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Anon ruins christmas (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Granted when we have a kid, we don’t think we’ll be telling them that “Santa is just a famous character of Christmas, and some people have fun believing he’s real, so don’t ruin their fun either”

Sorry if I'm misreading this, but personally I don't see a problem in telling your own kids that Santa isn't real.

You can still give gifts if you want, and having them be addressed from people you care about makes it more meaningful tbh. Plus, it's kinda fucked up to normalize lying to your kids

[–] tmyakal@infosec.pub 6 points 1 day ago

I grew up very poor. My mother made it clear that Santa wasn't real, because there's no way she's giving another old white man undue credit.

[–] GarboDog@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Yes, we also fund it very fucked up to lie to a kid about how some random ass guy is stalking your every move to determine if your a good or bad person and thats the determination if having presents or nothing at all.

However, its not our place to tell other parent’s kids that Santa isn’t real, and telling our kid its just a popular character would be not only the truth but also easier for them to explain. Like a mascot of some sort yk?