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servias:
I am pretty sure I already knew the truth but I had to find out for myself (age 6 or 7).  I figured it out when I snooped and saw the presents in my parents closet marked "Santa".  I was a little disappointed but my dad re-assured me that if I wanted to continue to get presents from "Santa" I had to keep thanking him "Santa" for the presents.  So fortunately it worked and I received presents from "Santa" until I was 18.  ;D

cjwood:
ninny, i know you and you are absolutely hilarious!!!  i also remember watching as an elementary kid on the tv weather radar where santa and his reindeer were at.  it was exciting, although my santa bubble was actually popped as a preschooler, when 'santa claus' came to our house on christmas eve, and i recognized him in spite of his very white beard.  he was a man from our church.  go figure... :D

claudia

Deborah-Leigh:

 ;D Ha ha he he he lol ;D....tooooo cute 8) ;D....all of ya!

Blessings
Arc

Cypress:
 :) hehe, you know, my mom will never forget me running into their room one Christmas night excited that I had heard Santa's sleigh bells. I still remember it vividly. I think I even looked out my window and saw it. I still have the picture in my head :). I guess I was dreaming ;).




--- Quote from: GodISGracious on December 07, 2010, 01:52:00 PM ---Hi Cyress. I have to keep you company on this one, haha. My mom never wanted the innocence to end either I guess, although we never spoke about it.
I was way too old when I figured it out too, and only then because I was out-numbered by virtually everyone in every other class. But.. I actually had photo proof you see ;) a surprised santa caught under the tree. That was unique. I actually managed to win over a few 'converts'  ::). I never understood how my parents could afford gifts for 8 children anyway so in a way it did kind of make sense.
It finally began to dawn on me at some point that maybe I was being deceived, which actually did bother me, being inconsistant with how I was raised being taught not to lie, hmm.
I like the sentiments expressed here on being truthful with children. Certainly not easy in this carnally minded world but I think children   feel respected and do appreciate being "in" on Truth. Children can be incredibly mature when parents choose to include them in mature explainations and discussions.
I remember my only feeling at the time was in my disappointment that no such selfless person existed; some one person who would serve all the children in the world, entirely out of love.  

How blessed to learn there really was/is such a person after all.  :)

Fun reading these posts all. Thanks for walking us down memory lane, Longhorn  ;D ;D

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cjwood:

--- Quote from: Journey on December 08, 2010, 01:28:32 PM ---
... Today I believe the sovereign God, and his Son Jesus Christ the Savior of the world, but I don't think these truths will mean as much or anything at all to me if I was not first exposed to, and lived so many lies.


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journey i believe the words you spoke are absolutely true.  thanks for sharing.

claudia

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