Santa Claus is solely a tool for indoctrinating children into materialism and consumerism.
Secondly.
Satan Claus is solely a tool for (literally) tricking children into being "nice" instead of naughty for the purpose of materialism. How shallow. How vulgar.
Geez. They're little kids. They also believe in the tooth fairy and the easter bunny. Get a grip on yourself and for once stop trying to analyse every single thing. You're telling me if one day you have a child and he/she asks you about Christmas and Santa you're going to tell them right from the get go that it is a commercial holiday and there is no Santa because you think it is a tool to trick them into behaving? Right. What a fun parent you'd turn out to be.
And you accuse me of being shallow and vulgar? So be it. At least my kid's going to have fun this Christmas and have a healthy imagination.
So what if it's a commercial holiday. It's for the kids. Not for you. You can complain and grumble as much as you want about it being materialistic and commercial, but kids don't think that way. Aside from their birthday, it is the one time of the year they look forward to. You'd ruin that for them? Think of it as being a time to give something to someone else with love as a pure reason. We've also planned to take our son to the Salvation Army to give out some toys we bought for the needy kids and that's something we tend to make sure becomes a custom. Do you know why? Because
every child deserves to have some wonder in their lives.
I can't believe you'd actually ruin a child's imagination and wonder at the whole Christmas thing because you think it's "for the purpose of materialism". Guess what, I also have a Christmas tree up decked out with blinding lights and baubles, and I also have Christmas lights out on the patio and also strewn through the trees in the front and back yard. Our 15 month old loves it. He just sits there and claps his hands and laughs every evening and then runs around trying to peer between the trees and shrubs at the twinkling lights. You're telling me I should deny him that joy and wonder? Get real!
For easter I also plan to hide easter eggs throughout the garden and cut out big rabbit feet, dip them in flower and pad them around the grass so he thinks the easter bunny hopped through the yard. Christmas eve we're also going to leave out carrots and milk for santa. It's what kids love and as a parent, you're damn straight I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure he enjoys it.
I am quite sure, in any case, that many children (and I speak only of children) have lived quite joyful childhoods without the insemination of these worldviews. In your opinion, what is the richer gift by the way? A strong character and a deep appreciation for ascetism or .. a zombie-like salivating for materialism and consumerism?
They can have both. And many do have both. I'd rather a child have a healthy imagination and feel wonder at some things than be so blind and uncaring for the world and those in it and become an analytical little twerp. I'd hope he keeps his childish wonder and imaginative belief at the world as long as possible. With all the bad things in the world and all the bad things kids are left open to in the media and every where else, why deny them something joyful, innocent, imaginative and simply fun?
I mean when was the last time you had fun? Because after reading your post, it seems to be a long time ago.
