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When/if you have kids, did you/do you plan to tell them Santa exists?

Yes
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No
48.4%

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this is honestly such a hard choice, I think I’ll do no but explain why they might want to pretend it’s real to their friends

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yeah this is what my parents did, they said no santa's not real but you might meet some kids who think santa's real and you're not supposed to tell them otherwise (i only met a few other kids who believed in santa and yes i debated them about it)

2:18 AM · May 10, 2022

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do you think they made the right call?

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Yes, absolutely. I respect them for it. My parents fucked up in a lot of ways but they had a strong principle of never lying to me, and I think this was a really good move. It set in stone early the value of believing and reporting true things.

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That’s close to what I did. Told them that he wasn’t real but people liked to pretend that he’s real, so go along with it.

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How old were you with the debating?

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This was my parent's policy as well. And I also plan not to lie to my kids.

Hywel Dda was my Grandpappy

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I have heard you talk about the upbringing you had and how it was pretty crazy. Maybe you should reflect on that and think of why they told you this.

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