Everyone I know plays along, but I want my kids to trust me.
It’s important for me to keep my kids’ trust despite this betrayal.– No Gaslight: You seem to be saying that in addition to everything else that’s wrong about the Santa story, offering cookies and milk to a fat man who doesn’t exist is part of the problem. Sigh.
You are aware that many children and families in Western cultures do not celebrate Christmas? And that some families who do celebrate Christmas leave Santa out of it? And that some who don’t celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday do the Santa Thing anyway? My point is that no one is zip-tying you to Santa.
The Santa story is a benign part of childhood that children quickly outgrow. Your older child will decode the Santa story first, and might choose to maintain the mystery for the younger child’s enjoyment. That’s what my elder siblings did, anyway – and I’m grateful.
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