Or maybe not lie to kids about this at all, lead them on and then let them be crushed by the realization that their parents betrayed them all this time. I’m nearly 60 and I still remember how it felt realizing that, and then being told I had to turn around and lie about it to my younger sister. I didn’t make that mistake with my own kids.
I agree. It boggles my mind though how legions of kids have this same experience, yet never apply the same logic to their even more fantastical family deity of choice.
How does a kid who realized Santa doesn’t exist still turn into a Bible thumper somehow?
Sneaky Dude who can deliver gifts to everyone on Earth in 1 night? Thats ridiculous!
Invisible Dude that just willed all of creation into existence? Oh shit, I better get on their good side!
I couldn’t agree more. It was the whole Santagate thing that helped me become an atheist. Though the same year i figured out there was no Santa I decided to try church on for a while. It didn’t stick.
Or maybe not lie to kids about this at all, lead them on and then let them be crushed by the realization that their parents betrayed them all this time. I’m nearly 60 and I still remember how it felt realizing that, and then being told I had to turn around and lie about it to my younger sister. I didn’t make that mistake with my own kids.
I agree. It boggles my mind though how legions of kids have this same experience, yet never apply the same logic to their even more fantastical family deity of choice.
How does a kid who realized Santa doesn’t exist still turn into a Bible thumper somehow?
Sneaky Dude who can deliver gifts to everyone on Earth in 1 night? Thats ridiculous!
Invisible Dude that just willed all of creation into existence? Oh shit, I better get on their good side!
I couldn’t agree more. It was the whole Santagate thing that helped me become an atheist. Though the same year i figured out there was no Santa I decided to try church on for a while. It didn’t stick.