In an earlier post, I moaned and groaned about being confronted by a person
who felt it was wrong to sell children on Santa, Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy
because how can you expect kids to believe in Jesus when these things are fake.
Along with a friend of mine we stumbled onto Dr. Dobson’s site where this very
issue is addressed. Read more about that here.
** Easter 2010, 9
and 7 years old**
The flip side of this is explaining to an asking child what’s real and
what’s not. Well I stumbled onto a Gem here. I’ve got to credit my friend Sara
for this. She does not have a blog (that I know of) nor does she take a stand
on either side of the issue. She is for her kids being kids. I’ve realized for
a few years now that I am on borrowed time as it relates to these magical
holiday figures and I don’t want it to end, but they will wise up and start
asking the difficult questions.
I have 2 scenarios for you. Mix and match however you will but I will say
these worked. One for me personally and another b/c it was published on the
internet and you know, everything on the internet is true. ;-)
** I mean WHEN ELSE
will you see a kid make this face!!** (Christmas 2012, 8 years old)
Meredith watched Tooth Fairy 2 and asks me after ‘Mom is the tooth fairy
real?’ I asked her what she thought and she simply stated she wanted the
truth. I told her that the truth was within her. What did she feel? Did she
feel the tooth fairy was real? Did the tooth fairy leave stuff under her pillow
whenever a tooth? Do you like that the tooth fairy comes? That 3rd question did
it for her because absolutely YES!! They LOVE the tooth fairy and Easter Bunny
AND SANTA!!!! So if you stop believing, you stop getting. So it’s not an answer
to the question but it is a way to look at the situation and decide for yourself
what you do and don’t believe. To my pastor’s wife I say this is also a
valuable lesson learned that Jesus teaches us using Santa, EB and TF. I have to
start abbreviating because I am tired of typing out those words. She’s will
trying to ask the question where she can pin me down but she won’t. I’m more
clever than her only because I’m older. She will exceed my cleverness soon
because she too has a gift for clever.
** And this face,
proud of the lost tooth and what is to come in the AM** (Summer 2006)
The 2nd thought is spill it in all
its glory to your kids. Tell them everything. Here is a letter I found online
that touched me. What a beautiful way to find out about the Secret of these 3
wonderful beings. I found out about these 3 and about being adopted all in one
fail-swoop by my brother. He was mad at me over something. I thought my parents
were going to massacre him right then and there. I was 5. So I read this
letter and think about how neat a way to find out something that could
potentially shape the latter years of childhood. Go to this link to find the letter. Tell me your
thoughts? Do you have another clever ideas regarding this topic!?
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