When are people going to tell their children the truth about santa and the easter bunny?
338960
I am not sure if people are ever going to be honest with their children.  They just think that their children can not handle the truth so they lie about these fake people.
720846
I have always told My Children, You have to know when to keep something to Yourself that Someone has confided in You, and when Help is needed and You need to tell.  You maybe the only person right now that knows, If You don't Help, before things get out of control, who will?  Watch TV it is all over the news, 20/20, and Dateline about Sexual Predators surfing the Web, and how Many have convinced young Girls, such as Your Sister, to meet up with Them, to do despicable things, and Worse.  Why do You think that Police Departments, County Sheriffs, and the FBI, have organized so many Task Forces to pretend to be the Young Men and Women?  They are working Their butts off, and have no where near the Man Power to intercept all the Pedophiles.  Trust Me these deviants, will gladly travel!\n\nDon't wait, You couldn't Live with that - Good Luck, and God Bless
821356
My parents have never said anything about God or Santa my entire life, I was free to decide everything for myself.\n\nI never believed in Santa and realized there was a God around three years old because I realized humans weren't very bright so I had to look else where for truth.\n\nI've raised my son the same way, he's always known there wasn't any Santa without me telling him and he seems to be intelligent enough to also know there's a God. But we don't talk about that either because we don't have to.
456625
The Easter Bunny is real. Section 32 hid the Truth; there was no third gunman on the grassy knoll. Elvis isn't Dead, we never went to the Moon, the holocaust didn't happen and aliens didn’t visit us from another planet at Roswell, NM in 1947.
452284
usually sometime in march, although some people have now for easter
696931
All Myths have a basis in fact. So although we teach children about a mythical person known as Santa Claus, he was in fact a real person. \n\nSaint Nickilaus (Santa Claus) was a Bishop in the Roman Catholic Church during the 16th century. He was known for leaving small gifts for children during the Christmas Celebration. He would ask the childrens parents during the year whether they were good children or bad children. \n\nHanging of stockings from a fireplace had it's origins at the same time as Saint Nick. Children would put thier shoes on the front porch and Bishop Nickilaus would but the gifts or coal in thier shoes. \n\nSo you see when we are talking about Santa Klaus to children, we are not really lying to them. We are teaching them that it is ok to believe.
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Of course he exists. Everyone knows this in their heart. They just lie about it because they are evil. I also agree that Santa is the Easter Bunny's disciple. \nWe have all the evidence on our side: If there is no Santa, why is it freezing at the North Pole? If there is no Santa, where do all the presents come from? Most people believe in Santa and there are lots of songs and books about him, so he must be real. \nI think that Santa skeptics close their hearts and minds to the evidence that makes it obvious that HE is with us. They will be sorry when we are opening our presents and they get nasty lumps of coal.\n\n'The fool says in his heart, There is no Santa'
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I circumvent the problem with the Easter Bunny because I own a pet rabbit and I named him Easter just for this reason.  Therefore I can say to them THAT BUNNY IS THE EASTER BUNNY and it's not a lie and I hide the bunny in the dresser drawers on easter with some candy and then when the kids find him I say that he has been hiding candy and they caught him in the act!  Well I guess the second part is a little lie.  But they love it.  Ignorance is bliss and the dumber you are the happier you are, it's true.  We'll have to go back to our bible quotes and remember that:\n\n"And yea I gave my heart to no wisdom\nand to no science or folly\nAnd I perceived that all is vanity \nand vexation of spirit\nFor in much wisdom,\nis much grief\nAnd he that increaseth knowledge\nincreaseth sorrow."\n\nTherefore I say if it brings them joy lie away.  You wouldn't tell your 5 year old they were adopted would you?
136642
Not a thing. Before Christians appropriated it, Easter was a fertility festival, and it is clear how bunnies and eggs would factor into that. The paganism of the holiday never really went away, even after Christians began calling it Easter.
713828
I'd call those hypocrites out. They must be very insecure about their beliefs if they are threatened by Santa. They harp on and on about believing in this higher being, that no one has seen. I'm talking about God, not Jesus (most Christians of late seem to think that they are one and the same, which they are not.) Jesus did walk on this Earth. These same people try to say that Santa is dead. My understanding is that Santa Claus, is a saint; Saint Nicholas. \n\nI grew up in a Christian home, but we also believed in Santa. \nSanta wants you to be good so that you can be rewarded on Christmas morning. You can't see him. I think those ideals gave us the outline of what is expected of us from God. The bible outlines the many rules we must adhere to, or face the dire consequences of the failure to do so. \nSanta just focuses on the positive reinforcement of those biblical bylaws. If we are good all year, get a reward. Nothing wrong with that.
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No, it's not.  You can go along with their fantasy, but if asked directly, you should tell the truth. \n\nThe same applies to the Easter Bunny, Jesus, and the Tooth Fairy.  Superstition does no good for a young mind.  Stay with the truth.\n\nIf you do choose to lie about these myths, you will be setting a precedent very early in your child's life about the importance of being truthful.  Kids are smart!
607605
I say don't tell them.  Let them believe as long as they want.  If they stop believing, let them tell you there is no tooth fairy.  Don't stunt a child's imagination and faith by telling him or her what they should or should not believe in.
726097
Kids get enough on Easter, Halloween, and Christmas.  Not to mention their birthday.
624107
It amuses me at how many people will justify celebrating a pagan holiday and still claim to be christian.\n\nThe Easter egg has nothing to do with the death of Jesus but was a fertility symbol.\n\nJesus was not born in December but end of September start of October.\n\nEven the stories that the churches teach regarding the birth of Jesus are not accurate. The wise man did not turn up on the night Jesus was born but some time after.\n\nA true christian would not celebrate anything to do with false religion.
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There's loads of websites with child versions of Bible stories, so they might be appropriate, try these:-\nhttp://www.jesusanswers.com/christian/stories/bible.htm\nwww.topmarks.co.uk/religious/default.aspx\n\nI also found these links which might have something:-\nhttp://www.ability.org.uk/easter.html\n\nThe other option is to give them that is symbolic of Easter (e.g. focusing on new life rather than the story itself).
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Not to much since the real meaning of Christmas is becoming taboo. \n\nI heard that the toys for tots rejected a talking Christ doll, because it would offend people. But the people that it would offend have no right to even be recieving those toys since it is for CHRISTMAS.\n\nQuote from the Article\n"As a government entity, Marines "don't profess one religion over another," Grein said Tuesday. "We can't take a chance on sending a talking Jesus doll to a Jewish family or a Muslim family." " http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061114/ap_on_re_us/jesus_doll_rejected
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Being a parent of 3 kids 19, 16 and 11,Ill always remember the look in my young kids eyes when they saw the tree full of gifts from santa.I guess they got excited about all the myths and I hated for that to end for them.My oldest daughter still tells me she believes in santa, I know its bull$hit but I guess I did pretty good cuz she knows life was good when she was younger.Once the beliefs are gone before you know it the kids are moving on getting older and you wish they were still young innocent and believing in te Easter bunny ,Santa and the tooth fairy.By the way the tooth fairy was the hardest to sell they figured out early it was just about the money!