How do you have the Santa talk with your kids? My oldest asked a couple

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Dec 25, 2024
12:19:59am

OKchief Starter

questions last year and I decided to punt one more year to keep the magic but it’s time to tell her

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OKchief

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How do you have the Santa talk with your kids? My oldest asked a couple

OKchief

Dec 25, 12:19am

We went on a drive and just talked about it. We've always told our kids that

IronPotato

Dec 25, 12:22am

We never had to have a talk. It just organically grew to understanding around 11

Nakedbootleg

Dec 25, 12:23am

How much do you have to lie to get them to 11? My daughter was asking questions

OKchief

Dec 25, 12:27am

You can always just claim you’re Santa! Kids won’t believe you… then they do!

AFewThoughts

Dec 25, 12:30am

Have a friend who's kid took the Santa news kinda hard. Every few days he would come to his mom and ask if_____ was real

KYU

Dec 25, 12:40am

😳

OKchief

Dec 25, 12:42am

Basically two parts: “We want to let you in on a secret” and “now you get to help be Santa for your younger sibling”

KingDave

Dec 25, 12:39am

When my son asked me if the competing theories for dark matter, like MOND, were valid, I figured it was about time

Bob Vance

Dec 25, 12:44am

Yeah kind of the same boat. I figure she should at least know before she heads

OKchief

Dec 25, 12:57am

I don't think dark matter is real either

sah22

Dec 25, 3:40am

When our kids finally came to ask me, I would turn the question back on them and

RebelScum

Dec 25, 12:58am

We told our oldest last year. “Santa is very real, but maybe not in the way you

Hiccupless

Dec 25, 1:07am

I don't think you have to tell them. Just ask "What do you think, or want to

RUNBYU1

Dec 25, 2:17am

We did the same, but my wife told the kids they only get presents from Santa if

ryebrye

Dec 25, 4:15am

We've broken it to our 2 oldest, and our 3rd could be anytime (she's 9)

DanSmith...BYU

Dec 25, 2:33am

Never did. We told all our kids that Santa would come as long as they believed.

byujdmba

Dec 25, 2:50am

The first Christmas for them after you eventually pass away will be doubly rough

ryebrye

Dec 25, 4:16am

Eventually we get sloppy and they figure it out from our mistake. Then we keep

runnincoug

Dec 25, 7:03am

The magic of Santa is giving, and now that you’re in on the secret you also can

CougFan4EverEver

Dec 25, 7:35am

When they ask, we always ask them, "What do you think?"

Guppy

Dec 25, 7:41am

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