The Does Not Believe In Santa might sound as ridiculous to some of you. Yet I, took the time to create another group that perhaps takes the idea further: Does Not believe in the stork either.
The description of the Santa group is the following:
I couldn't have put it better. The bold part said it all. I took the description and exchanged Santa with the stork. When a child first starts to think about the "Hey, wait a minute, how did I end up in this world ?", I really don't think we should serve him a lie and it's a serious question. That child relies on your answers and trust you. So, I'd like to hear what you'd say would do as the right answer. Perhaps, a "your mother gave birth to you" ? or "God created you" ? would be a sane answer ? What did you say ? What did your child ask ?You must declare that you do not believe in Santa Claus. You also declare that you believe that deceiving children into literal belief in Santa is a bad thing. You believe that it is wrong to encourage belief in things you know to be untrue.
On the other hand, this stork thing is cross-cultural. I wonder how old this is, and if I even have the right to challenge such a traditional "wisdom". Perhaps it just avoids the answer, until the child relises he's been lied to and thus is now fit to search for the truth on his own ?
But is it right to quench such an important question in a developing mind ? I hear Santa is becoming unpopular... isn't this more important ?
You're two cents on this ?
