Ho Ho Ho Oh shut up
It's the Holidays and what's a holiday without my griping about it, right?
I'm not a supporter of telling kids that Santa Claus exists. My mother, however, sees nothing wrong with it. So woe is me when I have to go along with my mom and her right as a parent when she encourages my youngest sister (who is 7 years old)to believe in the guy. So when my sister asks me, "how come you don't get a present from Santa?" I have to say through clenched teeth "because he only brings presents to little kids."
You know what Santa is? It's a control mechanism. It's like a king claiming "Divine Right!" or something. Yes, children, if you listen to mommy and daddy, a big man in a red fur suit will slide down your chimney in the middle of the night and dump presents in your living room. Aaaaw, isn't it cute how their eyes sparkle in innocent wonder?
No, because you, you parents and teachers, are LYING. and that's just what you're teaching your kids: How to LIE! No, you're not teaching them how to behave or about Christmas spirit and the joy of giving but how to manipulate other people to get what they want.
How can I say this, you ask? Well becuase I was a Santa believing little girl once upon a time... at least I think I was... but if I was, I grew out of it very fast. When my parents took me to see Santa at Santa's Village in Big Bear and I sat on the guy's lap, I knew it was play pretend, so I played right along. When my mom would "craftily" ask me what I wrote to Santa for, I would make my eyes grow all big and sparkly as I listed off all the things I was hoping "Santa" would bring me.
I milked that Santa cow for yeeeaaars after I didn't believe in him anymore. Why? becuase I wanted an extra set of presents on Christmas morning, that's why. So if some parents think their children are filled with holiday cheer and are clasping theier little hands together hoping that they're on the nice list, they're wrong. Those kids are praying that their numbskull parents did their jobs right and have a BRATZ Forever Diamonds Yasmin hidden in their closet instead of a Bratz Babyz on Ice Yasmin. They're doing exactly what their parents taught them to do: Lie.
Merry Christmas to all ^^
I'm not a supporter of telling kids that Santa Claus exists. My mother, however, sees nothing wrong with it. So woe is me when I have to go along with my mom and her right as a parent when she encourages my youngest sister (who is 7 years old)to believe in the guy. So when my sister asks me, "how come you don't get a present from Santa?" I have to say through clenched teeth "because he only brings presents to little kids."
You know what Santa is? It's a control mechanism. It's like a king claiming "Divine Right!" or something. Yes, children, if you listen to mommy and daddy, a big man in a red fur suit will slide down your chimney in the middle of the night and dump presents in your living room. Aaaaw, isn't it cute how their eyes sparkle in innocent wonder?
No, because you, you parents and teachers, are LYING. and that's just what you're teaching your kids: How to LIE! No, you're not teaching them how to behave or about Christmas spirit and the joy of giving but how to manipulate other people to get what they want.
How can I say this, you ask? Well becuase I was a Santa believing little girl once upon a time... at least I think I was... but if I was, I grew out of it very fast. When my parents took me to see Santa at Santa's Village in Big Bear and I sat on the guy's lap, I knew it was play pretend, so I played right along. When my mom would "craftily" ask me what I wrote to Santa for, I would make my eyes grow all big and sparkly as I listed off all the things I was hoping "Santa" would bring me.
I milked that Santa cow for yeeeaaars after I didn't believe in him anymore. Why? becuase I wanted an extra set of presents on Christmas morning, that's why. So if some parents think their children are filled with holiday cheer and are clasping theier little hands together hoping that they're on the nice list, they're wrong. Those kids are praying that their numbskull parents did their jobs right and have a BRATZ Forever Diamonds Yasmin hidden in their closet instead of a Bratz Babyz on Ice Yasmin. They're doing exactly what their parents taught them to do: Lie.
Merry Christmas to all ^^