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bestpud

Hermia wrote: »

I know what you mean. I grew up in a poor family and remember being constantly told that good children gets present from santa. There was a girl in my school who was a really horrible spiteful little bully. She used to get literally hundreds of expensive Xmas pressies as her parents were wealthy. I remember my best friend and I having a conversation about why santa gave her so many presents when she wasn't as nice as the rest of us were.

I think there is less of a link with good behaviour and FC nowadays...

or is it just me? :think:

I don't tell my children they will get nothing/less if they are naughty and I can't say I've heard other parents doing so either.

I think many children nowadays see presents as an 'entitlement' rather than something they must aim for iykwim?

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

I used to tell DDs that Santa couldn't come in if their room was messy, because if he tripped over and broke his leg, none of the other children in the world would get anything!

CRANKY40

Mine wants a DSi and I've told him he has to be good to get it. He's 5, and if you ask him what you get if you're naughty he says "reindeer poo". It was coal when I was little, but we have gas central heating......

He has a tiny tree up in his room and Santa leaves him a present under that. He knows that the rest is off me or whoever else's name is on the label. He did actually tell me the other week that he knew Santa wasn't real, but it hasn't been mentioned again so either he's hedging his bets, or me hissing through my teeth that if he told any of his classmates I'd make sure he got nothing for Christmas has had an effect.

funkymonkey849

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

I used to tell DDs that Santa couldn't come in if their room was messy, because if he tripped over and broke his leg, none of the other children in the world would get anything!

Haha :T:rotfl:

LJM

santa does everything in our house my girls are still young and i want them to believe for as long as possible

jackomdj

My children (5 & 2) believe santa has a special spy hole into our living room! I made a throw away remark about the movement sensor that we never use & they now say "he may be watching!"

Santa gives them a few presents & they know the rest is from friends & relatives. We take the time to read out each tag.

My girls also know that the santas in grottos are just people dressed up to help the real Father Christmas as he is far too busy in the North Pole getting things ready. Saves me having to explain away the differences in the Santa's & also how there can be a few in town!

iwanttobeanonymous

This is the first year my oldest DS has cottoned onto the truth behind Christmas, and I can see that he's devastated not to be joining in, fully believing. But he's done a great job for his brother in pretending he still believes. Anyway, I digress. They both wrote their letters to Santa tonight, and the youngest wrote:

Dear Santa, Master of Christmas (!)............Here is a list of some of my favourite things for you to chose something I would like from. I was just delighted when I saw it, what a wee sweetie. Without any prompting, either. So, OP, it seems great minds DO think alike!

shazrobo

when my kids where younger, i told them that mum bought all the pressies, and then they were sent to santa, who delivered them on the special night only if they had been good.
this way they werrnt left thinking santa thought less of them because some of their friends received more than them

Lunar_Eclipse

bestpud wrote: »

I don't tell my children they will get nothing/less if they are naughty and I can't say I've heard other parents doing so either.

We do!

Except we put it the other, more positive way round. We remind ours that Christmas is approaching, Santa is watching (because he is!) and they might like to reconsider their behaviour in light of those facts.

However, I do feel like I'm living a huge lie and in hindsight, I think I'd choose not to go along with the whole Santa facade, although I was horrified when one of my friends did this. I think my youngest is going to be incredibly angry with us for the deceit when she finds out, which I think is coming either before or after this Christmas (she's 8). Tips anyone?

In light of the thread, my tip is not to write wish lists. And certainly don't hand over Argos catalogues, I think that's absolutely repulsive. As a child, we wrote our letter to Santa on Xmas Eve and then sent it up the chimney, just before going to bed. I don't recall being disappointed on Christmas Day either, yet my parents never had the option of shopping to the list.

fernliebee

Like Jackomdj, we had to read out each tag before we opened a present. We got our stockings left in our rooms so we could open them whenever we woke up (4am!) then we weren't allowed downstairs before 8am, then we would have our presents from mum and dad all layed out, so we would take ages playing with all that stuff, then when all 3 of us were ready we would take it in turns to open a present each. Worked well for us, prolonged the present opening a bit, and meant mum could remember who everything was from so we could say our thank you's.

I wantobeanon your son's letter made me laugh so much! What a cutie! he he, master of christmas- that will be my new name for Santa now!