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to think a child who believes in Santa is...

75 replies

Santaisnotrealgetoverit · 06/12/2010 21:14

Being decieved?...nothing wrong with letting your child know you love them and brought them gifts...don't get why you have to include Santa ans his magic...

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usualsuspect · 06/12/2010 21:27

happy christmas

try again

Valpollicella · 06/12/2010 21:27

Ooooh, good one Madame...OP...If were talking cultural traditions...what about La Befana? Who visits Italian children on the 6 January?

Opinion on that please?

zanz1bar · 06/12/2010 21:30

i hate santa but I love christmas.

Valpollicella · 06/12/2010 21:30

Have another sherry Zan1bar...Santa is very new...Father Christmas much less so...St Nick....very very old! Grin

Lilka · 06/12/2010 21:31

have my first Biscuit I could type out a longer reply but i've had it with santa threads this evening!!

MissBeehivingUnderTheMistletoe · 06/12/2010 21:31

YAWN

zanz1bar · 06/12/2010 21:34

Now I like saint nick, truly something to scare the little ones with.

dearprudence · 06/12/2010 21:36

Why are you so obsessed with what other people's children believe? Fucking weirdo.

booyhohoho · 06/12/2010 21:45

you know there was a time when belief and celebration of the virgin birth was only 150 years old, does that mean all who believed in it shouldn't because it hadn't been around long enough?

Rannaldini · 06/12/2010 21:48

i dunno

Santaisnotrealgetoverit · 06/12/2010 21:49

wow!...I choose not to fill my childs mind with crap and lies and I'm the weirdo???...he does not exist!!...

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pigletmania · 06/12/2010 21:52

Bah humbug, here is Bear some for you to cheer you up. You sound like my mum, the magic has gone from Christmas

Santaisnotrealgetoverit · 06/12/2010 21:52

why do you need to celebrate everything?..a Christian should not dispute the virgin birth but to celebrate why?...

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Santaisnotrealgetoverit · 06/12/2010 21:53

licks piglets pom bear..thanks Grin

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Imarriedafrog · 06/12/2010 21:55

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SalFresco · 06/12/2010 21:56

"I choose not to fill my childs mind with crap and lies and I'm the weirdo???..."

Yep.

Figgypuddingrollsmuffintop · 06/12/2010 21:57

Santa might not exist, but I have fun in doing a stocking and pretending he does.

The mere fact is that I won't ever smack my child but often tell her when she misbehaves that she is heading her way for a smacked bottom, therefore even without santa I am filling her life with threats and lies and all sorts.

TheFallenMadonna · 06/12/2010 21:58

Well, they obviously are being deceived. A better question is whether it matters. You don't have to include Father Christmas, of course you don't. But we like to.

pozzled · 06/12/2010 21:58

Oh, fuck off.

Billions of people around the world believe stuff that I personally think is nonsense.

At least kids and parents can get a little bit of happiness from Santa for one sodding day.

SalFresco · 06/12/2010 21:58

Also, if you don't see why Christmas is celebrated, why do you buy your children presents in the first place?!

Santaisnotrealgetoverit · 06/12/2010 22:02

so what are you? bunch of liars?...Santa does not even remotely exist...I mean at least if you didn't know for sure that would be different..

you have to buy the presents, wrap them get into debt (maybe), have a fucking chimney or not, put out fake mince pie & milk/sherry...to make it happen..get over it..I actually think its more about you than your children...they would not care...

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usualsuspect · 06/12/2010 22:03

this is quite boring now

mince pie anyone?

usualsuspect · 06/12/2010 22:04

fake mince pie anyone?

pigletmania · 06/12/2010 22:04

Actually Santa was real, St NIcholas, have you read the story. Glad you liked the pom bears santaisnot should have been santa shaped ones lol

dearprudence · 06/12/2010 22:05

I put out a real mince pie, not a fake one.