Is it okay to lie to your children?
Is it okay to let your children believe in a fantasy being as part of a holiday celebration?
If you answered "No" to the first question and "Yes" to the second, then you are a participant in the Santa Claus Argument.
My Parents didn't believe in lying to us, so we grew up knowing that Santa wasn't real, the Tooth Fairy didn't exist and the Easter Bunny was just an artistic representation for life's renewal and not an actual critter.
But there is a part of me, deep down inside that believes, that knows intuitively that Santa is Real! I see it every winter as the darkness closes in on us and the nights get longer, people light up the night with candles in windows and lights on house trim, giving that hope that the sun will come back. People give of themselves at homeless shelters, buying gifts for needy children and celebrating long after the belief in Saint Nick compelled us to be "Nice."
If anything as we age the simple winter celebration becomes more important.
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