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Is it OK to talk about Santa and does this undermine our words about Jesus?
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Dawn Kay2023-12-18T10:45:00
Have you ever made a decision as a parent and later another parent made you feel both wrong and super unspiritual for the choice that you made? That happened to me! And I can guess it has happened to you at some point too. Mine was introducing my children to both Jesus and Santa.
Christmas has always been a magical time for me. Not the commercialism and flicking through the Argos catalogue (although I did enjoy having a look through it). For me, it was a time of possibilities. The longing for snow. The thought of Christmas movies. Special Christmas plays at church and school. The hope for a peaceful house with no arguments. It was a time that my young mind held precious. Part of the Christmas magic was the possibility that we might see Santa. My sisters and I would stay up as late as we could in the hope of seeing Santa coming to our house. We would be giddy with excitement as we went to bed on Christmas Eve, listening for every creak in the house. Of course when we got older, our parents let us into the secret of Santa. I remember feeling like a part of the Christmas spirit had died with the revelation. Perhaps it was the possibilities for a peaceful and magical Christmas that left and not the truth about Santa.
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