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Bryan Hansel Dec 26, 2022

With our 7yo, we never pretended that Santa was real. We just told the truth.

People told us that we'd regret that decision. They told us that our kid wouldn't get as much joy or magic.

I've never regretted it.

He is so appreciative of the gifts. He shows us more love over the gifts than I did to my parents who did the Santa thing. He is joyous and experiences magic.

This year he got in on the fun. He got my wife & I to buy each other the exact same gift. We had no idea and he loved it.

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Chadarius

@bryanhansel I applaud you! We did the same for our 4 kids. My almost 13 year old twins have friends that still think Santa is real. #foreheadslap We always talked to our kids about the historical roots of Christmas and St Nick. I was raised the same way and had perfectly wonderful Christmases with family and friends. As a parent, I always wanted full credit for the gifts I got my kids!