We went on a "Santa Train" yesterday and my 3 year old had one of the best days of her young life. My 7 year-old knows it's bollocks but plays along.
But if Clergs came along, banging on about obscure tax provisions and how there's no point to anything and how there's too many tourists in Edinburgh and Santa isn't real!?!? Phooo, there'd be big trouble!!
Logically it makes no sense to lie to your kids about a fake bearded man who flies through the sky, but the concept of being truthful and your child (a) being seen as the class twot and (b) missing out on several years of joy and wonder is ridiculous.
do you think it really is "joy" tho, ap? it's weird and creepy and I definitely think kids who believe in santa are more likely to grow up to fall for scam artists
Clergs - majority in the world do believe in god of one kind or the other and a significant minority are happy to believe the bollocks that "my god is better than yours"
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Most get it by about 12 or 13 at the latest.
You will one day.
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13 what the actual fook
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Boss at work reckons his 11 year old “still believes”
Either he or his son is a moron. Probably both
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HEH @ 13!!!
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Cos if y’all keep them retard them’ll do pretty much an’thang
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I was 8 I think but tbf I stopped believing in tje tooth fairy at 6
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Yep, about 8-9 is the most you can hope for.
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People don't read too good these days neither.
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I still believe
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Dux is 47and 3/4 and still believes in Unicorns and sunlit uplands tbf...
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Santa doesn’t exist? You bitch.
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What kind of idiot would believe Santa doesn’t exist? Srsly
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Exactemente
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It's called having a childhood, Clergs. Why must you be such a heartless creature?
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The average is 7 apparently.
If my children were stupid enough to still believe when going to "big school" I'd have to tell them. FFS
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Especially if you are a younger sibling you are aware by about 6
wise ones know to keep schtum though so they still get a pressie
see also the tooth fairy
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I think it's creepy to lie to your kids for no reason except your own delusions about childhood innocence
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We went on a "Santa Train" yesterday and my 3 year old had one of the best days of her young life. My 7 year-old knows it's bollocks but plays along.
But if Clergs came along, banging on about obscure tax provisions and how there's no point to anything and how there's too many tourists in Edinburgh and Santa isn't real!?!? Phooo, there'd be big trouble!!
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heh
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majority of the adult world believes in god and go on and commit violence all over the world.
kids, in their innocence, believe in santa and believe in being good and reward scheme.
I doubt you should have problem with the kids here.
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coffers I don't think the "majority" believe in God but I do think teaching your kids to believe nonsense is deeply dangerous
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and tbh weird
how do kids go from oh yeah creepy beardman sneaks into my house to ever trusting their lyingass parents again?
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And after this week’s ‘Childraising tips from clergs’ in the next episode of the show we’ll be doing ‘Drain maintenance with Dennis Nilsson’
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Why do you care so much about what parents do, clergs?
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I used to think like Clergs. Until I had kids.
Logically it makes no sense to lie to your kids about a fake bearded man who flies through the sky, but the concept of being truthful and your child (a) being seen as the class twot and (b) missing out on several years of joy and wonder is ridiculous.
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Clergs: you goin crazy laydee
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because parents raise the lunatics of the future, woo
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do you think it really is "joy" tho, ap? it's weird and creepy and I definitely think kids who believe in santa are more likely to grow up to fall for scam artists
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I went on Jihad because Santa didn't bring me the Hungry Hungry Hippos that I asked for....
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heh @ wibble
gave me a titter here.
Clergs - majority in the world do believe in god of one kind or the other and a significant minority are happy to believe the bollocks that "my god is better than yours"
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As a child you get to enjoy some amazing feelings of joy and wonder.
This is NICE.
Because when you grow up most of stuff is shit.
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I don't think lying is nice it is weird
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no lying is often very nice.
a) does my bum look fat in this?
Truth = Yes but then your bum looks fat in everything because it is fat.
Lie = no, you look nice.
b) I am upset and everything is bad I hate my life.
Truth = The world is mostly shit so that is a logical way to feel why not do yourself in to end it all?
Lie = It will all be ok.
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