The santa clause myth is lib shit, and I have no plans to teach my kid that santa clause is real. I don't want my kid obsessing over the amount of shit at the bottom of that tree on 12/25, or trying to manipulate their behavior a few days/weeks beforehand to increase said amount of shit.

But, I'm not really sure how to approach this. The kid is only 2, so nothing to worry about for a few more years. Should I just be direct? There is no Santa, holidays are about family?

Anybody here already cross that bridge?

  • gvngndz [none/use name,comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Idk, pretty much everybody in my class knew that Santa wasn't real all the way back in first grade. I feel like as long as you don't tell them that Santa is real and don't let them watch too many cheesy Christmas movies, they probably won't think that he is real.

    • Rem [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      My dumbass was on that shit until like fourth grade or something

    • ElChango [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      true, maybe i'm just over thinking the santa aspect of it. I guess I'm more concerned about the materialism part - I was a fucking asshole if I didn't get what I wanted for christmas, and I don't want my kid to be that way. Not putting all the blame on my parents here, obviously capitalism and consumption drove that narrative - but they didn't do anything to teach us any different.