tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471708841296862671.post9071283049374175666..comments2023-05-18T01:20:18.276+10:00Comments on { This girl loves to talk }: Third Day of ChristmasThis Girl loves to Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04810963456640254875noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471708841296862671.post-44330220533888400052008-11-14T05:47:00.000+10:002008-11-14T05:47:00.000+10:00You don't know me but I peruse your posts regularl...You don't know me but I peruse your posts regularly. I do love the 12 days of Christmas posts you done so far. :)<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to comment on Santa beliefs...We have always told our children, as parents we believe in the 'magic' of Santa. Everyone has the choice to believe or not to believe.<BR/><BR/>If a child or their parents does not believe they will still get their presents. I explained long ago that I was just the kid of person who liked to believe in fun and magical things, so I do. <BR/><BR/>And in the end, it seems they do to. We also have a rule, stated very long ago and reminded regularly that when you choose to longer believe, if you ever do, You are not allowed to discourage the beliefs of others.<BR/><BR/>My children even thought of the Birthday Fairy on their own. It's more work for me but I love doing it for them because they love it so. :)Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05416399371116709331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471708841296862671.post-83670627212646281212008-11-09T14:56:00.000+10:002008-11-09T14:56:00.000+10:00I found this an interesting post. We don't do Sant...I found this an interesting post. We don't do Santa either, and for much the same reasons. Our eldest was 18 months old at her 2nd Christmas and was quite upset at the idea that Santa would come into our home to leave presents. (We actually hadn't dicussed this with her, she gleaned this knowledge from others. I felt torn because the Santa story just seemed like lying.) She was adamant that he couldn't get in because we always lock the door. Other people (Aunts, grandparents, neighbours etc.) kept talking about Santa. Just before Christmas she stopped being worried and nothing more was said. The next year when people started talking about Santa she would explain that he wasn't real. Everyone said I was a terrible mother for disillusioning my daughter, but she had worked it out herself. Santa just didn't make sense to her, we had emphasised the birth of Jesus Christ rather than the Santa story, and Jesus and Heavenly Father were more real to her than Santa. I have never been upset at this because celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ seems so much more important than keeping the Santa tradition alive. My kids get excited about Christmas, just as other kids do. We all have one present under the tree to open, but before we do we read the Christmas story from Luke. This is a tradition that our children really enjoy and we spend a lovely family day together!Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02611233587655427186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471708841296862671.post-65937638231830510062008-11-06T08:06:00.000+10:002008-11-06T08:06:00.000+10:00The dolls are so very cute. LOVE THEM. We do Sant...The dolls are so very cute. LOVE THEM. We do Santa, but I think this is the last year. mchellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12147206338960374125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471708841296862671.post-31583782747684193252008-11-05T14:41:00.000+10:002008-11-05T14:41:00.000+10:00The babushka dolls are adorable!We don't do Santa ...The babushka dolls are adorable!<BR/><BR/>We don't do Santa either. We have many traditions around Christma though that make it very special. One of my favorites is an advent calendar that my dad made for the kids. Another is we don't put any gifts under the tree until the kids are in bed on Christmas Eve. When they wake up Chrstmas morning it is a big surprise to see all the gifts under the tree and their stockings on the couch.Montserrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13056974831892116493noreply@blogger.com