magic alive as long as possible. 

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