Charlie, we are facing the same right now with our 10 y/o. Today, we will kick off a writing assignment focused on "getting to the truth about Santa". Note: we homeschool our kids, and something we are currently trying on for size is understanding that the best way to solve a problem is "writing" about it. I don't know how things will turn out, but we're going to give it a shot. BTW: she believes in Santa, but recently started asking questions and testing out whether it's true or not. We think WRITING will help her analyze things more closely. :-)
are you a humans of ny fan? either way read this entire story (its 15 parts), i think there's a lot here that might help or at least make u cry https://www.instagram.com/p/CmEibN_ujLy/?hl=en
my wife and i read through it yesterday and cried like small babies
Charlie, we are facing the same right now with our 10 y/o. Today, we will kick off a writing assignment focused on "getting to the truth about Santa". Note: we homeschool our kids, and something we are currently trying on for size is understanding that the best way to solve a problem is "writing" about it. I don't know how things will turn out, but we're going to give it a shot. BTW: she believes in Santa, but recently started asking questions and testing out whether it's true or not. We think WRITING will help her analyze things more closely. :-)
Love this, Brad! Such a great idea to write about it. Curious to know how it works out!
So many people have stories of when they discovered Santa wasn’t real. It’s really traumatic for some people.
I have zero memory of it. Was I 8? 11? Absolutely no idea.
Fascinating... I wonder what it was like for your siblings?
are you a humans of ny fan? either way read this entire story (its 15 parts), i think there's a lot here that might help or at least make u cry https://www.instagram.com/p/CmEibN_ujLy/?hl=en
my wife and i read through it yesterday and cried like small babies
Oh man, I'm not on Instagram so I can't read all of them! I read the first one and can't wait to see the rest...
heck ya! I am fairly sure u can read all of em from here https://www.instagram.com/humansofny/?hl=en
each one is its own post
Grew in the part of the world where we were never told Santa was real 🥹 I love the way you frame what he represents and we can believe in that!
Wow, Christin! How did you feel about Santa, then?
a man paid to be at a mall to dress up and take photos with
AND a SHAMAN
please please watch this video
https://vimeo.com/248496167
It’s always different as an older sibling, a huge responsibility to keep Santa sacred until the little ones find out for themselves!
I bet, Kelly! Such a wonderful responsibility, too.