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I suppose the "I don't lie to my kids" gang tells their kids the real truth about how they were born when asked? Give the kids a break. Let them have some fun

I suppose the "I don't lie to my kids" gang tells their kids the real truth about how they were born when asked? Give the kids a break. Let them have some fun and holidays. They don't need to grow up on day one, do they? ... further more, its perfectly reasonable, I presume, to tell them about an omniscient being who listens to the prayers of billions of people every second, every day and answers them? The Santa Claus "lie" is much more benign compared to that one. Ho! Ho! Ho!

unalone 17y ago
I suppose the "I don't lie to my kids" gang tells their kids the real truth about how they were born when asked? Is there anything wrong with that? Conception is really, really cool. Like how having sex with people leads to babies. You don't have to get into the details when they're young, but saying "Me and Mommy made you" is a simple, honest answer that might provoke more questions and an interesting talk.
- khafra 17y ago
  I think he was referring to the "20 sweaty minutes in the back of a Volkswagen after the club and we forgot the condoms" part; but omitting that might fall under "unnecessary detail" rather than "outright fibbing."
gjm11 17y ago
The real truth about how they were born? Er, yes. (It sounds -- perhaps I'm just mistaking your tone? -- as if you think that's such a ridiculous idea that it's safe to assume that everyone lies about that, but I don't see why.) How does not believing in Santa stop anyone having fun and holidays? I think the fun is mostly the parents' -- awww, isn't it cute the way they believe in Santa? -- and misleading your children because you like it when they believe falsehoods is Not Nice. As for that other omniscient being who might give you nice things if you're good: so far as I can tell, parents who believe in that being usually tell their children he exists, and parents who don't usually don't. There isn't a longstanding tradition of telling your children things that, to the best of your knowledge, are false there. That seems like a relevant difference to me. (I'm sure there are parents who teach their children to believe in God as a behaviour management tool, despite not being theists themselves. I'm also sure that just about everyone who opposes teaching children to believe in Santa thinks that's immoral and likely to be counterproductive in the long run.)
Sukotto 17y ago
"I suppose the "I don't lie to my kids" gang tells their kids the real truth about how they were born when asked?" Yes. We do.

unalone 17y ago

I suppose the "I don't lie to my kids" gang tells their kids the real truth about how they were born when asked? Is there anything wrong with that? Conception is really, really cool. Like how having sex with people leads to babies. You don't have to get into the details when they're young, but saying "Me and Mommy made you" is a simple, honest answer that might provoke more questions and an interesting talk.

khafra 17y ago
I think he was referring to the "20 sweaty minutes in the back of a Volkswagen after the club and we forgot the condoms" part; but omitting that might fall under "unnecessary detail" rather than "outright fibbing."

gjm11 17y ago

The real truth about how they were born? Er, yes. (It sounds -- perhaps I'm just mistaking your tone? -- as if you think that's such a ridiculous idea that it's safe to assume that everyone lies about that, but I don't see why.) How does not believing in Santa stop anyone having fun and holidays? I think the fun is mostly the parents' -- awww, isn't it cute the way they believe in Santa? -- and misleading your children because you like it when they believe falsehoods is Not Nice. As for that other omniscient being who might give you nice things if you're good: so far as I can tell, parents who believe in that being usually tell their children he exists, and parents who don't usually don't. There isn't a longstanding tradition of telling your children things that, to the best of your knowledge, are false there. That seems like a relevant difference to me. (I'm sure there are parents who teach their children to believe in God as a behaviour management tool, despite not being theists themselves. I'm also sure that just about everyone who opposes teaching children to believe in Santa thinks that's immoral and likely to be counterproductive in the long run.)

Sukotto 17y ago

"I suppose the "I don't lie to my kids" gang tells their kids the real truth about how they were born when asked?" Yes. We do.