Comments on: The Truth About Santa: A Cautionary Tale http://izzymom.com/2011/12/27/the-truth-about-santa-a-cautionary-tale/ Where it's always amateur night... Fri, 17 May 2013 11:53:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: IzzyMom http://izzymom.com/2011/12/27/the-truth-about-santa-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-212303 IzzyMom Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:22:30 +0000 http://izzymom.com/?p=4723#comment-212303 Thanks for watching my video (really, thank you!!!) and for your comment on Santa. I love to hear how other people are dealing with or have dealt with the issue. I suppose I wouldn't mind being thought an idiot if it helped preserve a little of that magic. Thanks for watching my video (really, thank you!!!) and for your comment on Santa. I love to hear how other people are dealing with or have dealt with the issue. I suppose I wouldn’t mind being thought an idiot if it helped preserve a little of that magic.

]]> By: Debbie http://izzymom.com/2011/12/27/the-truth-about-santa-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-212299 Debbie Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:08:39 +0000 http://izzymom.com/?p=4723#comment-212299 Hi izzymom, Just reading your blog for the first time so this reply is a little late. I have an 11 year old daughter and 7 year old son, and like you this year Lucy started asking if Santa was real, throwing her eyes up to heaven whenever I mentioned him, and when I produced the letter writing kit she snorted. Like you this was Ll done in the presence oh her younger brother who is such a big Santa fan. I told her that I believed in him, and that if you do t believe you don't receive. That kep her quiet for another 24 hours, during which time I fretted about how to respond. I knew some of her school pals didn't believe, and whilst I wanted to keep the magic alive, I didn't want to make a fool of her. I rang a wise friend in Athens who has kids similar ages and asked her what would she do. nd she replied that her parents have never told her Santa doesn't exist, even to this day and that she intends to do the same, and so do I. I know Lucy doesn't believe, and I did say to her on one occasion that whatever she believes is up to her, but that it is an unwritten rule the world over that this topic is never discussed when younger children are in earshot. I will never forget the day I found out he didn't exist. I was 7 and an older neighbour told me in our front garden. I hated her for it then and will never forgive her to this day. So my advice to you when it comes time to tell your son is don't be the one to tell him. Keep fobbing it off. They end up feeling sorry for you thinkin you re the idiot but I can live with that, great video by the way, Hi izzymom,

Just reading your blog for the first time so this reply is a little late. I have an 11 year old daughter and 7 year old son, and like you this year Lucy started asking if Santa was real, throwing her eyes up to heaven whenever I mentioned him, and when I produced the letter writing kit she snorted. Like you this was Ll done in the presence oh her younger brother who is such a big Santa fan. I told her that I believed in him, and that if you do t believe you don’t receive. That kep her quiet for another 24 hours, during which time I fretted about how to respond. I knew some of her school pals didn’t believe, and whilst I wanted to keep the magic alive, I didn’t want to make a fool of her. I rang a wise friend in Athens who has kids similar ages and asked her what would she do. nd she replied that her parents have never told her Santa doesn’t exist, even to this day and that she intends to do the same, and so do I. I know Lucy doesn’t believe, and I did say to her on one occasion that whatever she believes is up to her, but that it is an unwritten rule the world over that this topic is never discussed when younger children are in earshot. I will never forget the day I found out he didn’t exist. I was 7 and an older neighbour told me in our front garden. I hated her for it then and will never forgive her to this day. So my advice to you when it comes time to tell your son is don’t be the one to tell him. Keep fobbing it off. They end up feeling sorry for you thinkin you re the idiot but I can live with that, great video by the way,

]]> By: IzzyMom http://izzymom.com/2011/12/27/the-truth-about-santa-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-211945 IzzyMom Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:47:41 +0000 http://izzymom.com/?p=4723#comment-211945 I've often wondered why my daughter's BFF, who is Jewish, hasn't totally spilled the beans before now. I know she knows the truth. I suspect her mom had a similar talk with her, for which I'm most grateful. Thanks for keeping the magic alive :) And I say that while knowing that I talked a lot about regretting the whole thing in my post. (It's an odd place to be...loving and wanting to keep the magic of the Santa-based Christmas intact and at the same time, feeling terrible about all of it). I’ve often wondered why my daughter’s BFF, who is Jewish, hasn’t totally spilled the beans before now. I know she knows the truth. I suspect her mom had a similar talk with her, for which I’m most grateful. Thanks for keeping the magic alive :) And I say that while knowing that I talked a lot about regretting the whole thing in my post. (It’s an odd place to be…loving and wanting to keep the magic of the Santa-based Christmas intact and at the same time, feeling terrible about all of it).

]]> By: Rachel http://izzymom.com/2011/12/27/the-truth-about-santa-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-211925 Rachel Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:04:20 +0000 http://izzymom.com/?p=4723#comment-211925 I'm Jewish, and never believed in Santa Claus. I did, however, come home CRYING from a friend's house because Santa visited her, and not me! My mom told me that Santa is an idea...a way of explaining the magical things that happen during the holiday season, and that as a little Jewish girl, my job was to not take away from that. By not telling people Santa wasn't real, I was helping keep the magic. I took that VERY seriously. ;) I’m Jewish, and never believed in Santa Claus. I did, however, come home CRYING from a friend’s house because Santa visited her, and not me! My mom told me that Santa is an idea…a way of explaining the magical things that happen during the holiday season, and that as a little Jewish girl, my job was to not take away from that. By not telling people Santa wasn’t real, I was helping keep the magic. I took that VERY seriously. ;)

]]> By: Apryl's Antics http://izzymom.com/2011/12/27/the-truth-about-santa-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-211874 Apryl's Antics Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:10:14 +0000 http://izzymom.com/?p=4723#comment-211874 Sadly, Mickey Mouse is not real. Nor is---gasp---Donald Duck. Sadly, Mickey Mouse is not real. Nor is—gasp—Donald Duck.

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