Last week, I was at a work event with a group of colleagues (I was the only black woman in the group). I know people who continued to pretend to believe in Santa for several years because they were worried about hurting their parents’ feelings. Your child will let you know when she knows. Of course, two days later I got a call from another mother, “Hey, thanks a lot, Justin is crying because your daughter told him there’s no tooth fairy.” Reality will eventually out, but there’s so much reality in this life, that one of the delights of childhood, and of being a parent, is to spread a little fairy dust occasionally. When my daughter was in kindergarten she said to me with great passion, “Mom, I have to know - I have to know! - is the tooth fairy real or is it you and Dad? I have to know, Mom!” So, I told her, but said that she had to keep the news to herself because lots of her classmates still believed and it was up to their parents to tell them. I don’t know of anyone who feels harmed or misled by their parents indulging in the magic of Santa, the Easter bunny, or the tooth fairy. “All of a sudden the Liberals are suggesting that Santa Claus is no longer Canadian and that they would abandon the North Pole and abandon Santa Claus,” Mr. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But now you get to be part of the idea of Santa.” My husband thinks we should keep the story going with creative answers until our daughter is old enough to just come out and say, “I know Santa isn’t real, you guys, cut it out.” I feel very dishonest about this and worry that our daughter would feel hurt by the extreme steps we took to keep her in the dark just so we could enjoy the innocence and magic for a little while longer. “The idea of Santa - of loving and giving - is very real, but he’s not a real person. I think that once she does start asking questions, we should tell her the truth in a kind way, i.e. Right now, our daughter believes in Santa and hasn’t asked any questions about his special brand of magic. We are divided on the subject of Santa Claus. My husband and I are parents to a three-year-old girl. Activate your Online Access Now Article content If you are a Home delivery print subscriber, unlimited online access is included in your subscription. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.

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