tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9669688.post113549685616341134..comments2023-10-14T05:00:03.620-06:00Comments on The Whole Note: A New Kind of MagicDavid B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13858323507338581539noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9669688.post-1136324440130077672006-01-03T14:40:00.000-07:002006-01-03T14:40:00.000-07:00In our house we did go all out for Santa, cinderel...In our house we did go all out for Santa, cinderella, the tooth faery and other make believe stories and books, etc. It is a part of growing up.<BR/><BR/>Our feelings on this were that these fantacies come and go and are not a constant. We pray to Heavenly Father every day several times a day. Christ's "picture" is in almost every room of the house. We talk daily about the reality of the S'meehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12101359854973455791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9669688.post-1135738300353783842005-12-27T19:51:00.000-07:002005-12-27T19:51:00.000-07:00I have never taught my children to believe in Sant...I have never taught my children to believe in Santa. He has always just been a fun game in our family that represents the spirit of giving. It has worked good with us and my children still find Christmas fun and magical. My husband had a bad experience with the whole Santa myth and decided that he didn't want to teach his children. We do tell them how it all started and we do play around withAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9669688.post-1135644434949397842005-12-26T17:47:00.000-07:002005-12-26T17:47:00.000-07:00We introduced our kids to the true story of St. Ni...We introduced our kids to the true story of St. Nikolas and the spirit of following in his footsteps, and that all the department store and Salvation Army Santas were agents of Santa. It made a good transition.<BR/><BR/>I'd have really preferred to start there, but ...Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.com