Yall remember being gaslighted every year of your childhood about the existence of Santa Clause. Our parents would literally lie to us to our faces , and it’s crazy as hell we had to find out from some random kids in our school. We used to love celebrating and believing that Santa was real. Our parents really are fake for that. I know we were all mad finding out like that, but guess we had to eventually.
These youngins every year get genuinely excited for Christmas. They can’t wait to wake up on Christmas morning to open presents knowing that Santa got them everything they wanted after staying up all night playing Fortnite, 2K or Call of Duty. This crazy excitement is magical and unforgettable. I already know most of yall were trying to go downstairs at three in the morning and try to catch Santa putting gifts under the tree.When I was a kid, I would try to stay up long enough to see Santa, but my mom always said she would whoop my ass if I didn’t go to sleep. The anticipation made the holiday we used to love feel magical. Santa was a big reason that I wanted to even celebrate Christmas. Without Santa, little kids will already know that their parents are the ones who are going out shopping for them, and It makes the feeling that there is a magical person giving them everything they want disappear and be pointless. That’s why we should not spoil our future kids or younger siblings’ Christmas experience. Childhood is a time when kids are usually curious, and believing in Santa helps them develop their creativity. We should not tell our kids or younger siblings that Santa is not real until a certain age, as they will be very disappointed. Then they’re gonna feel like the grinch really stole Christmas. They spent most of their life hoping to meet and cherish him. Kids will realize that their parents are lying and the ones doing all the shopping, and the magical feeling of Christmas might fade for them. When I was seven years old, my parents told me Santa was not real. I felt so betrayed because Santa was my gang, and I could always count on him. Knowing he was not real made me lose most of the love I had for Christmas. If we reveal the truth about Santa too soon, they risk taking away that excitement.
Younger kids will obey their parents because they are told Santa will come if they do not act right. Kids believe that Santa has a naughty and nice list, so in order for them to be on the nice list, they must listen and do right by their parents. Parents will gaslight them as a way to get their kids to behave. For example, anytime their kid is not listening to them or disobeying them, they will say that “Santa is not going to give you any gifts for Christmas. Kids will believe this simple reminder and start to behave better in order to have a good Christmas.” When I was younger, I used to do dumbass stfu quite a bit when I was younger. After a while, my mom would tell me “if you keep acting up, Santa Clause is going to skip you on Christmas.” When she told me those words, I would fix my act right immediately. I never wanted to get skipped on Christmas for being on the naughty list and losing my chance to celebrate Christmas with gifts. We could use this to boss our little siblings around to do everything we want. Let’s use Santa to our advantage just like how our parents and older siblings did.
Some may say it is not good for parents to gaslight and deceive their kids about a stupid fairytale. But parents should prioritize their kids’ feelings, and allowing kids to believe in Santa is more important than telling them the truth that will ruin how they feel about Christmas. Telling a kid that Santa is not real too early can cause sadness and disappointment as research states, One of our major findings was that even when the truth about Santa came as a disappointment, it was typically not a lasting one. Although roughly half of the children and adults we spoke with reported feeling some negative emotions, like sadness or anger, those feelings tended to be short-lived, and children often shifted their focus to other aspects of the holiday season that they enjoyed, like gift-giving and family traditions making Christmas feel less special. They will lose the love they used to have for Christmas, and it will not feel the same to them. This is why parents should prioritize their kids’ feelings; they will never feel sad or disappointed during Christmas.
Kids being happy should always be the most important thing to a parent. Having a smile on their face should be the thing they care about the most. That is why parents should tell their kids that Santa Clause is real.
