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sillyputty wrote:

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TeamJordan79 wrote:

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Brolic Scholar wrote:

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I think lying to your kids about Santa is one of the dumbest things you can do as a parent. What's the point?

Then when they find out, they're going to wonder why you lied to them. I told my daughters the truth... "I bought those gifts."

its instills a sense of mystery, awe and interest while they're still a kid, 

Delusion is the more appropriate term. 

It stalls the ability to properly be skeptical of irrational arguments. Its leads them to be more gullible as time passes. Thats inversely useful in a world predicated on separating benevolent from dangerous situations.

it facilitates the development of their imagination, curiosity etc.

You don't have to believe in Santa to be creative. Creativity comes from those that utilize what they know exists in front of them. All inventions are iterations of existing items in new forms. Rarely, if at all, are inventions or nascent ideas spontaneous occurences.

It really does make the holiday more special as opposed to "I bought the gifts that you wanted....you will receive them in the morning." 

Thats all it really is, isn't it? What else is it? There really isn't anything else to it.

Thats all symbolism is, right? 

It probably breaks some of your hearts to learn that tradition is intrinsically empty. Rituals mean nothing. 

Jumping over a broom or wearing a wedding ring doesn't really do anything. The meaning of things is what you add to them. It doesn't stand on its own. 

Washing yourself in the ganges river or kneeling down and reciting some words out of an outdated book means what? NOTHING. 

Others say it to make the kid behave but thats another story.

You can't substitute being a good parent from the get-go. 

If you need mythology (religion included) to calm your child down, all you're doing is putting a band-aid on a growing wound.

Age matters too, after like 8 years old....you're starting to insult their intelligence.

Ironic...why don't you just help them out from the beginning and improve their cognitive ability to reason from the beginning?

But all of a sudden, on the 8th trip around the sun then it some how means that their intelligence is being tested. But you didn't need all that time to figure that out, did you?

But you'd def tell a 3 year old about Santa.

 Or not. 

You make a distinction that its ok for a 3 year old to believe but an 8 year old to not believe.

Then you say the 8 year old would be insulted.

So is the 3 year old not worth of the same ethical perspective? Is that young and even more impressionable mind not deserving of the same treatment and judgment to existing standards? 

It seems like you're willing to lose crucial time developing cognitive and intellectual abilities for the sake of fitting in socially with the rest of society that doesn't know any better. 

Too prosaic imo. Let a kid be a kid and enjoy childhood. Kids like hearing stories, fairy tales etc. I can only speak from my own experience but it was was more exciting and enjoyable for me and im glad my parents told me what they did. I found out for myself. No one told me.  Perhaps finding out for yourself develops one's "cognitive skills" better than your parents just flat out telling you as soon as u can comprehend their words. "Crucial time developing cognitive and intellectual abilities"....no offense SP but you sounding like that asian dad meme  Its not that serious, therefore ima stay trolling my kids.