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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Replying to @TheBrometheus
Speaking from a secular POV., I really don't think kids believing in Santa's is a bad thing. It's a sign of their innocence and I feel it's wrong to take that away from them. They'll grow up and stop believing before you know it, so let them have that small bit of joy.
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Replying to @SweetPotatoTTV @TheBrometheus
I know that my statement wasn't really on point with what you said, but I felt like it should be said, so I did.
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Replying to @SweetPotatoTTV @TheBrometheus
I used to think a lot about it, because on one hand yeah it _sounds like_ lying. But on the other, I can't remember being upset about it at all when I found out. I took it more as what it is: a kind tradition. Though my parents did not make a Huge deal out of Santa...
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Replying to @galev_ph @SweetPotatoTTV
I am respectfully curious: Are both of you from Christian families but now atheists?
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Replying to @TheBrometheus @SweetPotatoTTV
I didn't quite grow up in a "Christian family". My parents never really were religious. My read the Bible a few times. I became seriously interested in religion during my teens. And you know the rest of the story.
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Replying to @galev_ph @SweetPotatoTTV
I do indeed, my friend.
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.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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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Replying to @TheBrometheus @galev_ph
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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