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Scared of Father Christmas coming in the house?????

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anniebear · 30/11/2005 11:51

My DD is 4 and has asked this year about FC coming into the house and "he won't go upstairs will he"?

We said of course not, he only goes downstairs and that we will leave their Sacks down there.

She is not overly worried about it and that was that, just wondered if anyone elses Child has asked this (my Friends 4 yr old also mentioned it)

I can see how scary it would be to a child that FC (who is scary enough at the shopping centre!!) is going to be in the house and maybe even putting presents in THEIR ROOM!!!

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littledonkeyrach · 30/11/2005 11:55

Yes, DD1 wants assurance that FC will not go in her room, o r DD2's. In fact, she wantde to put it in her letter to hin just to make sure.

skinnycow · 30/11/2005 11:58

my kids worried about this too - its perfectly natural I would think - a strange man with crap taste in clothes snooping round their house as everyone sleeps.

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anniebear · 30/11/2005 12:02

Just never heard anyone say it before (I chidminded for 10 years!!)

But it does make perfect sense why they would be worried!!

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melissasmummy · 30/11/2005 12:17

A friend daughter was always affraid of Santa going in the house, so each year they would ask Santa to leave the presents in garage & they would collect them in the morning.

wessexgirl · 30/11/2005 12:48

DD1 (aged 2) is petrified of Father Christmas. Can't take her to any parties where he is likely to be, which is a shame.

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JonesTheSteam · 30/11/2005 12:57

My DD hates the thought of Santa going into her room as well (she's nearly 5), so we make a big fuss of hanging stockings by the fireplace in the lounge, which seems to reassure her.

My niece (who's now 9), was terrified of Santa Claus when she was about 4 - her grandad dressed up and she saw him coming up the drive to deliver presents and promptly started shaking and burst into tears!!!

He never did that again!!!

BudaBabe · 30/11/2005 13:15

A friend's DS was so frightened of the idea of FC that Postman Pat brought their presents!

My DS doesn't want FC in his room either.

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Bozza · 30/11/2005 14:10

Last year DS was 3.10. He never mentioned any anxiety leading up to the day but on Christmas Day itself he hung back and would not go into the living room first. It was obvious he was worried that FC would still be there - he should listen to his mummy - I told him Santa only comes when you are asleep. No discussion of it yet this year.

mazzystar · 30/11/2005 14:13

apparently i was so petrified of a stange old man coming in our house at night that my parents told me he didn't exist when i was about four. apparently i was very relieved.

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anniebear · 30/11/2005 14:28

lol at Postmas Pat bringing the presents!!

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NannyL · 30/11/2005 20:58

i remember my cousins were like this...

it was solved by leaving a message on the door, will fatehr christmas please not go in childrens bedrooms!

Posey · 30/11/2005 21:00

Dd has never wanted FC to come into her room so always leaves her stocking by the fire place. No probs as far as I'm concerned and certainly a lot easier to fill!

morningpaper · 30/11/2005 21:04

Gosh I'd pay good money for a strange man to turn up in my bedroom with an interest in my stockings...

morningpaper · 30/11/2005 21:06

DD was also terrified of FC last year (she was 2) - we have never discussed the father christmas thing except as a story and I think she now just thinks of it as a story. When we've been to fairs etc. with 'father christmas' she's just referred to him as 'I saw a man dressed as father christmas'.

But she's not wanted to go too near so I've had to do the sitting-on-knee thing instead of her. I may get arrested at some point.

Frayedknot · 30/11/2005 21:23

I was also petrified of FC coming into my room too, hence we always put our stockings by the fireplace.

Our local garden centre has a horrible giant ho-hoing FC which DS screams at every time we go past, and has started worriedly pointing out FC on things, and he is only 20 months, so I can see we'll probably be having the same problem next year. At least I won't be queuing in grottos for a few years though!

Orinoco · 30/11/2005 21:27

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longwaytogo · 30/11/2005 22:15

My dd now 13 was so petrified of santa that we had to sit outside church for 6 weeks after santa came to crol service. If she saw him she would physically shake, Teddy always brought her presents. Even now she cries if she sees him and yes she is now 13. I think she is scarred for life. Doctor said when she was little that she was the only child that he had seen with a phobia to FC. She actually ended up on phenergan for weeks after her 2nd christmas, she wouldn't go to bed she was a walking wreck.

MaggieW · 01/12/2005 08:05

We had a nightmare time last year with DS, then 3. Having been a brilliant sleeper, three weeks before Christmas he refused to go anywhere near his bedroom and when we got him to bed he screamed for hours. We couldn't work out what it was until some time later he revealed he was scared of Santa coming into his room. It was an awful time and one I never want to repeat. Once in his room he woke hourly through the night leaving us all on our knees. This year we're not talking much about Christmas until much nearer the time. Unfortunately this week they've started their Christmas theme at nursery - it seems so early, but hopefully we'll avoid any problems this year.

dot1 · 01/12/2005 08:29

Yes, we terrifed our ds1 last year - then just turned 3 - by putting an empty pillowcase at the bottom of his bed and saying in the morning it would be full of presents - I had this tradition when I was little and loved it!! Tons of tears later he told us he was scared and didn't want FC coming in his room - so now the pillowcase stays in our room (which is much easier logistically anyway!! ).

He's already asked for this to happen again this year - poor thing - he's probably been dwelling on it for weeks...!

RandomDad · 01/12/2005 11:13

Gosh I'd pay good money for a strange man to turn up in my bedroom with an interest in my stockings...

Just out of interest, how much money...?

DS1 (3.5) doesn't seem overly worried about a visit from Santa, as yet.

gemmamay · 01/12/2005 12:48

I was terrifed of Santa or anyone dressed up being someone else - and am still not keen! No way DD is going to Disney.

When I was 3 I remeber being terrified and screaming the playgroup party down as I didn't want him coming near me at all.

No idea what it is - don't like clowns much either.

tortoiseshell · 01/12/2005 12:54

we just don't do Santa - ds(4) knows he is just someone dressed up. In fact last year HE dressed up as Santa and delivered presents to us all.

Given that the only reason for kids 'believing' in Santa is the 'magic', seems a shame if they're really terrified! Kind of defeats the object I think!

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anniebear · 01/12/2005 14:03

morningpaper

lol lol lol

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