| Title: | Parenting |
| Notice: | Previous PARENTING version at MOIRA::PARENTING_V3 |
| Moderator: | GEMEVN::FAIMAN Y |
| Created: | Thu Apr 09 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1292 |
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There is a book titled "Santa Are You For Real", I've bought copies
at the local Christian Book Store. It explain the real Saint Nicholas
and the store of the 3 girls, and the gold in the stocking.
I believe in Santa, we can all be Santa to those in need. I have
always taken my kids with me when we buy a present for a tag we got off
a tree. We make a food basket together and bring it to the Salvation
Army. The year friends of mine received a Christmas tree and several
bags of much needed groceries on their doorstep I knew for sure Santa
was for real.
I was always a bit uncomfortable when people would says to my kids "and
what's Santa going to bring you"? I prefer people say "what
would you like for Christmas?" Santa was never a big thing in my
house. I would say Santa brings a few thing, mom and dad bring the
rest. We worked very hard to put that stuff under the tree. When my
son, Zak, was 5 and Jason, the boy upstairs was 7, Jason told Zak and I
he wanted a bike and his mother said she wasn't getting him one, he said
"well I'll just ask Santa" Zak turned to Jason and said "Jason Santa,
brings little things, not big things, besides how could he fit them in
his sled."
What ever you celebrate try to make it a little brighter for someone in
need!
DJT
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| 1065.1 | CSC32::BROOK | Mon Dec 18 1995 01:27 | 20 | ||
Santa is the embodiment of an idea ... and an ideal ...in part, that
of giving, but more, that of helping those less fortunate than
yourself. We accept all kind of other embodiments of ideas ... and
we don't call them a lie ... so what's wrong with this ?
And when the child discovers that Santa isn't that real jolly old man,
they are usually at an age to explain that Santa did exist and we
try to carry on with the concept of giving during the Christmas season
in his name. So, then the children become part and parcel of the
concept of Santa, and enjoy it just the same.
So, Santa is for real ... not a lie ... I like the idea of it being
part of the pretending in childhood though.
Yes, Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus ... and lives in the
hearts of every one of us who choose to believe.
Can you tell, I still believe in Santa ?
Stuart
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| 1065.2 | CSC32::M_EVANS | cuddly as a cactus | Mon Dec 18 1995 20:20 | 5 | |
Stuart,
if you don't still get a stocking, I believe you should.
meg
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| 1065.3 | CSC32::BROOK | Tue Dec 19 1995 13:09 | 10 | ||
> Stuart, > > if you don't still get a stocking, I believe you should. > > meg It's hung already ... my youngest saw to that !!! :-) Stuart | |||||
| 1065.4 | CNTROL::JENNISON | A turkey and some mistletoe | Thu Dec 28 1995 13:34 | 19 | |
My parents were a little confused when they asked my
daughter if Santa came to her house, and she said, "No."
They asked me when we were going to open presents, and
I told them we already had. I think Emily was a bit disconcerted
that Santa might actually show up (she's not too fond of the
Santas she sees at the malls ;-) ).
We had a wonderful Christmas, we just didn't put any focus on
Santa. The gifts we exchanged were from one another. I don't
fault anyone that chooses to celebrate with Santa, I just wish
they'd afford me the same freedom to choose not to.
We still do stockings, and plan to tell our children the
Saint Nick story, we just won't pretend he's coming to our house
in the middle of the night.
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