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cricman · 11-16-2022, 01:24 PM

Santa is real! Long ago, he transcended his earthly body to become mythological, and is now embodied, in spirit, by legions of loving parents. My parents were Santa, and now my wife and I are Santa. To be clear, that spirit is not a replacement for the Nativity. Andre3K, if you want to kill the spirit of Santa in your house, and deny that spirit to your children, that is your choice. I will honor and commemorate that tiny death with a glass of eggnog and a sugar cookie shaped like ein Tannenbaum!

Merry Christmas!

cricman

twistedmidnite · 11-16-2022, 01:26 PM

My boy is 8 and we told him last Christmas that Santa isn't real. He didn't care as long as the presents keep coming. I also explain to him routinely that not everyone is nice and that some people out there will screw you over given the chance. He may be young for these talks but he's smart beyond his years.

rtp · 11-16-2022, 01:31 PM

I’m late to the party but have pulled up a chair.

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Smart · 11-16-2022, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by donpablo

And we wonder why we have so many conspiracy theorists on here. Lol.

OP, Treyro said it best. Only you can decide how to raise your kids. I'm sorry so many on here chose to "pass judgement" on your parenting decision because you have chosen not to continue the Santa tradition. I'm also sorry everyone jumped on you for trying to discuss some trivial, non-hunting subject. 90% of the threads on here are trivial, non-hunting threads. Good luck with your kiddos.

Are you sorry he called everybody liars who celebrate Christmas with Santa Claus as well? ....or are you just a one sided apologist?

huntandfishguy6 · 11-16-2022, 01:42 PM

So you and your spouse want a little intimate time during the day. So do you tell the child that y'all are going to take a nap, or I'm going to b*** your mother ?

Graysonhogs · 11-16-2022, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by donpablo

And we wonder why we have so many conspiracy theorists on here. Lol.

OP, Treyro said it best. Only you can decide how to raise your kids. I'm sorry so many on here chose to "pass judgement" on your parenting decision because you have chosen not to continue the Santa tradition. I'm also sorry everyone jumped on you for trying to discuss some trivial, non-hunting subject. 90% of the threads on here are trivial, non-hunting threads. Good luck with your kiddos.

If everyone gives an opinion when asked is "judging" idk what to tell you. That's how conversations work. Easiest way to escape "judging" is to not pose a divisive scenario,. And I doubt anyone needs you to apologize for them.

Graysonhogs · 11-16-2022, 01:46 PM

Belschnikel is going to judge many of you Impish.

Graysonhogs · 11-16-2022, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by twistedmidnite

My boy is 8 and we told him last Christmas that Santa isn't real. He didn't care as long as the presents keep coming. I also explain to him routinely that not everyone is nice and that some people out there will screw you over given the chance. He may be young for these talks but he's smart beyond his years.

Now THAT is truth.

175gr7.62 · 11-16-2022, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cricman

Santa is real! Long ago, he transcended his earthly body to become mythological, and is now embodied, in spirit, by legions of loving parents. My parents were Santa, and now my wife and I are Santa. To be clear, that spirit is not a replacement for the Nativity. Andre3K, if you want to kill the spirit of Santa in your house, and deny that spirit to your children, that is your choice. I will honor and commemorate that tiny death with a glass of eggnog and a sugar cookie shaped like ein Tannenbaum!

Merry Christmas!

cricman

I like this.

I’m not a “believer” and don’t go to church but Christmas is just something you don’t eff with. Kids will eventually figure it out.

I even went so far as to have the kids put deer corn on the back patio on Christmas Eve. I always swept it up and pressed boot tracks into the ashes in the fireplace so it looked like Santa came down the chimney. Even used deer feet to put tracks out. The kids loved it and still talk about it 20yrs later.

They will find out from their friends that “Santa” isn’t real. Let kids be kids.

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Graysonhogs · 11-16-2022, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by huntandfishguy6

So you and your spouse want a little intimate time during the day. So do you tell the child that y'all are going to take a nap, or I'm going to b*** your mother ?

You say, "we are going to lie down".

which some would call lying by omission.

MasonCo. · 11-16-2022, 01:51 PM

Did you tell your kids where babies come out of at 4 years old? Or did you lie to them?

Did you tell your kids how babies are made at 4 years old? Or did you lie to them?

The list goes on and on.

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MasonCo. · 11-16-2022, 01:53 PM

Have you told your kids that the earth is flat? Or are you letting them believe what is taught at public school?

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rladner · 11-16-2022, 01:54 PM

Does this dress make me look fat?

Is she prettier than me?

andre3k · 11-16-2022, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MasonCo.

Did you tell your kids where babies come out of at 4 years old? Or did you lie to them?

Did you tell your kids how babies are made at 4 years old? Or did you lie to them?

The list goes on and on.

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I told them the truth in an age appropriate manner. They don't know every single detail but I didn't lie to them or make something up.

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Terry · 11-16-2022, 02:00 PM

So when Franklin Roosevelt said the only thing we have to fear is fear itself, a lie, he should have said there is no end sight to the depression.

ultrastealth · 11-16-2022, 02:02 PM

Because shared myths and legends are one of the things that bond people together in an orderly society. As long as it's kept in the proper framework, it's a good thing.

jay07ag · 11-16-2022, 02:02 PM

wait...so youre saying Santa Claus isnt real??

rladner · 11-16-2022, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jay07ag

wait...so youre saying Santa Claus isnt real??

Then who's eating all those darn cookies?

rladner · 11-16-2022, 02:11 PM

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Pineywoods · 11-16-2022, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by andre3k

When we let them believe or even propagate the belief in Santa Claus at Christmas time. I'm guilty of it, but it feels weird to teach my kids the importance telling the truth and honesty and then lie to them about Santa Claus.

I got convicted about that when my youngest two were about 3 and 4. We have never done the Santa or Easter Bunny thing since. They are in the 10th and 11th grade now and they turned out perfectly normal lol. I don't regret keeping those two holidays about Christ only and removing all of the fairy tale stuff.

okrattler · 11-16-2022, 02:21 PM

Because it's part of the fun of Christmas. Do you tell a kid too young to understand how babies are made when they ask or do you say a stork delivers them to people? It ain't a lie it's a fun part of a holiday.

CrownKiller14 · 11-16-2022, 02:22 PM

You should confuse the heck out of them and tell them Christmas was traditionally a Pagan holiday to celebrate the winter solstice. Christians started using the same traditions and celebrated it at the same time to get more Pagans to convert. Since most would not let go of all of their traditions the Christians "borrowed" their ideas and changed them up a little.

Christ wasn't born in December just for those who didn't know. ( Most likely summer or autumn.)

Pineywoods · 11-16-2022, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CrownKiller14

You should confuse the heck out of them and tell them Christmas was traditionally a Pagan holiday to celebrate the winter solstice. Christians started using the same traditions and celebrated it at the same time to get more Pagans to convert. Since most would not let go of all of their traditions.

Christ wasn't born in December just for those who didn't know. ( Most likely summer or autumn.)

This is very true and our kids know all of this as well... We just choose not to keep it pagan lol.

Duckologist · 11-16-2022, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by andre3k

When we let them believe or even propagate the belief in Santa Claus at Christmas time. I'm guilty of it, but it feels weird to teach my kids the importance telling the truth and honesty and then lie to them about Santa Claus.

Do you send them to public school? They will be lied to until they're done with college at which time they will believe men can get pregnant. Ole St Nick is da least of your worries

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Graysonhogs · 11-16-2022, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Duckologist

Do you send them to public school? They will be lied to until they're done with college at which time they will believe men can get pregnant. Ole St Nick is da least of your worries

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Winner

ctom87 · 11-16-2022, 02:37 PM

back button...

CrownKiller14 · 11-16-2022, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Pineywoods

This is very true and our kids know all of this as well... We just choose not to keep it pagan lol.

The thought of pure confusion it would cause in their little minds make me laugh...

I tell my little boy stuff all the time that isn't "status quo" and you can see his little brain going to work to process it. I don't do it just for my enjoyment I want him to learn that in most thing in this world there's more than one side to a story.

In this case we are still doing Santa. His momma would be furious if I ruined it already.

kyle1974 · 11-16-2022, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by rladner

Then who's eating all those darn cookies?

Sancho Claus

rladner · 11-16-2022, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by kyle1974

Sancho Claus

That some beech is why I own guns

bloodtrail18 · 11-16-2022, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Chew

He was killed by a reindeer that was rutting hard. We don't like to talk about it.

Thank you! I needed that laugh.

Hogmauler · 11-16-2022, 03:17 PM

90%? Wow 😮

snappertapper · 11-16-2022, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by AntlerCollector

OP, do you believe in dinosaurs? Do your kids? Just curious

wait.. wut?

boy wonder · 11-16-2022, 03:47 PM

Good grief!

Hoggslayer · 11-16-2022, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by AntlerCollector

Another added to the list of things I never thought I’d see on TBH

That list is long. I bet you are running out of paper. Maybe Santa will bring you a new Big Chef tablet and a new pencil.

ctom87 · 11-16-2022, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by snappertapper

wait.. wut?

Dinosaurs never existed. Clearly a conspiracy set up by atheists.

Deadfall65 · 11-16-2022, 04:03 PM

What are you trying to say? Say it’s not so!

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wellingtontx · 11-16-2022, 04:08 PM

More preaching and an attempt to tell everyone else their views and parenting is incorrect......

dawgkllr · 11-16-2022, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by andre3k

Its still a lie. Can they still enjoy the holiday and not have a lie perpetuated? We celebrate Halloween and most kids dont believe that ghosts and goblins are real.

I bet you’re a lot of fun at social gatherings

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curtintex · 11-16-2022, 05:06 PM

My wife and I used to tell our kids we were in our bedroom talking. We lied to them a lot.

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Mayhem · 11-16-2022, 05:20 PM

You lie to your kids every time you say “ we’ll see.”

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Buck Slayer · 11-16-2022, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by CrownKiller14

You should confuse the heck out of them and tell them Christmas was traditionally a Pagan holiday to celebrate the winter solstice. Christians started using the same traditions and celebrated it at the same time to get more Pagans to convert. Since most would not let go of all of their traditions the Christians "borrowed" their ideas and changed them up a little.

Christ wasn't born in December just for those who didn't know. ( Most likely summer or autumn.)

But... but.... but... but what about Easter?!

Smart · 11-16-2022, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by curtintex

My wife and I used to tell our kids we were in our bedroom talking. We lied to them a lot.

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Originally Posted by Mayhem

You lie to your kids every time you say “ we’ll see.”

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Sinners!!!

Jon B · 11-16-2022, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by andre3k

The lie that Santa Claus is real and delivers gifts to every child in the world in one night. Is that not a lie that is told to kids? Whats a good lie, vs a bad lie?

If she asks if her butt looks fat....the answer is no (Good Lie)

curtintex · 11-16-2022, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by curtintex

My wife and I used to tell our kids we were in our bedroom talking. We lied to them a lot.

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Originally Posted by Smart

Sinners!!!

If I told them what we were really doing, they could never look their momma in the eye again.

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jer_james · 11-16-2022, 06:02 PM

Told my kids from the beginning that Santa was not how they got their gifts and that he was a cartoon.

They joke that I ruined their childhood as they are now teenagers.

Monark · 11-16-2022, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by andre3k

My parents never really made me believe in Santa. I always knew that they purchased the gifts. It didn't bother me one bit growing up either. I didn't get into the whole Santa thing until I married my wife.

I called Dr. Phil and we agree your issue is not with Santa but with your wife. TBH is the correct place for life coaching.

Smart · 11-16-2022, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by curtintex

If I told them what we were really doing, they could never look their momma in the eye again.

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Pooooooor Jenny..

asu-indian · 11-16-2022, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by soldierarcher

Because kids are pure and as a parent, we hope to walk them into the reality of how cruel life can be and not just kick them into the deep end of the pool.

It's our job as parents to lead our children into becoming stand up people. Same as teaching them to manage money, build a foundation to earn a living, etc....

Thank you for your post. Right On!

Hogmauler · 11-16-2022, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by huntandfishguy6

So you and your spouse want a little intimate time during the day. So do you tell the child that y'all are going to take a nap, or I'm going to b*** your mother ?

I’d just tell em mommy and daddy are gonna play hide the banana! There’s that.

ThisLadyHunts · 11-16-2022, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by curtintex

If I told them what we were really doing, they could never look their momma in the eye again.

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…and there he is!

I was wondering when you would show up. This is one of those nuggets of a subject that seem to really get you stimulated.

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11-16-2022, 02:22 PM	#122
CrownKiller14 Four Point Join Date: Nov 2015	You should confuse the heck out of them and tell them Christmas was traditionally a Pagan holiday to celebrate the winter solstice. Christians started using the same traditions and celebrated it at the same time to get more Pagans to convert. Since most would not let go of all of their traditions the Christians "borrowed" their ideas and changed them up a little. Christ wasn't born in December just for those who didn't know. ( Most likely summer or autumn.) Last edited by CrownKiller14; 11-16-2022 at 02:27 PM.

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11-16-2022, 01:24 PM	#101
cricman Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: West of Dallas Hunt In: West of Weatherford	Santa is real! Long ago, he transcended his earthly body to become mythological, and is now embodied, in spirit, by legions of loving parents. My parents were Santa, and now my wife and I are Santa. To be clear, that spirit is not a replacement for the Nativity. Andre3K, if you want to kill the spirit of Santa in your house, and deny that spirit to your children, that is your choice. I will honor and commemorate that tiny death with a glass of eggnog and a sugar cookie shaped like ein Tannenbaum! Merry Christmas! cricman

11-16-2022, 01:26 PM	#102
twistedmidnite Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Gilmer, TX Hunt In: texas	My boy is 8 and we told him last Christmas that Santa isn't real. He didn't care as long as the presents keep coming. I also explain to him routinely that not everyone is nice and that some people out there will screw you over given the chance. He may be young for these talks but he's smart beyond his years.

11-16-2022, 01:31 PM	#103
rtp Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Fulshear, Texas Hunt In: open range	I’m late to the party but have pulled up a chair. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11-16-2022, 01:42 PM	#105
huntandfishguy6 Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2014	So you and your spouse want a little intimate time during the day. So do you tell the child that y'all are going to take a nap, or I'm going to b*** your mother ?

11-16-2022, 01:46 PM	#107
Graysonhogs Pope & Young Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Savoy, Texas Hunt In: Fannin/Grayson/Erath	Belschnikel is going to judge many of you Impish.

11-16-2022, 01:51 PM	#111
MasonCo. Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Brazoria Co Hunt In: Kerr Co, Brazoria Co, Colorado Co	Did you tell your kids where babies come out of at 4 years old? Or did you lie to them? Did you tell your kids how babies are made at 4 years old? Or did you lie to them? The list goes on and on. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11-16-2022, 01:53 PM	#112
MasonCo. Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Brazoria Co Hunt In: Kerr Co, Brazoria Co, Colorado Co	Have you told your kids that the earth is flat? Or are you letting them believe what is taught at public school? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11-16-2022, 01:54 PM	#113
rladner Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Coppell Hunt In: San Saba	Does this dress make me look fat? Is she prettier than me?

11-16-2022, 02:00 PM	#115
Terry Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Salado, Texas	So when Franklin Roosevelt said the only thing we have to fear is fear itself, a lie, he should have said there is no end sight to the depression.

11-16-2022, 02:02 PM	#116
ultrastealth Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Katy Hunt In: Camp Wood, TX	Because shared myths and legends are one of the things that bond people together in an orderly society. As long as it's kept in the proper framework, it's a good thing.

11-16-2022, 02:02 PM	#117
jay07ag Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montgomery, Texas Hunt In: Angelina & Gonzales Counties, TX; SW Montana	wait...so youre saying Santa Claus isnt real??

11-16-2022, 02:11 PM	#119
rladner Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Coppell Hunt In: San Saba	.

11-16-2022, 02:21 PM	#121
okrattler Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Oklahoma Panhandle Hunt In: Oklahoma	Because it's part of the fun of Christmas. Do you tell a kid too young to understand how babies are made when they ask or do you say a stork delivers them to people? It ain't a lie it's a fun part of a holiday.

11-16-2022, 02:37 PM	#126
ctom87 Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Fort Worth Hunt In: Public	back button...

11-16-2022, 03:17 PM	#131
Hogmauler Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Katy Hunt In: Kerrville	90%? Wow 😮

11-16-2022, 03:47 PM	#133
boy wonder Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In a tiny home Hunt In: My dreams!	Good grief!

11-16-2022, 04:03 PM	#136
Deadfall65 Eight Point Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Forney TX Hunt In: I’m looking	What are you trying to say? Say it’s not so! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11-16-2022, 04:08 PM	#137
wellingtontx Pope & Young Join Date: Feb 2009 Hunt In: Collingsworth County, Texas	More preaching and an attempt to tell everyone else their views and parenting is incorrect......

11-16-2022, 05:06 PM	#139
curtintex Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Porter Trash Hunt In: Tyler County	My wife and I used to tell our kids we were in our bedroom talking. We lied to them a lot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11-16-2022, 05:20 PM	#140
Mayhem Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: porter, tx Hunt In: crockett, county	You lie to your kids every time you say “ we’ll see.” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11-16-2022, 06:02 PM	#145
jer_james Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: North Dallas	Told my kids from the beginning that Santa was not how they got their gifts and that he was a cartoon. They joke that I ruined their childhood as they are now teenagers.