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cruel to them by letting them think that all the other kids get this great magical holiday, and they don't
...uh, telling them "Santa exists but doesn't bring presents to Jewish kids" would be "letting them think other kids get this great magical holiday" If you tell them Santa doesn't exist, then you're letting them think the other kids are deluded and naive! Way better. :)
She seems to think that I should have my kids celebrate Christmas, including Santa, because otherwise their little hearts will be broken by being left out of the magic.
Her oldest son -- she's got three boys -- is seven, and very into science. Like, he wears a lab coat whenever he can, and is always doing experiments on stuff. I have a feeling he's going to start testing the Santa Hypothesis pretty soon.
You have the magic of the oil.
There was a piece in the Times making that argument this morning.
Wait, duh, I think I saw it off your facebook feed. In my defense, I've slept about four hours out of the last 60.
She seems to think that I should have my kids celebrate Christmas, including Santa, because otherwise their little hearts will be broken by being left out of the magic.
Does she get the concept of there being different religions, and that, although Christmas may seem like a mostly a-religious holiday to her (I'm assuming she's Christian in some sense, non-Christians don't pimp for Santa) because of its broad cultural assimilation, it's still not a holiday you would celebrate, because you aren't Christian?
And I already know the answer is no, but I needed to type that out anyway.
You should probably also lie to them about the Easter Bunny and give them chocolate on Easter. Because otherwise they'll feel left out.
Also lie to them on Independence Day and tell them that America won, and that you aren't all secretly ruled by a cabal of Richard Branson, Sir Ian McKellen and the Duchess of Kent.
There are some people who just assume Jews will roll with the ever-encroaching cultural creep of Christmas, because somehow, kids are being deprived of the magic of Santa and feel left out.