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I will say that I am not a huge Santa fan and never made a big DEAL about it like some people seem to. Yeah, okay, Santa, but he's not the be-all end-all of super-magic wonderland JOY! He also does not SEE YOU WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPING. My unscientific theory is that sometimes it's the kids who get a HUGE thing made of it to them who get disappointed by the truth.

Agreed, ultramarina. In our house, Santa doesn't watch anyone sleep, and doesn't write a discriminatory list of kids' names. He is simply a saint of children from the 4th Century who magically lives forever and gives presents to kids lol.

In our house, Santa and his elves are the displinarians. Anytime dd3.9 misbehaves, I use Santa's negative points and bags of coal as a stick. I am in no hurry to kill Santa

LOL - this has been an ongoing argument at our house for years! Interesting, it is my brightest and most logical child (rising 5th grader) who persists in believing in the miracle of Santa claus and in giving the tooth fairy the benefit of doubt. His twin has spent the last two years trying to argue him out of his belief. If it helps, there were some other 4th graders who shared my DS' faith in Santa and none of them have suffered any particular ridicule. The funny thing is that I never set out to create the santa myth or take any extraordinary efforts to "trick" the children. I think that it is somewhat related to the suspension of disbelief required to enjoy certain literature and movies.

Our son 10 keeps Santa alive for the fun of it.

He says something like I hope Santa brings me this or that and gives me a cute smile. He has had to know for some time with the crowd he hangs around with.

I think he keeps Santa alive for Mom and Dad.