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Kids talk about the best gifts they got for Christmas, regardless of whether the name "Santa" was on the tag.

• ternnoburn 2y ago
  Yes. The point is to not create a situation where Santa brings one kid a PS5 and brings another kid some socks. Because the poor kids then naturally ask, why did Santa choose not to bring me something no? Am i a less good kid? If big gifts come from parents, then at least kids can understand the dynamics of "my rich friend got rich friend stuff from their rich parents", which is a different sort of unfair but more understandable.
  • bitshiftfaced 2y ago
    My point was that the nuance of whether it comes from a parent or Santa probably gets lost when kids are just talking about what they got for Christmas at school. It's nice in theory, but it's totally nominal in practice. This is more about parents trying to make themselves feel less guilty than making poor kids feel better. It also gives parents an excuse to get credit for the best gifts instead of Santa.
    • selcuka 2y ago
      True. We are trying to minimise this effect by giving simpler presents for special days such as Christmas or birthdays, and buy more expensive gifts at random times.