Fantasy Football - Footballguys Forums
This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
Did your parents do the Santa thing? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter jamny
- Start date
jamny
Footballguy
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
I don't recall one kid ever saying they didn't have Santa coming to their house. I don't recall any of them talking about seeing Santa anywhere but the store/mall.
Then about 5th-6th grade the rumors began.
Then about 5th-6th grade the rumors began.
Zegras11
Footballguy
CurlyNight
Footballguy
My parents didn't want us kids to feel left out compared to our friends just because we are Iranian so we've always celebrated Christmas with the whole Santa thing and our own Iranian new year in March which is similar, older gives to the younger though it has nothing to do with religion. It's just a new calendar year.
Ignoramus
Footballguy
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Deprive us is more appropriate.
That's dumb IMO, why would you do that to a 4-year-old? Dreams are good, let kids dream.
Last edited by a moderator:
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
jamny
Footballguy
I can't argue with that. It's old school. There's no Santa. My parents bought this stuff. Thank mom and dad!
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Not sure, parents take their kids to church and teach them about Adam and Eve and the Holy Ghost. Sometimes that shtick lasts for a lifetime.I think he is saying his parents didn't bring him up in a bed of lies.
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
flapgreen
Footballguy
It's odd
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Wait...are you saying there is no such thing as Santa Claus? Unpossible.
ghostguy123
Footballguy
Well when you are jewish there wouldnt be Santa. Duh
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Ohio in the 60s - we were pretty slow.
My very smart 11 yr. old is playing along and hasn't tipped that she knows. I think we all like playing the game though I can't be 100% sure she knows, I know its about there. She is computer savvy and all she has to do is google it.
chauncey
Footballguy
Did they do the tooth fairy thing or the Easter Bunny thing?
Are there new imaginary gift givers for kids these days or do Santa, Tooth Fairy, and Easter Rabbit have a triopoly on that ####?
According to google:
Santa Claus Is Real and He Lives on Long Island. It is time to make everyone believe in Santa Claus, as Father Christmas is in fact a real person, but he doesn't reside in the North Pole he lives on Long Island.
Otis
Footballguy
James Daulton
Footballguy
I so wish I didn't have my awesome childhood memories of Santa at Christmas. Who needs some of your fondest memories when they could have been replaced by the truth of real life. Man, I was so taken for the fool.
Last edited by a moderator:
Mjolnirs
Footballguy
Of course they did.
My wife and are both 51 and we both grew up with the Santa story and presents under the tree Christmas morning.We raised our kids with it too.
Great memories of the kids too.
Last edited by a moderator:
shadyridr
Footballguy
lmao fair point
Mjolnirs
Footballguy
sports_fan
Footballguy
I got a stocking full of small goodies and a couple gifts under the tree from Santa. That was about the extent of it
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
An old Bulgarian woman from Manhattan told me last year at a Christmas party "I didn't lie to my daughter! I told her there was no such thing as Santa Claus."
I walked in on my 7 y.o. the other day during a Shiva visit talking to her best friend:
(her BFF is Jewish, she has never been to services)
I don't believe in God.
"Really? What about Santa?"
Are you kidding? That's like the best day of the year.
"Totally. That's why we always get a tree."
She asked me last night & this morning if Santa brought the presents or if I did. I don't answer her directly; instead I asked "what do up believe? "Santa" She also asked me if I ate the cookies.
At 7 the jig is almost up, but if she is anything like my 17 y.o. she'll keep pretending there is a Santa. It's fun. It's harmless.
I walked in on my 7 y.o. the other day during a Shiva visit talking to her best friend:
(her BFF is Jewish, she has never been to services)
I don't believe in God.
"Really? What about Santa?"
Are you kidding? That's like the best day of the year.
"Totally. That's why we always get a tree."
She asked me last night & this morning if Santa brought the presents or if I did. I don't answer her directly; instead I asked "what do up believe? "Santa" She also asked me if I ate the cookies.
At 7 the jig is almost up, but if she is anything like my 17 y.o. she'll keep pretending there is a Santa. It's fun. It's harmless.
jamny
Footballguy
FTR, I never had kids but would probably have gone along with the Santa story if I did.
I brought up my age thinking maybe my parents might be a little older than some others parents here. Maybe it was a European thing? IDK.
Neither of my parents were religious and I'm not either, but we did attend church on Christmas Eve as kids. Both my wife and I opened our gifts on Christmas Eve when we were kids although it was Christmas Day when I was really young.
Just wondering how common it was.
I brought up my age thinking maybe my parents might be a little older than some others parents here. Maybe it was a European thing? IDK.
Neither of my parents were religious and I'm not either, but we did attend church on Christmas Eve as kids. Both my wife and I opened our gifts on Christmas Eve when we were kids although it was Christmas Day when I was really young.
Just wondering how common it was.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
agreed. What a crappy thing to do to kids.
jamny
Footballguy
Loved Christmas as a kid and still like this time of year.
Knowing that the gifts came from my parents and not Santa didn't take away from anything for me.
Otis
Footballguy
Of course it did. That's like saying "I've never had lobster or wine, but I've never really missed them."
Loved Christmas as a kid and still like this time of year.
Knowing that the gifts came from my parents and not Santa didn't take away from anything for me.
matuski
Footballguy
You realize more people in this world don't ever have a santa than those that do right? To them needing another imaginary character in order to slow down, appreciate family and friends, to give - might sound.... sad?Of course it did. That's like saying "I've never had lobster or wine, but I've never really missed them."
Loved Christmas as a kid and still like this time of year.
Knowing that the gifts came from my parents and not Santa didn't take away from anything for me.
Last edited by a moderator:
Otis
Footballguy
You said it didn't take anything away from you. Of course it did. You can argue it wasn't a big thing. But it is a bit of magic and innocence for children in most of the western world, and memories they'll cherish forever and look forward to sharing with their kids a generation away. Some pretty wonderful memories.
Otis
Footballguy
That's fine. And you can tell me I didn't have the chance to experience the Yahweh elves or the giant talking flying squirrel of Allah. If my parents just raised me with "hey this is a stupid commercial holiday, here's a sandwich," i'd arguably have missed out on something. You can argue the validity and value of that something, but it's something.You realize more people in this world don't ever have a santa than those that do right? To them needing another imaginary character in order to slow down, appreciate family and friends, to give - might sound.... sad?Of course it did. That's like saying "I've never had lobster or wine, but I've never really missed them."
Knowing that the gifts came from my parents and not Santa didn't take away from anything for me.
jamny
Footballguy
Christmas still happened, with some great memories.
How do you know that mine wasn't better just being about family and not an imaginary character.
Last edited by a moderator:
Otis
Footballguy
Never said it didn't. But also don't think you can fairly say you "didn't miss anything." By definition, of course you did.
How do you that mine wasn't better just being about family and not an imaginary character.
I don't see why a parent would intentionally deprive their children of this.
jamny
Footballguy
I wasn't looking at this as one way or the other is better. Maybe you missed the experience that I had. That I always knew my dad worked hard to get us these things on Christmas. I don't know which is better. I probably would have gone along with Santa if I had kids, but I'm not sure.Never said it didn't. But also don't think you can fairly say you "didn't miss anything." By definition, of course you did.
How do you that mine wasn't better just being about family and not an imaginary character.
I don't see why a parent would intentionally deprive their children of this.
Is that something couples discuss when they have kids or is it just a given?
Clown Car
Footballguy
My parents, then just mom after the divorce, did Santa. Once I was 7 or so I knew it was fake and I felt a lot of stress for her trying so hard to maintain this facade.
We don't do Santa with our kids. They know the presents are from us. They still love Christmas morning and we have a great time. I don't think we have robbed them of anything magical. My husbands parents did Santa in a big way and were very angry at us for not doing it. Then when his sister had kids and she didn't do it either it was ok.
We had a great day today and ended it with taking the middle kids to see Star Wars.
We don't do Santa with our kids. They know the presents are from us. They still love Christmas morning and we have a great time. I don't think we have robbed them of anything magical. My husbands parents did Santa in a big way and were very angry at us for not doing it. Then when his sister had kids and she didn't do it either it was ok.
We had a great day today and ended it with taking the middle kids to see Star Wars.
In The Zone
Footballguy
jamny
Footballguy
So you obviously had the discussion and said you weren't doing it. Must be much tougher nowadays with social media.
