本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛I remember my reaction to finding out that Santa wasn't real. What upset me the most about this revelation wasn't losing my fantasy about Santa. It was realizing that my parents had told me something that was completely WRONG about something that was so IMPORTANT to me. I stopped seeing my parents as a source of unerring wisdom! And THAT is the child's fantasy that I want to foster in my own children. So, to that end, when my DC ask me about Santa, I say it is a wonderful, famous Christmastime STORY. I tell them the STORY of Santa is about a wonderful man who gives to others without expecting anything in return. He isn't even there when the presents are open, so he doesn't even receive thanks and gratitude. I tell them that I love the story of Santa because he follows the example of Christ: giving to others and loving everyone because that is what God wants us all to do. But, when my DC ask if Santa is real, I tell them that I love the story, but I don't think he's real. Then I ask them if THEY think he's real...and so far, they've always said YES!! (Of course they would say the same thing about Dora, Winnie the Pooh, and Nate the Great.) This way, my DC get to enjoy their Santa fantasy, and when they finally realize that he is just a nice story, they will think "Wow, Mommy was right after all!". Lolli, Brian (6) Katherine (3) PS For safety reasons, I have stressed that a big part of the sory is that NOBODY ever sees Santa. So if they see a man dressed as him, that is simply somebody who loves the story of Santa, too. But he is still an ordinary person, so they should never leave with him without me or Daddy更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net