It didn't sit right with me to tell my kids Santa's a holy figure who watches their actions and weighs their deeds, and will reward them for their kindnesses And then say "LOL just kidding he's not real, I'm a liar, but this other guy Jesus is totally real, trust me this time"
I wonder a bit if neither of you was particularly upset and neither parricularly religious because specifically because the religion that was supposed to be there was so watered down that they taught you Santa was real.
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For the not being so upset, maybe. But again I know people who had a very religious upbringing and they had Santa... Though actually the thing is here on Christmas eve "baby Jesus" brings the presents. And they were rather told it was "an angel" for similar reason.
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Still not a fan of lying
But at least there isn’t a made up holy figure they’re trying to appease who gets swapped out for the real figure later like “Lol guess you caught us” - Show replies
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In the first five years of my childhood (that being when I did believe in Santa) I didn't go to church - it wasn't until I was in first or third grade that I went to kids' bible study and all that - so it could've been a case of that, sure.
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I didn’t have the most dedicated religious upbringing either. So now, for my kids, I’m 100% by the book. That means the Christmas season started this year on November 29th and runs through the new year with several gift days. Obscuring that with a commercial figure cheapens it.
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My point is, as someone who takes their religion extremely seriously, our views are gonna differ hard in where the line is. And the last thing I want to do is water down that faith like a lot of parents do and pass on a confused version to my kids.