As an adult the concept of santa is kind of sad. amirite?

A smart parent says Santa only brings 1 present. The rest are from real people.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

It also makes more sense because then the kids aren't like "I want this, this, this because Santa doesn't care about money"

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I once asked for too many expensive presents one year so my parents said that Santa is having economic troubles.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

"Sorry kiddo, the elves went on a union strike so nobody is getting more than one present from Santa this year." "..... What's a yoo-non?"

by Anonymous 1 year ago

America: that's when commies steal billionaires money and it makes everyone really sad. It makes the billionaire sad at least.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

non-yoo bizniz

by Anonymous 1 year ago

The other trick is to never confirm or deny. I just ask what do you think? They put it together pretty damn quick.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My parents did it great imo. They always told me and my sister that he only exists as long as we believe he does

by Anonymous 1 year ago

when I was figuring it out, my mom said, "Santa is the idea of someone giving you an extra special present to make you feel good. Santa is the feeling, the idea." And so Santa came to every kid in our household until they turned 18. And us kids decided that there were times we were Santa for our parents.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

When I was a kid I asked Santa for the expensive things because I was taught that his elves made everything with magic in Santa's workshop. Why would I ask my parents for expensive things when Santa can make them for the same cost as cheap things?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Santa fills the stocking, anything else is from mum and dad.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

That's how I grew up. One Santa gift. My wife had everything under the tree from Santa and that's so odd.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My parents did this. I'm 43 and my parents STILL do this.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

LMAO lucky that shows your parents must really love you

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I did luck out in the parents department, grateful for that.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

We had Santa bring the stockings, so little things and candy, with one decent gift. Rest are from us.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Yeah I never got why americans have santa give all gifts. Feels like you get spoiled easily

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My parents just didn't bring me up with the idea of Santa and I have full gratitude and thanks to the people kind enough to give me gifts. Idk why we need the fantasy.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

A lot of parents use Santa to encourage good behavior and as a threat against bad behavior. In America it's just the threat of no gifts, but in Germany...

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Yeah, I also don't think that's healthy or necessary. But then again I was smacked, hit round the head and told that sinners went to hell so what do I know?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Definitely not healthy or necessary. I prefer to look at Santa like a long-game fantasy. Like any game you play with kids. They know there's no tea in their tea pot, but the fantasy makes it real. If they ask, I'll tell them he's not real, but until then, it's fun as long as it's not used against them.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My uncle would buy me a bunch of small gifts specifically so one could be from Santa, while the others were from characters in movies we watched together. Mostly horror, sci-fi, and animated shows. So one year I got an Anne Rice novel from Freddy Krueger

by Anonymous 1 year ago

The "big" presents are also never from Santa. He brings little fun things and candy.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

A smart parent dresses like Santa, then beats this kid, every July. That way the kids develop anxiety.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

the price limit on my one santa claus gift was effectively how I figured out santa wasn't real I asked my mom why there needed to be a price limit if the presents are made by elves and delivered by santa. "oh we still have to pay santa for the gifts" when do you pay him? "when he comes" but if you're already buying presents, why not just buy them from the store yourself? \*crickets... "because the stores may not have what you want by then" veil dropped, but then I just moved to believing I had to keep up the lie that I believed in santa to keep getting a big present every year

by Anonymous 1 year ago

A smart parent doesn't try to get their kids to believe in something they know is fake.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Spoken like a true NON parent. Who said I try? I never tell them anything. When they ask I ask them what they think. They get to the truth pretty quickly but for a while they play along. Take your negativity elsewhere. Tackle the religious folk, they are truely doing what you are accusing us of.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Sharing your faith with your children is sharing a genuine belief. There's a huge difference.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My parents always said that the stockings were from Santa but the gifts under the tree were from them

by Anonymous 1 year ago

same here. Mostly small things from Santa, and bigger things from people.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My parents always said stockings were from Santa. Along with one present, the rest were from other people

by Anonymous 1 year ago

He must get very lonely in the North Pole, the seasonal depression year all for some punk kids to say you're not even real. Tragic.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Doesnt Santa have a wife and like thousands of slaves.. I mean jolly helpers.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

We had Christmas Elf which would come two weeks prior to ensure I wasn't misbehaving. Santa also has imperialism to control young kids

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Depends. A few interpretations suggest that Santa is a title and carries from person to person, which makes Santa a slave as well.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

For men there are the 4 stages of life: 1 you belive in santa. 2 you don't believe in santa. 3 you are santa. 4 you look like santa.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Also 3 phases: 1. You say whatever you want 2. You care what people think of you 3. You say whatever you want

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Rather think of him as an externalizing force which embodies the joy of generosity and the wonder of novel play experiences, that way he can help give your children am anchor point when you tell your kids "giving gifts makes other people happy".

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Actually Santa is out of the box thinking: My grandpa was a cop \[his words, not mine\]. He was also the local Santa for the City. His wife and her sisters were elementary school teachers in the City. He had eyes and ears everywhere. A child sits on his lap before Christmas \[and Santa knows the kid's name before the kid tells him\], and Santa asks if he is bad or good. After the child tells him he is good, Santa brings out a black book and starts listing some of the problems the kid was engaged in that year. Brilliant crime prevention program for the community. It only costs a little volunteer time for one person.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Yikes, what a horrible treatment of kids! Some invisible observer has a literal list of behaviors/mistakes/slights the *child* made throughout the year?? Way to embody all of the negatives of Santa, grandpa.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

The whole concept of Santa is that he will give good presents for well behaved kids. This comunity just went a bit further and made this detail true. It was funny, but I agree some kids will definitly have bad memories about it.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

This is an adult bullying children. Santa is the embodiment of giving and good will, not bullying.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Because you enjoy the joy and happiness on people's faces when you gift them regardless? It's about giving.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

As an adult the concept of ~~Santa~~ God is kind of sad. Only being a good person so you receive a reward ~~at Christmas~~ when you die.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My family was not very happy when they told me Santa wasn't real so I immediately started questioning the existence of god.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Now replace "Santa" with "god".

by Anonymous 1 year ago

no, repent and trust god🙏🙏

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Which god? There are so many.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

i'm christian so jesus🙏🙌

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Jesus isn't a god

by Anonymous 1 year ago

He is, depending on who you ask

by Anonymous 1 year ago

i know i'm just saying trust god and jesus🙏

by Anonymous 1 year ago

If they were real they would be the furthest thing from trustworthy.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Why don't you trust Santa then? 🤨

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Sorry I have to ask, couldn't help but look at your profile lol... But whats higher on your list of loves? Cock or god? Your god has done nothing for anyone here, let's face it.. this world is the perdition that people claim to be trying to avoid. But cock... now that does something for nearly everyone! I mean... I love it too sweetie lol. Im just pointing this out bc yaknow your religious community looks down on such things, with such fervent hatred. I genuinely don't care, but your hypocrisy is salient my friend. "Oh repent now for you may be saved" and "god I LOVE cock" don't seem very.. harmonious.. Lmao I am quite certain that if your god ever actually existed then they would never care what a person does with another person or to their own body. All that would matter is respect, care and consent. Just to be 100% clear. Idc what you believe and I am happy that you have something like that. I am generally happy to engage in these things too. But its just quite amusing to me yaknow? Cocks and prayers my friend!

by Anonymous 1 year ago

You're basically saying that as a religious person they can't enjoy sex?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

No. Not at all. Idk where you got that idea. There profile has gay stuff on it. I'm just pointing out that I find it funny. You are making a massive assumption that I literally stated I did not think. I don't care what they do, I don't want anyone to care what I do either. I am happy that they do what they like despite the majourity of their religious community not approving. Yaknow?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Who buys their kids Christmas present just for cred? Let them have one day of magic, with no guilt about you having to spend money.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I mean eventually the kid finds out the truth and that their parents did all of it. I think the use of Santa is so the kids will behave so he'll give them presents.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Wait till you see the joy and magic in your kids faces. It's worth it

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My parents always gave us our stockings and a couple smaller from Santa but the main gift was always from them. I've done the same with my son.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

as an adult... extrapolate that out to any made-up thing that people believe in.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Your child is happy. Be happy about that

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Nope, not if you do Santa right. Santa brought us accessories to the things our parents got us. We got a super Nintendo from our parents and Santa brought us games and stuff. They got us TVs one year, Santa gave us little tables to put them on.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I make sure there's only one present from Santa and it's got coal. The rest of the presents are from real people so that the kids hate Santa

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Yea we have presents and some come from santa. Side story of my ever positive boy: Here Santa or the guy at the 6th sometimes brings coal to bad kids instead of presents. But we are heating with coal. He found tje idea nice since he has so many toys already

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Perhaps your perspective on gift-giving is kind of sad.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Also deliberately lying to children in order to reveal the truth later. Like it's fine to have santa as a fun concept like Frosty the Snowman but to claim to be actual fact isn't right imo.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

If it causes literally no harm then it's fine. If anything it teaches kids to critically analyze everything they're told because there's never any one perfect source of information, even your parents.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My parents didn't do the Santa thing because they were afraid we'd decide they were lying about this Jesus guy too

by Anonymous 1 year ago

We didn't do Santa with my oldest and are not with the youngest. He asked once if he could believe and I told him sure if that's what he wanted. He was never mad or upset about it, nor did he spoil it for other kids. I just don't feel like starting with my kids I should be lying to them in any aspect.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I have another imaginary guy in the sky I would like to introduce to you!

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Agreed... And this is why I refuse to do Santa with my kids if I ever have any. Also, lying to kids gives me the ick, especially as someone with graduate level coursework in child development.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Growing up, Santa always brought rrally extravagant gifts like gaming consoles. Santa has never brought expensive gifts to our kids though. We love Jesus, so there's usually some little faith themed gift, along with maybe a game and some coloring books. All the good stuff comes from us, or other people.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I refuse to feed my future kids those ridiculous lies about Santa and the Easter bunny and the tooth fairy… there is literally no point they eventually find out that you were lying and it just leads to disappointment, growing up thinking that you lived in a magical world only to find out you grew up in a world of misery and gaslighting adults.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

You must be fun at parties. Santa brings kids a ton of joy, and a little magic in an otherwise dull world. When they find out Santa isn't real they don't get depressed, most get excited that they "figured it out", like it's a right of passage to the next level of development. If you're a good parent, you can now entrust them with the responsibility of carrying on the story so that others can experience the same joy they felt.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

kids will have to suffer and work hard every day to pay the bills, doesn't mean you have to tell them about it. they're going to find out, doesn't mean you don't tell them

by Anonymous 1 year ago

People literally do tell kids that every day, that's literally what school is.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

as i kid my teachers never told me about bills…

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Compare the presents to rent, utilities and food. Presents might cost you $500 once a year. Everything else is thousands of dollars per month

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Jokes on you, we didn't celebrate Christmas growing up as it was just "companies looking to get your money".

by Anonymous 1 year ago

The saddest part about Santa is that he cares more about how rich your parents are than whether the kid has been good or bad.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I asked santa for his tax returns, forget what age.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

You're obviously doing it wrong! You can treat Santa a very effective cost saver. Just don't get your kids anything and you save a lot of money. Then just blame Santa for having unrealistic expectations and blame the kids for not living up to them!

by Anonymous 1 year ago

That's because you're not the one who got them he did Why does no one believe he's real?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

How the hell does Santa deliver to apartment buildings?!?!

by Anonymous 1 year ago

We have never pretended Santa exists. We have always told our daughter the truth. However we still celebrate and have a good time. A loving family that is close is more important than stupid make believe stuff that in the end is empty.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

It's how parents control their children. Like how the government uses religion to control their labor

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Marketed behavior control.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Brainwashing at its finest

by Anonymous 1 year ago

YEAH IT SAD I remember my dad saying Santa wasn't real when I was 7 and ever since I have been always appreciative for all the things my mom had done for me my dad never really spent much money on it though or really helped until my parents got divorced and I genuinely think the concept of Santa shouldn't be taught to children and kids should show all that appreciation to their parents and also they won't get hurt once their parents tell them Santa isn't real and can probably help relationships between parents and their kids

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Kinda like jesus..lol

by Anonymous 1 year ago

At least it isn't as sad as adult santa.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Ok Sweden we treat Santa very differently. He comes when the kids are awake, and then helps with gift giving. But the presents still say who they are from. It is very rare for presents being labeled as being from Santa.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I WAS Santa and the tooth fairy and the Easter bunny, I don't feel I ever lied , having a magical time with your kids when they are young is something I'll never regret , all families can have their traditions, and that's what it is ..a tradition. My husband grew up very poor, with no gifts or gifts coming from toys for tots , he would spend every dime of his paycheck making sure Santa came every Christmas morning.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

As a parent, the concept of Santa brings so much magic to Christmas. The excitement, the anticipation, the mystery. And sharing that with my older child for his younger brother just added to it. Now that the younger one knows the truth, some of the magic is gone. They still have the mystery, we never tell them what they're getting, but the excitement is gone. Maybe I should just visit Santa myself. I'm sure he won't mind me sitting on his knee...

by Anonymous 1 year ago

well Santa and parenting overall is one of the greatest acts of altruism in it's ideal form. it's quite literally giving for the sake of it and Santa is just pushing wonder and expectations of kids

by Anonymous 1 year ago

What's even sadder is when you learn it's really based off a mushroom

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Also he seems to be giving to the already rich kids a lot more than the poor kids! Hmm...

by Anonymous 1 year ago

It is? I don't get it

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Keeps parents ego in check.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

also, remember all the free gifts you got as a kid? they weren't free. you were borrowing them from your future income.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

He seems more like a pervy old guy to me, watching kids while they're sleeping is just creepy.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

One of the big ideas of Santa is that it's not about the money. Because money isn't really earned, it's given. People who make more money don't work harder than people who make less. Santa is about giving, without need of the reward you think it's sad to not get. He represents the want the people you love to feel joy, wonder and happiness. In conclusion I disagree, it's the happiest thing, not sad at all.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

The adult concept of Santa is God, which is still sad.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I found that the easiest way to deal with it was to not lie to my son in the first place.

by Anonymous 1 year ago