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How much to reveal to DD?

My daughter is starting to ask the inevitable questions: Where do babies come from? What happens when people die? Why does mummy have so many 'special friends' to stay over? etc. Obviously, as it's "nearly" Christmas, she's now starting to ask about Santa Claus and if he's real or not. Do you think I should get it over with and tell her the truth before she turns 30?
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  • Make-it-3
    Make-it-3 Posts: 1,661 Forumite
    As she's 29 and three-quarters, do you not think she might have already had a play around under santa's big red pants?!
    We Made-it-3 on 28/01/11 with birth of our gorgeous DD.
  • Harrowing_2
    Harrowing_2 Posts: 2,184 Forumite
    Make-it-3 wrote: »
    As she's 29 and three-quarters, do you not think she might have already had a play around under santa's big red pants?!

    Does he sometimes use that as an extra sock for "pressies"?:D
  • VK-2008
    VK-2008 Posts: 926 Forumite
    you dont say how old your dd is

    i would go and get a book designed for kids and talk her through different things
    you do not need to tell her all in one go as her life will feel like its turned upside down but just one question every so often

    on some level kids already know certain things so try saying to her where do you think babies come from, oh what made you think that, what do you know
    ask the kid lots of questions and take it from there
    :A VK :A
  • phunkles
    phunkles Posts: 1,711 Forumite
    VK-2008 wrote: »
    you dont say how old your dd is

    i would go and get a book designed for kids and talk her through different things
    you do not need to tell her all in one go as her life will feel like its turned upside down but just one question every so often

    on some level kids already know certain things so try saying to her where do you think babies come from, oh what made you think that, what do you know
    ask the kid lots of questions and take it from there

    The op in the first post said 30 ;) think its a tongue in cheek one hun x
    Love is the answer. At least for most of the questions in my heart,
    Like why are we here? And where do we go?And how come it's so hard?
    It's not always easy,And sometimes life can be deceiving,
    I'll tell you one thing, its always better when we're together
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    Harrowing wrote: »
    Why does mummy have so many 'special friends' to stay over?
    Eh? Tell us then ...
  • January20
    January20 Posts: 3,769 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Is this post a joke and a waste of people's time or is it a genuine question?
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  • Harrowing_2
    Harrowing_2 Posts: 2,184 Forumite
    edited 28 August 2010 at 9:34AM
    Eh? Tell us then ...

    Just some Friday afternoon fun folks. I don't think occasional humour is a waste of anyone's time, at least it helps me to concentrate on my work afterwards - I genuinely expected no-one to take it seriously:rotfl:
  • Santa is not real?????????????:eek::eek::eek::eek:


    Oh boy, does oh have got some answers to give:mad::mad::mad::mad:
    Wine, women and weasels :D Anything else starting with 'w'?
  • Harrowing_2
    Harrowing_2 Posts: 2,184 Forumite
    Santa is not real?????????????:eek::eek::eek::eek:


    Oh boy, does oh have got some answers to give:mad::mad::mad::mad:

    She really needs to have left home by 30 too...;)
  • Harrowing wrote: »
    She really needs to have left home by 30 too...;)


    She had quite a few santas there too:eek::eek:
    Wine, women and weasels :D Anything else starting with 'w'?
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