todays thought revolves around for want of a better word...the Santa Lie
so lately I have been questioning whether we should have ever introduced the conept of Santa to the kids at all.
On one hand, Christmas is a magical time for children and Santa is a pretty harmless concept I guess so why not enjoy all the magic christmas can offer.
On the other hand, why does the magic have to revolve around Santa. Santa as we see him ( i.e the fat man in the red suit ) is basically a commercial creation of coca cola. And those who know me know how I feel about all things commercial. And I despise the bribery of children as in " you better be good or there will be no presents from Santa" and the like.
What I would have prefered to have done is tell the story of Saint Nick and how the tradition came about, and the truth, no Santa, no magic flying reindeers and no elves.
Still all the fun, gifts, family, friends, and tree just no Santa
But since we have already established the Santa story in this house what I will be focussing on now is about the giving and receiving at christmas. I want my children to give and not just to expect the gifts at Christmas just because Santa comes. Santa will be giving the kids books this year, the other gifts we will be taking the credit for :), and in return the children will be expect to give a gift to someone less fortunate. I think the older ones are in particular old enough to understand this and also take some responsibility for choosing the recipients of their gifts.
But maybe all my anti Santa this year is all about my decidiedly Bah Humbug feeling this year.
I am trying to get into the spirit I really am :)
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