is it ok to tell children about santa claus here

[Jessi]

when my kids and grandchildren were young they would ask santa for dolls or toys

can you believe what the kids here have asked santa for in there letters

a dog or cat

how do you wrap 5dogs and 3 cats up to put under xmas tree/?

Make sure they are dead first. The dog & cat that is.

[HooHaa]

personally christmas for me is about children and family. long after i knew santa claus was not real, i still spent hours beneath the tree reading and knowing i was loved. religion and commerce aside, that is not a bad thing to propagate in my book.

seems many here have forgotten that.

Edited December 7, 2014 by HooHaa

[kannot]

But what about next spring? You will have to go thru the crucifixion and the easter bunny routine?

+ all the other fantasies religions of the world, you probably will have something going on everyday, dont forget old religions too, like that of the Norsemen, then theres the Roman Gods, Greek Ones, Egyptian ones etc etc all these Gods and all the Creators, must be bloody busy "up there" falling over themselves.

[Traxster]

NO !!!!

Definitely do NOT tell Thai kids about Santy Claws...

They've got enough boogie men to worry about.

[BKKSnowBird]

I think most Thai kids already know about Santa. They do have a TV right?

[David48]

I think most Thai kids already know about Santa. They do have a TV right?

I don't live in Thailand Full-Time ... but have been here for many a Christmas ... and a month either side.

Never seen Santa on a Thai TV ... and I sat through a lot of their shit TV ...

[BKKSnowBird]

I taught in a Thai government school. They all knew Santa.

[Stradavarius37]

Do what you want OP - ignore all these tossers who dried up and blew away long long ago.

[David48]

I taught in a Thai government school. They all knew Santa.

Define ... "They all knew Santa."

'To Know' means they know all the Cultural Heritage behind Santa.

This will be interesting ...

[meatboy]

back in my single days early 80's the girls down in patts.used to call me santa taffy.

[meatboy]

even my neighbours dog knows about santa,2yrs.ago it was a new bed,last yr.a matching blanket,as for this yr.i havent told him yet[a new bed] shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Edited December 8, 2014 by meatboy

[maidee]

tell them the story of the thai SATAN CLAUS

[AlQaholic]

Tell them Santa only gives presents to Farang kids, sorry.

[Loles]

Yes Man, it's up to you, but the children will think the Santa C. is some ghost ...

[sanuk711]

is it ok to tell children about santa claus here-----

& ---At what age is it appropriate to tell my dog that he’s adopted?......................................

[smotherb]

Personally, I don't like lying to children.

Damn Britman, I agree

[AlQaholic]

is it ok to tell children about santa claus here-----

& ---At what age is it appropriate to tell my dog that he’s adopted?......................................

Tell him after you cut his balls off, because by then he will be so unhappy with you anyway, assuming its a male dog that is:)))

[DoctorG]

Hey! I AM REAL, and I have taken note of all the unbelievers here. NO PRESSIES FOR YOU THIS YEAR.

[SOTIRIOS]

...God forbid we try to instill good values in children.....

[JenniferSG]

You leave cookies and milk for Santa (or beer, whatever) and carrots or some other veggie for the reindeer. And for the love of God don't light a fire in the chimney, if you have a chimney. My brother is still in therapy over that.

Edited December 8, 2014 by JenniferSG

[Docno]

I think you should be careful with that.

Since Saint Nicholas has become a racist in recent years for use of black Pete's, there is a high possibility that Santa Claus soon will be accused of animal cruelty for the use of his reindeer's, and you don't want to get involved in that.

And don't forget that Santa lives at the North Pole, which (according to the unassailable Canada Post) is within Canadian territory. If that's the case, then technically he would be on Inuit land (Canada's far north). What's a European doing living on indigenous people's land?? Did he get permission or did he ignore existing treaties? Quite possibly yet another example of western colonialism masked by alleged good intentions...

[JenniferSG]

NO !!!!

Definitely do NOT tell Thai kids about Santy Claws...

They've got enough boogie men to worry about.

Have them see the movie Rare Exports (available online) for a real Santa story.

[csabo]

Personally, I don't like lying to children.

Personally, I don't like lying to anyone.

[csabo]

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Personally, I don't like lying to children.

So maybe you think lying to adult would be better? I guess we should also add there is no God.

News flash...there is no God. For the record, all invisible entities don't exist, Santa, god, the Spaghetti Monster, all of them.

[Docno]

"I tell them what I believe the truth to be"[/size]

So the truth and what you believe to be the truth are somehow the same thing?[/size]

And if a small child hands you a messy crayon drawing, you tell them it looks like some unfathomable crap ? Or if your kid is in a play at school and makes a total balls up . you tell him/her that it was a disaster? If your kid has some dreadful disease, you make sure to tell him how bad it is and how horrible the treatment will be? And you teach your children to tell their mother whenever the food she's prepared for them really sucks? The truth can be painfully brutal as most children do understand.[/size]

We all lie. Many of the lies are meant to spare people's feelings or to make them feel good about themselves. Anyone who claims he only ever speaks the truth or that he only wants to hear the truth is lying and amazingly self-unaware. Selectively telling the truth only when it suits you is not being consistently honest.[/size]

Being polite, well-mannered, considerate, caring all require that we discern when to be honest and when to lie diplomatically. Succeeding in business or politics may require that we know the importance of honesty, but survival means we know when it's prudent to prevaricate. Your children will be better prepared for life if you're truthful about what it will take to succeed.[/size]

Praising failure, and rewarding mistakes, sounds like the Thai way to me, well done.

There is a difference between lying to save someone's feelings and pointless lying.

Santa is a pointless lie. It achieves nothing.

My children will be better prepared for life because they understand their parents don't lie to them.

Your children will quickly learn their dad is a liar.

You sound like a friend back home who makes it a personal principle never to lie or otherwise distort the truth and to always tell people directly exactly what he thinks. He's never been married and has been unable to keep a girlfriend for more than a few months. Most of his friends have gone. Last time I visited him and stayed at his place, I heard him talking to himself in the kitchen....

Now my parents did the Santa thing with me when I was a kid. I never thought worse of them for it, and I certainly wasn't traumatised when I learned Santa didn't exist. In fact, I saw it as part of growing up that I had figured it out. Probably true for most of us here.

[abhaya]

"News flash...there is no God. For the record, all invisible entities don't exist, Santa, god, the Spaghetti Monster, all of them." As a Pastafarian I can assure you the Spaghetti Monster is real

[AlQaholic]

I think you should be careful with that.

Since Saint Nicholas has become a racist in recent years for use of black Pete's, there is a high possibility that Santa Claus soon will be accused of animal cruelty for the use of his reindeer's, and you don't want to get involved in that.

And don't forget that Santa lives at the North Pole, which (according to the unassailable Canada Post) is within Canadian territory. If that's the case, then technically he would be on Inuit land (Canada's far north). What's a European doing living on indigenous people's land?? Did he get permission or did he ignore existing treaties? Quite possibly yet another example of western colonialism masked by alleged good intentions...

Santa came there long before Columbus invaded America. He is a decedent of the infamous "Norsemen" or vikings that came over along the northern route to kill, rape and pillage the Inuits year after year until finally settling down there with his reindeer. The name Santa Claus is actually a old Norse royal name and was pronounced Shatan Klas.

After settling he soon realized he needed to shore up his bad reputation as a cold blooded killer, he and his PR team came up with this annual thing about giving presents to the surrounding villagers children. Of course the villagers mistrusted them at the start and had to be forced at sword point to accept the presents, but eventually after a few generations the story became household legend.

[MILT]

Really? 3 plus pages on Santa Claus

[AlQaholic]

Because its fun....

[rotary]

Not if your smart......they will want gifts.