So I guess at some point I’m going to have to address the whole Santa thing with our son. Not this year though–woo hoo! I’ve got another year to think about it. (Or, maybe less if Christmas does indeed surprise me by coming in August…see rant below.)
I have no idea what I’ll tell him. Cool Dad and I definitely want to keep the focus on Christ. But, it was kind of fun putting cookies out for Santa as a kid, you know? Maybe we’ll find some kind of happy medium where we can tell our son both the real story and the just-for-fun story. That sounds confusing though. Any ideas?
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In related news…just so you know:
Christmas comes this time each year.
Does this line from the Beach Boys’ “Little Saint Nick” drive anyone else crazy? The song is otherwise okay. I don’t really know why Saint Nick might be considered little (hello, bowl full of jelly), but I can get past that one…
Imaginary (and admittedly cheesy) conversation going on in my head with the lyricist(s):
- Oh, thank you for that reminder. I could have sworn Christmas came in the summer last year.
- Yeah, I’ve been hiding under a rock. Thanks to your thoughtfully-written song lyrics, I made it to the mall before it was too late.
- Sorry, I only celebrate annual holidays every five years.
(photo: Marília Almeida)
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I’ve also wondered what to do about St. Nick. We don’t want him to believe in a lie, but the Santa stuff sure was fun in the old days.
Of course, “fun” is not a good reason to lead the boy astray, but I guess I also don’t worry that his spiritual life will suffer.
Maybe we can lead him on for a couple of years and then tell him that Santa retired.
For more thoughtful and heated discussion about Santa, check out the comments I just found on Suddenly Christian.
We’ve just had the Santa discussion on our blog – http://www.backporchconfessions.com – some interesting input. C.S. Lewis even weighed in!
I like the retirement suggestion.