It’s really important for parents to be responsible for all the expensive presents on Christmas and not Santa Claus. Here’s why.
A few years ago my friend commented that Santa was bringing her son an Xbox for Christmas. Everyone at the table sort of cringed at the idea but she didn’t understand why.
It occurred to me that not everyone had realized how important it was to let Santa off easy, only bringing a few inexpensive gifts.
I wanted to take a few minutes to share why most of the people at dinner that night thought an Xbox was a bad idea.
We Need To Try And Keep Santa Gifts Even For Every Child
I’m sure growing up when you would go to school after the holiday break and hear kids chat about what they got for Christmas, there were kids that got much more than you and kids that got less.
I certainly remember feeling jealousy on several occasions.
That’s a part of life and one that we cannot attempt to change. Some families just have more money than others.
But why would Santa bring some kids $200 presents and others $25 presents?
It not only doesn’t make sense to kids why Santa would be so generous to some but not to them, it’s also painful. It takes the joy and the magic out of Christmas.
Santa is not cruel. Santa doesn’t like some kids more than others.
(The sweetest Christmas tradition: Reindeer In Here)
There isn’t a set monetary value you should stick to and of course no way to even everything out across the board for every child. The simple objective that we should all commit to is giving parents credit for the expensive presents.
If you want to buy your kiddo a PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and a trampoline all at once then go for it if you have the means to do so.
But sign your name on the gift tag, not Santa. ♥
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Liz is a just a mom trying to keep it real about how little she sleeps, how often she gets puked on and how much she loves them. You can find her here every day writing about real-mom moments.
Great post!
This might be the dumbest article I’ve ever read. None of your damn business what the tag says. Way too judgemental of the author and the idiots at the table cringing when its just a fantasy world for kids. Beginning to wonder if Dr. Laura wrote this.
Get TF out of here!! Shits getting ridiculous, Just because you have the ability to blog, doesn’t mean you should!! Lol idiot.
Excellent advice. This is exactly how we handled gifts from Santa. We knew it would be less of a let-down when our kids figured it out and they still enjoyed helping keep the secret from the younger ones. It also let us put more focus on the religious side of Christmas. This was 40 years ago and our kids are well-adjusted, kind and generous adults.
Thank you for sharp, and thank you for the article
I would like to say that I come from a family that could not afford the big X games etc. in fact I would say that back in the 1950s and 1960s that was not even around. Even our own children knew what the statement we cannot afford it meant and heard it often. I would like to say that my two kids learn that if they wanted to get those kind of things like clothes and they were not brand names as they did not go for that as they saw what that did to kids that got that kind of clothing from their parents. Well they learn to go out and earn whatever they wanted because they knew that we would get what we thought was necessary for them back when they were growing up at Christmas.In some ways the one set of grandparents got them Cabbage Patch dolls and would make them the clothes for it. In fact both sets of grandparents gave what they thought was necessary too for them. It was not expensive toys really. Our two kids loved it whatever they got. So again. I see the principle of what you are expressing here. But Christmas is not for how much you spend on them as what it means and that is family and love.
I really do understand both sides but this will be a problem, beyond Christmas, when some kids have more than others.
No one has to agree w/how our household does Christmas, that’s fine, but I won’t change how we do Christmas in the short time that kids believe in Santa.
So in our house all gifts, big & small, come from Santa. I e get credit all year long, this is the one special day when Santa brings everything.