Why do you tell your kids that there is a santa claus and a tooth fairy?

why tell your kids these things that arnt true, i mean they are going to be dissapointed when they find out it isnt true





also with a tooth fairy where you say when you lose a tooth put it under your pellow and the tooth fairy will give you some money for it, i mean come on if they think thats true they are gonna break their own teeth just to get a couple of quid





and how a guy can get to everyones house in one night and give presents plus this guy sneaking into your house is like breaking an entry, id break his teeth for breaking in my house in the middle of the night





I MEAN COME ON SERIOSLY





i sont mean to sound mean but you get where im coming from

Why do you tell your kids that there is a santa claus and a tooth fairy?
How dare you!Of course santa exists,and i married the tooth fairy and she aint bad in the sack either!
Reply:u dont say it because its factual...u tell them that to build their sence of fantasy and wonder....let the kids be kids....this wourld sux enuf...dont take that away from them too!
Reply:Whoohooo! I HATE when people tell their kids that. its so dumb. i guess when your little its fun to believe in it. but. starting off your life living a lie. psh. Everyone is just deranged. teaching their kids to idolize fatmen breaking and entering a million houses. our society is pathetic.
Reply:I dont have kids but I can see the bonus.





it shuts them up when they fight with each other. you can ay "father christmas wont come if you fight" works 365 days a year, even christmas day.





the tooth fairy? this one works well when you have a child who is trumatised by its face falling apart.
Reply:My husband and I didn't tell our three kids a tooth fairy came, but we did tell them to put their teeth under their pillow and there'd be a surprise the next a.m.... We didn't teach them Santa Claus came into our house on Christmas Eve either. We always told our children the truth so they wouldn't think the Jesus story was a fairy tale, too.
Reply:to expand their imagination and creativity
Reply:santa claus is real. maybe not the way they describe him in stories, but new york marketing departments decided to make santa claus a real person. as a result, sales during the winter season went from nothing to, well, you know how busy malls get around xmas...





tooth fairy i'm not too sure about, since that one is not as popular. my guess is because parents didn't want their kids to be as scared of losing their primary teeth.
Reply:i think its brilliant it gives children something to believe in and hope for it also helps imaginations grow why change something people have been doing for so long we all believed in santa as young children are any of us seriosly delusional because of it no so what can it hurt
Reply:I completely agree. I didn't want to tell my daughter about 'Santa', but the family pressure was overwhelming, and I realised that we hadn't died or ended up on crack as a result of the whole thing. I definitely will not be telling her about the bloody tooth fairy though. The line must be drawn somewhere.
Reply:Sounds like you dont have kids. I told my daughter the truth at 6 years old because she believed a little too much, but on the other side of the coin I let her know if you don't believe you don't recieve... so it works both ways, if she acts like santa isnt real and she will soon then i save a ton of money by not having to buy as much. But she also knows the true meaning of Christmas and Easter and she has to tell me about it before she gets a thing. And i dont give money for teeth, i give things like lip gloss and diary's.
Reply:I never put Christmas on the fat man....never did the tooth fairy either.





I never told my son about Santa Claus because I wanted him to be realistic about what he wanted based on my income. Basically, I never wanted him disappointed because he didn't get everything he wanted.





I will not teach my twins about the fat man either, because I am a single mother of three, My children will not feel dissapointed on some myth.





The only problem with that is in school they have the fat man come around passing out gifts, and pushing that myth to him...I say tell the the truth and make easy for you and them to have a holiday and enjoy it together.
Reply:Come on Wesley, You know there is a Santa and a Easter Bunny and a Tooth Fairy.I would never tell you any different. You better not be mean to them neither.
Reply:WTF..........No Santa...........No Tooth fairy............


Fecking hell man wot are you saying...........I am..........devestated.........you have just ruined my life...........of course Santa can go to all the houses, he is magic.........as for the tooth fairy, man, he was my reason for living from one Christmas Eve to the next!





How bl00dy dare you suggest otherwise!


Hoe bl00dy dare you!
Reply:imagination! imagination! imagination!inspire your children with imagination. it helps the mind to think.help them set a goal,then let them use their imagination along with thinking and positive reinforcement from you.doing this will help them figure out your their hero.
Reply:have you just found out you poor soul. Dont be angry with your parents they thought they were doing the right thing trying to give you a happy childhood. Its not there fault you turned out a miserable b*st*rd.
Reply:sometimes in life we have to distract our kids from the reality thats happening around them(example news, war, riots, beatings, stabbings,killings , murders, AIDS, cancer, deaths, pastors touching kidsect...) and we make things up and we try to kep our kids , kids for as long as we can. so we make up these cute things to make them feel better and make us escape reality for a lil while too. i know it sounds childish but whatever .
Reply:Well, I think it's cool to do these things because my parents did it for us.





I have 3 kids..my oldest 16 and she thinks it was so cool that I would got through so much to keep them happy. I remember my parents doing so much also and it's sweet. I wasn't dissappointed when I found out the truth. I was touched by all they did 'cause it showed me that they wanted to keep my childhood exciting.





It's all about the magic and imagination. It keeps children "INNOCENT" longer. Now a days kids learn too much and grow up too quickly. This is a way of keeping them young just a little bit longer. Not to mention that the look of amazement Xmas morning is a beautiful feeling.





My 9 yr old just found out the easter bunny isn't real and he started laughing.





What I told my kids was that when you get to a certain age Santa doesn't bring the presents because every year more children are born so mom and dad buy them.





My little one is 3 and my older kids tell her to behave 'cause santa won't come by with presents. They're already learning to keep up with the tradition.





By the way, I never thought of cracking my own teeth to get some money. Actually, I would give the dentist such a hard time and I remember everyone telling me about getting some money from the tooth fairy and I wasn't caring about that. I was thinking about the pain I was feeling and going to feel if my tooth came out. Also, my kids have never attempted this also.
Reply:I agree with Helives it gives them fantasy and wonder. When I was young my parents never did the tooth fairy thing, but Christmas I remeber I would get really excited about Santa coming and filling a stocking with presents. It gave me that magical Christmas feeling and I would get really excited about it. When I was young I could tell the differents between breaking and entering and a big fat man leaving presents.
Reply:Why do we tell our adults there is a god? EH?
Reply:Why take away a childhood? Life today is harder than it used to be 20 years ago. Children don't have much to look forward to the way I see it. Santa and the tooth fairy, we all grow out of.





Santa is magical.........and so if the tooth fairy.......... don't be a party pooper, let the children have dreams......
Reply:It's like a game that will entertain them. I think you should explain to children that although santa is not real, the belief in santa is a tradition that is meant to convey meaningful and heartwarming thoughts during the winter season. Either way it's more like a symbol or image that everyone can relate to.
Reply:I tell my children these things because it is healthy for their development. It helps build imagination.
Reply:My kids believe in both.





I've explained that Christmas is the time of the year where family and friends come together to celebrate life and to share kindness and joy with others. We remember what we have and where we hope to be one day and all the things we can do to help others along the way.


We have read about St. Nicholas and his presense in other countries and the different ways to celabrate.





It's less about Santa or the toothfairy being an actual person but the value and importance that we place on family, traditions and the simple joys of being a child.





These things can grow and change as you grow but the meaning and ideal of Christmas will never leave as long as you want to believe.
Reply:add god to that list
Reply:Hey, dont you believe in me!


Well we (us fairy's) actually pinch the leprechauns pot of money to pay for the kids teeth, and we use teeth to make stuff , and as for getting in houses well were magic so use your imagination...... lol


You ll not get a thing for Xmas if you dont believe, as for your teeth Ive got one right here do you want it back?


It will cost you ....... lol xxx
Reply:old habit.s die hard.