Sue Konig – great writer. Just type in "Konig" in the search box up on the top right for more postings about her.
Here's Sue's excellent column – Tell your kids the truth: Santa is real
I remember when Susie Denk told me in third grade that there was no Santa. I immediately reported this to my mother. My mom asked, “Well, what do you think?”
I said, “It’s sad that Susie Denk doesn’t believe in him, because now Santa won’t come to her house.”
My mom agreed and changed the subject. No harm, no foul.
Remember, when you tell your kid there is no Santa, your kid will run to school to tell another kid. And I hate to break it to you, but your kid isn’t going to break the news in a gentle, understanding, empathetic way.
Your kid is going to run up to the nearest kid and say, “Hey, Ralph, guess what? There’s no Santa. It’s your parents leaving presents under the tree. Don’t you feel stupid, you sap!”
And why is your little angel being so mean to poor, hapless Ralph? Maybe because she’s pissed off that she was told “the truth” by her dopey parents. So now she has to make her happy peers miserable.
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