tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345382874459220375.post4169448800892885199..comments2023-02-22T02:24:39.529-06:00Comments on Stringer Mama: The "Santa" TalkAnn@StringerMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720754454739043449noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345382874459220375.post-4463701808377699902011-11-28T15:55:47.152-06:002011-11-28T15:55:47.152-06:00Thanks for the advice! My son's only 2 so it&...Thanks for the advice! My son's only 2 so it's not an issue yet, but even last year total strangers kept asking me if I was taking him to see Santa at the mall. I would always just say, "uh maybe" even though I had no intention to do it (not to mention it probably would have freaked him out!). :o)Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358261988207658211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345382874459220375.post-27850818222664310052011-11-28T10:19:41.875-06:002011-11-28T10:19:41.875-06:00Ladies, thank you for commenting! I sooo appreciat...Ladies, thank you for commenting! I sooo appreciate how what God leads me to write is a blessing and encouragement that will help and leave a lasting impression! Go God!Ann@StringerMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720754454739043449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345382874459220375.post-72014253477971825952011-11-28T09:46:44.029-06:002011-11-28T09:46:44.029-06:00Thank you so much for this Ann!!! We are not going...Thank you so much for this Ann!!! We are not going to teach our kids to "believe in" Santa either, but I love the balance you bring to it! I had been struggling in my own mind about how to deal with it. I was raised told that Santa is "evil" and now as an adult have strggled with WHY. It's a fun story and as long as we are not teaching it as real I don't think it has to be bad. I love stories like the grinch and want to be able to share them with my children guilt free!!! Thanks for helping me know how to do that. <br />This has encouraged me so much!!Paula@ hopeful futurehttp://www.hopefulfuture.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345382874459220375.post-39056198200282075922011-11-28T08:29:19.418-06:002011-11-28T08:29:19.418-06:00Anne - I know exactly what you mean! My mom likes ...Anne - I know exactly what you mean! My mom likes to tell the story about how I was asked by a woman what I had asked for for Christmas from Santa Claus and I INFORMED her by saying "Don't you know that Santa Claus isn't REAL????" the woman looked at my mom and said "YOU are a terrible mother!" The woman stormed off furious! <br /><br />I tell my kids that a lot of people like to play the game and if they want to play, they should go ahead and play to - just remember it's just a game and not real. When the kids get older tho, I will probably just sit down with them and tell them that it is the parents job, not our job to tell their kids the truth about Santa.Ann@StringerMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720754454739043449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345382874459220375.post-33584116747892975872011-11-27T21:13:36.556-06:002011-11-27T21:13:36.556-06:00GREAT POST! We do exactly the same thing. I have ...GREAT POST! We do exactly the same thing. I have a post about it ready too, just haven't posted it yet! =) Santa is the same as Cinderella and Bat Man in our family. They are fictional characters that we have fun with. LOVED your post!Hidden Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09287230072741829128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345382874459220375.post-18262968984706738242011-11-27T21:12:09.344-06:002011-11-27T21:12:09.344-06:00i think the hardest part is keeping your kids from...i think the hardest part is keeping your kids from telling other kids that Santa isn't real. how do you respect other families' traditions if they have kids who believe Santa is real and your kids know he's pretend? we're going to do something similar to your viewpoint with our kids, I just don't want him to ruin it for other kids... :o)Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358261988207658211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345382874459220375.post-11658410281790345612011-11-27T16:19:48.404-06:002011-11-27T16:19:48.404-06:00Right on, Ann! I whole heartedly agree!Right on, Ann! I whole heartedly agree!Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594428677878356192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345382874459220375.post-10352804580849698022011-11-27T12:02:07.185-06:002011-11-27T12:02:07.185-06:00I read this to my husband & we both really enj...I read this to my husband & we both really enjoyed & agreed with your point of view. This is the route we will take, too, when the time comes!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550910783396000972noreply@blogger.com