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?
Some friends of mine told me that last year, when their 4-year-old asked about Santa, they explained to him that Santa wasn't real, then they went to an event where there was a guy dressed as Santa and their son said, basically, "You said Santa wasn't real, but he's standing right there."
Point being, kids will believe what they believe. Try not to get too hung up on it. Just tell them what you believe and do your best to encourage values that you think are important. Santa is a bit of a red herring.