Believing in Santa
Posted in Christmas, Holidays, Your Family on 17. Dec, 2009
I remember believing in Santa Claus for a long time. Sure, all of my friends had known for years that it was really their parents who wrapped the presents and ate the cookies, but wouldn’t listen to them. There was something magical and wonderful about looking up in the sky on Christmas Eve hoping to see a sleigh, and that wasn’t something I was in any hurry to give up.
Now that I have my own children, it’s like being a kid all over again at Christmas. I want them to have the same wonder and awe that I remember having as a child, and I hope they believe in him as long as possible. Since my girls are only two and four, I think that we have a few more years of this, but I have often wondered just how long we can stretch it out. I’ve actually worried about this, feeling a bit sad to think that there will come a day when they’ll stop believing.
This post from Mom Logic encouraged me that kids won’t necessarily stop believing in Santa anytime soon. That would be great if we had years and years of baking cookies for him the night before Christmas, telling stories about how we heard his footsteps on the rooftop, and discussing how the elves make toys. There is something magical about the story of Saint Nick, which is why I hope to continue it with my kids as long as we can.
My Kids Still Believe in Santa Claus [Mom Logic]
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