To Atheists: Do you take joy in telling your childern there is no Santa Claus?

No, not at all. My daughter believes in Santa and God! I have explained to her that other people have different beliefs and she can make up her own mind when she is good and ready!

You are making a big mistake and showing your ignorance by assuming such things but you sound young so I'll let you off this time!! LOL

Yeah...It was great!

Now, for a real answer...How does it feel to make a single mother uncomfortable telling her child the truth when so many (including relatives) promote this myth to their children so they can justify their beliefs?!

After all, they see no problem in lying to their children about characters that have absolutely no evidence to back them up...however, I did.

So I told him that the actual person does not exist but the desire to give presents to loved ones does...therefore, metaphorically SC does exist but not to tell his cousins that b/c their parents have another way of explaining things. I have no idea if he understood what 'metaphor' meant but he didn't say anything to them and stayed up all night one year to see if I was wrong and those lies you like to pfucking are true. Thanks a whole fcking lot.

Last I checked, people didn't try to pass legislation based on whether or not Santa Claus is real.

EDIT: Sorry to say, I don't think I've actually seen 'Miracle on 34th Street'. It's a regrettable hole in my childhood.

I told my kids there is no Santa, but that it was ok to have fun with it like a game. Yes, I am proud not to lie to my children.

When my daughter was 6, a lady started talking to her about "God," and my daughter responded, "Just admit it's a game and tell me how to play so I can have fun, too." If a 6 year old can figure that out...

It's fine for young children to believe in fairy tales. But at some point, we all need to grow up and understand that fictional characters from ancient mythology are not real.

They came to me asking about it one year, and they were OK with the whole thing.

I also did not tell them that god was not real either. But again they have figured that out for them selves as well.

Why should I tell them? The 4th graders will take care of it.

I read my daughter fairy tales all the time. All by herself she's made dozens of connections to religion.

I rejoice at the fact that I don't lie to my kids. Because of this my kids know they can tell me anything. They can trust in my decisions knowing that I do what is best for them.

I think that they allow there children to figure things out for themselves.

That's the mark of a good parent. When your child can think for themselves, you have done well.

Santa-ria is overrated. When I lie to my kids for fun, I'm gonna be a bit more original.