Do your kids believe in Father Christmas?

randomhandclaps

If I was raised as a Jehovah's witness I think I'd be more inclined to believe in Father Christmas.

"Mum, when I was a school today the other kids were saying that our version of Christianity is weird."

"Well you just ignore them son!"

"So... Mum... all this stuff we learn at church is true, yeah?  We're right and they're wrong?"

"Yes son."

"So God definitely exists?"

"Yes son."

"How about Father Christmas?"

"Absolutely not!  No way Pedro!  Father Christmas does not exist so don't ask again."

See, now straight away I'm thinking that he probably does exist and probably knows something they don't want me to know.  Like when your parents tell you "This chocolate is for grown ups only!" because they want to scoff the lot themselves.

jd0272

holnrew;443997" said:

If I'm ever lucky enough to have kids I'm going to find it difficult at christmas, I don't lie and it might cause a bit of friction with Mrs Holnrew-Dennings.

It's not really lying, it's more collective story telling enmasse. Of course, your kids could always be wildly popular in primary school with their peer group in December with a 'Santa is NOT real' stance....

They're kids. Kids like Christmas.

jd0272

randomhandclaps;444008" said:

If I was raised as a Jehovah's witness I think I'd be more inclined to believe in Father Christmas."Mum, when I was a school today the other kids were saying that our version of Christianity is weird.""Well you just ignore them son!""So... Mum... all this stuff we learn at church is true, yeah?  We're right and they're wrong?""Yes son.""So God definitely exists?""Yes son.""How about Father Christmas?""Absolutely not!  No way Pedro!  Father Christmas does not exist so don't ask again."See, now straight away I'm thinking that he probably does exist and probably knows something they don't want me to know.  Like when your parents tell you "This chocolate is for grown ups only!" because they want to scoff the lot themselves.

Pedro is a lovely name. You lucky b'stard.

chillidoggy

holnrew said:

If I'm ever lucky enough to have kids I'm going to find it difficult at christmas, I don't lie and it might cause a bit of friction with Mrs Holnrew-Dennings.

It's not really a lie, it's more like.......bullshit.

viz

Grunfeld said:

viz said:

PART human.

haha, I stand corrected! 

But could you say that actually it's accurate to describe him as "non-human" because, well, he isn't human.  And that "part-human" is more like a sub-class of "non-human"?

Fuck, don't answer that!  I was going to draw a Venn diagram and then realised... I'm trying to argue about Mr Spock, from Star Trek, on an internet forum, in a thread about Father Christmas!  (And I wonder why I don't have a regular gf).  

haha )

mike_l

Grunfeld said:

viz said:

PART human.

haha, I stand corrected! 

But could you say that actually it's accurate to describe him as "non-human" because, well, he isn't human.  And that "part-human" is more like a sub-class of "non-human"?

Fuck, don't answer that!  I was going to draw a Venn diagram and then realised... I'm trying to argue about Mr Spock, from Star Trek, on an internet forum, in a thread about Father Christmas!  (And I wonder why I don't have a regular gf).  

And you don't class your right hand as a "regular girlfriend"?

jd0272

mike_l said:

Grunfeld said:

viz said:

PART human.

haha, I stand corrected! 

But could you say that actually it's accurate to describe him as "non-human" because, well, he isn't human.  And that "part-human" is more like a sub-class of "non-human"?

Fuck, don't answer that!  I was going to draw a Venn diagram and then realised... I'm trying to argue about Mr Spock, from Star Trek, on an internet forum, in a thread about Father Christmas!  (And I wonder why I don't have a regular gf).  

And you don't class your right hand as a "regular girlfriend"?

I fucking do. 

I'm married. Go figure...

Iamnobody

Something happens when you have kids that turns you into a big soft shite.

There's lots of things I said I would and wouldn't do beforehand. I probably said things similar to Holn at one point...

The fact they do believe makes you want them to - if that makes sense?

You aren't lying to them you just don't correct them.

VimFuego

chillidoggy said:

holnrew said:

If I'm ever lucky enough to have kids I'm going to find it difficult at christmas, I don't lie and it might cause a bit of friction with Mrs Holnrew-Dennings.

It's not really a lie, it's more like.......bullshit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yil9wlfa0yo

chillidoggy

VimFuego said:

chillidoggy said:

holnrew said:

If I'm ever lucky enough to have kids I'm going to find it difficult at christmas, I don't lie and it might cause a bit of friction with Mrs Holnrew-Dennings.

It's not really a lie, it's more like.......bullshit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yil9wlfa0yo

Give the man a coconut!

hungrymark

My son is 10 weeks old, he's barely aware of his own existence.

jd0272

hungrymark said:

My son is 10 weeks old, he's barely aware of his own existence.

Make the most of every minute fella. Goes like a flash. Spencer our 3yr old/youngest starts nursery in January. No idea what I'll do with myself on my weekdays off. Me little mate's going.