Santa Claus and your children

Russell Roberts · Postby **Russell Roberts** » December 29th, 2009, 10:55 am

I wish there was a 'like' button on here. I would have just hit it.

oletimer · Postby **oletimer** » December 29th, 2009, 5:23 pm

Russell Roberts wrote:
Oletimer,

If you were able to form a coherent sentence I think I would respond to that.

Funny I was just thinking the same thing about you and said why not, just so you know that not every body is buying your bull no matter how you smooth it out. :wink:

Russell Roberts · Postby **Russell Roberts** » December 29th, 2009, 6:49 pm

Oletimer,

I have largely ignored your provocations in the past but honestly, I'm pretty sick and tired of it. Why don't you just keep your mouth shut on my comments and I will do the same for you.

dawgs10 · Postby **dawgs10** » December 30th, 2009, 10:32 am

dolfan wrote:We do Santa full bore at my house. "He" left a thank you note (for the cookies, carrots and milk) on MS Works on the netbook my daughter found under the tree on Christmas morning. He signed it, "S.C." That's right, she knows him that well.

We have a magic key that we hang on the front porch for him to get into the house. We tracked him on NORAD satellites online from the time he was in southern Europe, all over Africa, and until he was over the Atlantic.

Santa Claus is harmless fun. Anyone who claims they were harmed by him has far greater problems in life than learning the truth of Santa Claus. Santa gets scapegoated.

Now, do we want to criticize commercialism? Sure, let's fire away. But, as Santa is now a symbol of all that, he is no more so than the birth of Christ has been co-opted by secularists to symbolize a general "peace on earth" and overall warm fuzzy about "the holidays". We don't distance ourselves from nativity scenes even though they are marketed and sold in the run-up to Christmas.

So, whether as harmless fun fantasy or as equally exploited symbol, Santa is what "he" is and not much more. Kids usually figure out the truth intuitively before being told explicitly, and most of them giggle about having been part of the whole thing and then go on with their lives.

believe it or not i agree with you. yes dolfan, i agree with you. that just dont sound right.

RamboPreacher · Postby **RamboPreacher** » December 30th, 2009, 10:37 am

Linda wrote:I just want to say that Mickey Mouse is REAL and I won't listen to anyone that tries to tell me any different!!!

"like"

dolfan · Postby **dolfan** » December 30th, 2009, 12:01 pm

I love you, too, dawgs!!! :lol:

Jude 2