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this post was submitted on 29 Oct 2023
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No magic for me, I told them immediately as they could understand. That shit is a gateway to religion. I didn't even care if they believed me or the liars, I was quietly ready to be found right in some years, but the keepers of the ol' magic flame were not persuasive enough and my brood went around redpilling their peers.
That is why it is such a great learning tool. Sitting them down when they find out Santa isn't what they thought, and discussing that at school they will meet Christians who believe things as solidly as they believed in Santa, and that beliefs can be important to people, just as Santa was important to them, even though they might be wrong it isn't very nice to burst that bubble.... The kids get it, they understand fact and fiction better, and won't be tricked again. It is a great learning experience. And kids will play along with it and not ruin someone else's christmas.