Not all kids get Santa.
Please don’t give Santa credit for the expensive gifts you give your child! Many kids go to school and hear “Santa got me an iPhone/xbox/ps4/etc!” .. and they go home and ask their parents if they weren’t good enough that year for Santa to bring them such a great gift. It makes the struggling parents feel like crap.
“Santa doesn’t give expensive gifts”
It’s simple but I didn’t think of this issue until it was pointed out to me awhile back.
This problem is actually really really sad imo. The kid feels like they weren’t good enough. And we’re talking little kids that still believe in Santa.. And the parents feel bad because what do they say? Ruin Santa Claus for their child? It puts them in a sad situation.
UGH I just want everyone to have a merry Christmas bc it’s my favorite that’s all 😭😭😭
@overflow you need to be careful when sharing financial struggles with your kids.. it’s delicate.
@leyonhjelm @anti @overflow for the brief period of time I remember myself considering the existing of "granpa winter", the crucial and most memorable aspect of it was the mystery. How did he know who's good or bad? How did he know who wanted what? How did he produce and deliver everything? What else was he capable of? The pursuit to even catch a glimpse of this force of nature was far more thrilling and exciting than the presents themselves. A family friend leaving the presents at the doorstep, running away before we could get to the door and shining a light from a far, left a greater impression than any elaborate explanation, movie, cartoon or a dress up act. If you focus on such things instead of religious dichotomy of good and bad and its material consequences, your kids will question him and his methods as much their own worthiness or your truthfulness, all in hypothetical. There will be no conflict.
