tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933504590216377929.post685773148360174815..comments2023-08-05T11:06:20.527-05:00Comments on Pinklets: to Santa or not to Santa?D.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11072198628126274639noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933504590216377929.post-17822409434897262112012-12-20T22:49:37.755-06:002012-12-20T22:49:37.755-06:00Good question. I found this ebook through a frien...Good question. I found this ebook through a friend, and I am planning on trying it (or something similar) when Michael is old enough. <br /><br />http://truthinthetinsel.com/<br /><br />We'll keep ole Saint Nick around too, I'm sure, but in his secondary place.Jake and Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179484171589332662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933504590216377929.post-46457350318312753752012-12-17T16:04:56.855-06:002012-12-17T16:04:56.855-06:00I don't know the answer for you. We do Santa,...I don't know the answer for you. We do Santa, but if you ask Caden what Christmas is all about he says Its Jesus's birthday and we celebrate it by giving presents to each other since Jesus is not here to give him gifts (he lives in our heart). I too wonder what is right. But I don't want him to resent not having Santa (the fun of it) because his parents are Christians. (This stems back from parents who were extremely strict in secular things when I got older.) Its a very fine line. I then tell myself that I had Santa as a kid and I ended up knowing what Christmas was really about. I think at the end of the day, Jesus is not something we discuss just at Christmas but rather all year long and THAT is what is important. Charelette Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03454027425626547366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933504590216377929.post-50043583949720500002012-12-12T16:11:53.518-06:002012-12-12T16:11:53.518-06:00I completely agree with you on this and actually E...I completely agree with you on this and actually Eric and I both do. We still don't really know how to avoid Santa and present it appropriately. We do have one thing that we are implementing this year and hopeing that when Anders get older it will help keep things in perspective. We will be giving Anderson three gifts, because Jesus got three gifts. I want to make sure that Jesus always comes up if not more than Santa and I think directly connecting them might be a start. <br />This year he will only get three gifts and no Santa gifts because he will get way too much from our families. Plus we also want to get in the three gift habit. <br />I personally feel that finding out you have been lied to about Santa makes one doubt God, so I certainly don't want that to be an issue. I don't know how I am going to handle it, but I hope to explain him a thing like mickey mouse verses and actual person.Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16982255251159417025noreply@blogger.com