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[–]RestingWitchface 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

My parents never brought us up to believe in Santa Claus because they believed it's lying, and they wanted us to be able to trust that what they tell us is true. We would play pretend about Santa Claus, but we all knew it was only pretend. Now I'm actually quite thankful to them for that, even though many people react with horror when I tell them about it. I like to think it has given me the ability to think critically and not believe everything I hear. And funnily enough, if I ever told another child that Santa Claus wasn't real, they just refused to believe me. Nothing was spoiled for anyone.