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"
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I don't think of it as lying. I think it's more playing along with the child, if that is what the parents are comfortable with. And I get not all religions are comfortable with that, and that's cool. To each their own.
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Secular parents can do it easily Catholic really can’t

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God makes all things on a molecular level so I can conclude Jesus did indeed give the presents. I have read about this tradition in other nations
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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.
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”