Santa Claus is exposed as a fraud as he pretends to deliver presents on Christmas Eve

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Before I've read CHRISTMAS but after it was XMAS, Christ was lost on it as it was replaced with a variable "X" that might mean "nothing". So to make the season more magical without the real meaning in it...we might have it changed (my suggestion)....CLAUSMAS! Cheers!!!

- Jonas Cole, Pittsburg, 27/12/2011 02:23
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When I was in primary 5 and 9 years old, one of my teachers asked the class to draw a picture of what santa would have looked like in the year 2000, this was in 1993 Iand no where near the year 2000. Some people in the class still believed in santa and some didn't. my sister was alot younger than me and when i asked my mum she wasn't best amused especially since my sister was only 3 I really don't think it is the teachers place to tell a child such information. I now work as a classroom assistant and would never dream on ruining a child's fantasy. It is up to the parents to tell them or for the child to find out for themselves.

- Michelle, dundee, 25/12/2011 10:31
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I THINK ITS NOT FAIR FOR CHILDREN TO BE TOLD THAT THERE ISNT ANY SANTA CLAUS ITS SPOILING THE LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC. ITS REALLY DISSAPOINTING THAT TEACHERS HAVE TOLD THE CHILDREN THERE ISNT SANTA THAT HAD JUST MADE THEM VERY UPSET. I AM REALLY DISSAPOINTED.

- EMMA, LONDON, 24/12/2011 22:01
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So many different opinions but I'm still gonna leave mine. I have a four and five year old. They absolutely believe in Santa but they also know what Christmas is really all about and that is MY and MY HUSBANDS decision to make. So, do I think in five years or so my kids will say "how dare you lie to me and make my Christmas fun with magic and spiritual with Jesus?" No! No more than I did when I finally asked my Mom whether Santa was real (and the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny too !!!!) I appreciated even at age 9 the joy my Mom went into all the holidays to make it magical for me. And I agree when someone else said that as soon as a child finds out the truth they are already in with the magic of keeping of Christmas alive in others littler than them. I would be furious with a teacher for telling my kids what is MY job. I wouldn't presume to walk into their classroom and tell them what to teach my kids. I agree that if a child does ask a teacher "is Santa real" then the teacher should say "that is something you need to talk to your parents about." and I think parents should tell the truth at this point, well at least I will but I am only a mother to two little girls and no one else. So the Scrooges out there who call this lieing (to believe in Santa) then you probably have no kids or you would have a different opinion and if you do have kids then seriously God help you if you damage your kids (because some of your attitudes have more to do with than just Santa).

- Liz, Houston, TX USA, 11/12/2011 21:59
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Schools are educational institutions. What they teach is supposed to be factual. If you want to carry on lying to your children, and don't want teachers to be honest with them (despite hypocritically telling then that they should tell the truth), get off your backsides and home educate your kids instead.

- PJ, Bolton, England, 11/12/2011 18:17
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You know, none of those angry parents would have any issues with this if they had not lied to their children in the first place. I posit that they are not mad at anyone "ruining Christmas" but rather they are mad that they'll have to explain to their children why they've been lying to them. The anger at the teacher/school is just a form of psychological projection.

Christmas can be quite "magical" without any need of belief in a literal Santa. If one, or one's child, needs the emotional crutch of believing in Santa in order to make Christmas "magical," then they have missed the true spirit of Christmas anyway.

- Jason, Somerville, AL, 07/12/2011 08:35
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"We can't go back and undo this.." No, but you can fire the teacher involved, and refuse to use this organization's worksheets ever again.
You might even think about suing the provider of the worksheets for distribution of inappropriate material to children.

Even this article is quite rude and unthinking. There is an understood social contract in civilized society that Santa Claus exists. When "Father Christmas" is spoken of, it's always in the affirmative, and always with a wink and a nod. Children who have grown past the age of maturity in this sense are also instructed in this gentile behavior.

It is rude beyond belief to trample on the twinkle in a child's eye. I would even go so far as to ask what kind of monsters can even go there! These are CERTAINLY not the type of thinking, feeling educators that I want teaching MY children!!!!

- Medbob, Terre Haute, IN, USA, 03/12/2011 14:54
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How pathetic that people cannot incorporate Santa with his good will and cheer into a holiday celebrating Christ's birth. Our nativity scene sits prominently next to our tree so the baby Jesus can say hello to the visiting reindeer. Specifically to combat angry, sad people who can't stand to see children believe in Santa, we told our kids that Santa only exists if you believe in him, and when you don't, mommy and daddy will take care of the presents. Those who say Santa doesn't exist are right, he DOESN'T exist for them because they stopped believing in magic. My kids still believe in the tooth fairy (mommy calls on her cell phone to their fairy when the tooth falls out so she knows it's okay to come) and my son had a very heated argument with the school nurse (which made her laugh and laugh) that no, he didn't have pink eye, but it was sand the Sandman put in his eyes making them goopy. Yes, Jesus is the reason for the season, but Santa brings the magic. Yes, Christmas is very commercial, but it doesn't have to be in your own home. I am always amazed at the black hearted Scrooges who think parents who have their kids believing in Santa is somehow bad or will scar them. What will scar them are our governments spending their future on unsustainable programs done "for the greater good" with the continuing bankrupting of our countries. You Christians need to take a hard look in the mirror with these angry "Christ only" posts--speaking as a Catholic myself.

- Santa's helpers, Somewhere on the planet, 03/12/2011 14:03
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The Saint Nicholas' myth teaches a child a truth more important than mere facts. The truth is the joy that is found in giving. By the way,if there is no Saint Nick none of us have any hope. Once he was a real man who gave all he had to the poor. For his selfless generosity and piety he was considered a saint. If he is not real and in heaven
where do you think you will end up.

- Karl, Pulaski Virginia USA, 03/12/2011 05:57
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Those who do not believe will not receive.

- Eric Bishop, Hemet, U.S.A., 03/12/2011 05:34
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You tell me which is more damaging to a young child's future .... Father Christmas , or the (almost) 20 year-old "myth" that you can somehow "sprinkle" self-esteem on a child BEFORE they actually accomplish anything ...

- Frank K ., Northern Virginia - U.S.A., 03/12/2011 05:02
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'I don't see how parents find any pleasure in lying to their children and call it "magic".'
- Michael, North Carolina, USA, 30/08/2007 11:47

Right, it's like letting them see a fictional movie, or reading a fictional book to them, or letting them watch a play; or telling them a scary campfire story.. it's evil.

Only if you remove all fun, entertainment, fiction, and joy from life can you have a drone of a human whose colon could be used to compress diamonds from coal... like Michael here in North Carolina.

Good for you Michael, you live your life hating every bit of fun and try to suck all the joy out of the lives of others. I'm sure it's for their own good after all.

- ertdfg, Colorado Springs, USA, 02/12/2011 21:18
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My 6 year old daughter came home tonight and told us that her teacher told her Santa. Did not exist and that parents buy presents wrap them and put them under the tree. I am furious.

- Mark Faulkner, Melton Mowbray England, 07/11/2011 18:27
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santa is real he visits people so quickly because is he is a timelord he dilivers 1 load hops back in his tardis and dilivers the next PS: i do not die in the series finale!!!

- the doctor, the tardis, 02/10/2011 11:57
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Hey Santa is being tracked on NORAD going to many different places and the ISS as well in space.

- Ed, Toronto, ON, Canada, 25/12/2010 03:12
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Do you know what I am 18 and I still leave a drink and a mince pie for Santa, why should I care what people who think this is lying to there children think, people who say things like this probably had rubbish Christmas's them self s when they were younger, yea I have told people that I still do that, some people laugh and stare and some just think it's cool. I will keep doing this until I move out of the family house.
I still have an advent calender and still say things like what has father Christmas brought me this year. It makes Christmas more special and makes it more fun. I bet half the people on here who put, "children should know the real reason of Christmas",YES, they should but they should also believe in Santa and I bet most of them who talked about god on here don't go to church on Christmas day. I do and I still do all the things around Santa.

- sophie, sudbury suffolk, 12/11/2010 15:32
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My mother always said that there was a spirit of Christmas that entered people and what better way to commemorate Santa than by giving gifts annonymously as he did. Yes, he does exist in the hearts of people like our parents who give their children gifts at Christmas time.

- Mary Woods, London England, 31/10/2010 10:40
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My 9 year old and 6 year old believe. Letting them believe in something magical keeps them innocent just that much longer. For those folks getting a bit too crazy on here, chill. Why is it okay for you to believe in a man that you've never seen before that supposedly lives in the sky but my 9 year old can't believe in a nice man who delivers presents to all the children in the world? If you were truly a person of faith you wouldn't judge parents who are trying to add a little magic to their children's childhoods before they are grown up with grown up responsibilities and grown up problems. Geesh

- mother who believes, arizona, US, 20/08/2010 07:06
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@ Nichelle, Conway, Arkansas

So it's okay to lie about Jesus, but not a white lie about Father Christmas?
You even lie yourself; Santa has little to do with Capitalism & making money, as you suggest.

This isn't a choice for a school to make. No matter what age the children are.
Their claims of "Fact" & "learning" don't seem to stop them teaching only PC rubbish...

- Kk, England, 11/04/2010 20:41
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I think it's not on for the teachers to ruin the surprise like that. I agree with the parents that it's ruining the Christmas magic but then it's not fair on the kids either when they find out that it's all a lie, that's if they believed in the first place. Basically it's up to the kids to decide whether he's real or not.
It can be a tough situation because there are things that you can't predict that easily, like is there really a God who saves us from all this travesty and so on. For sure you would know that Mickey Mouse isn't real because he's a cartoon but again, little kids have big imaginations so they're likely to make out that their dreamworld is reality.
I say let the children make their own decisions and even if Santa isn't real, it's not the end of the world. Some children in fact want the actual truth and there they have it. There is the real meaning of Christmas and why we celebrate it, the birth of Christ and goodwill to men. Santa is just a icon to make the holiday more exciting and cheerful.
There are some people overracting on here. It's not utterly disgraceful, it just isn't fair.

- Lauren, Cambridge, UK, 02/04/2010 16:26
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Ok I'm 186 years old and I've never believed in Santa Claus, even though I've seen the guy every year since I was six. I help his elves unload the sleigh and I see the big guy get up there in his full red and white protective armor, get in his massive shielded sleigh and drive off with Mechanical galvanized steel reindeer and teleport to each house as if it were nothing then come back a second later and it would all be done. He is a time-lord ya know

- Phyima The Faerie, Old Orange Tree, In the Backyard, 04/01/2010 18:48
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this is so studid to get upset over parents are here to teach and guide their children to grow up and be respectful adults and LYING to them about a man that delivers presents aroung the world in a single night is crazy...what about parents who want to keep the real meaning of christmas alive what are they suppose to do when schools and tv fill thier heads with this nosense. Santa is a person the world made up to make money around the holidays and push CHRIST out of the picture. the parents are the people who make christmas worth wild for the children as long as you give them presents they will be ok santa or not!!!

- Nichelle, Conway, Arkansas, 27/12/2009 06:06
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i am a Citizen of England and i am discusted about this incident. I may be nine but this is very cruel to the children that lie tucked up in their bed at night hoping santa is on his way.

what a discrasful thing to do.

goodday .

- Chloe Johnson, Cheshire, England, 25/12/2009 09:16
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To Kirsty, Rugby

You might want to read up on the story about Saint Nichols. It is a fact. That what Santa Claus is based on. Some kids reading this are finding out the truth. Which I have mixed feelings on.

- Greg Patrick, New Castle, USA, 25/12/2009 05:08
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I think that anyone can believe in Santa if they want to, they can also believe in the religion of thier choice but no young child wants to be devistated by thier teacher telling them that Santa isnt real. Everyone has the entitlement of thier opinion and these teachers tok that way from them. NOT ACCEPTBLE, RATHER RUDE. Way to make a kids day crappy. But eventually child has to be told the truth but that is up to the parent and the kid.

- Brett, edmonton , AB, 25/12/2009 04:32
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HAHAA

its just all funny if you ask me. it doesnt matter everyone get a life

- Dave, bristol, 24/12/2009 17:26
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I am 15 and ok, maybe it is wrong to tell children Santa isnt real but were all forgetting the true meaning of christmas here. CHRIST-mas. Jesus Christ. We are celebrating christmas because of Jesus nd to be honest, Santa came from a pagan group. search it. We should teach our children from the moment they can talk, the story of jesus' birth and that the presents we recieve are not from Santa (if yu dnt want them believing) but are representing the gifts that the three wise men gave to the baby jesus, and that presents we get are being given to the jesus christ living inside us. but teachers dont have the right to tell young children whos parents want them believing that he isnt real. leave it to the parents. I used to believe until i was about 9 but then i started practising more and more the true meaning of christmas.

- Claire B, Offaly Ireland, 23/12/2009 14:12
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im 10 and i think it is just sad if you believe in santa in fourth fifth and sixth grade.ya know i never believed in santa my whole life.

- Unknown, enfield ct, 22/12/2009 00:02
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This isn't about whether anyone should believe in Santa, the Tooth Fairy, or anything else. This is about a parent's RIGHT to raise their children how they wish (by the way, I don't know a single person scarred for life because they believed in Santa). The true dilemma is this: What small child who is raised without Santa has the maturity/tact/etc. to keep that to themselves? I do not know any child smaller than 6 or 7 who can do that. You can't say to a 3-year-old, "Santa isn't real, but Shhh! Don't tell your friends." Instead, simply don't discuss it. When they are old enough to keep it to themselves, go ahead and tell them. That way, they don't ruin it for anyone else.

- Mom Of 5, Springfield, MO, USA, 21/12/2009 23:14
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I am 11
And I believe in Santa Claus!
Nobody should even think of telling children that he is not real.
It is up to that person to decide if he is real or not. No way should anybody have a right to tell ANYBODY that he doesn't exist.
It's disgusting.
The teacher should be persicuted in some sort of way.

- Eden Harvey, London, 21/12/2009 18:24
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How about this? How about none of you "well-meaning" parents lie to my kids about Santa? If you'll stay within that boundary, then I won't tell your kids the truth. Fair enough?

- Lainie, USA, USA, 21/12/2009 14:07
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i cannot belive this!!! i was told to do work at schol and i came acros this! i cant believe it, i cant, my teacher is saying he is real but i dont understand this! isnt he real, who gives me presents at christmas then??? im 8 years old, in year 3, what should i believe now that god isnt reel??????

- Jessica, Richmond, 20/12/2009 22:31
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NOT fair why did they rowen christmas???
FOR US KIDS??????????????????

- Sariah, Solihull ,England, 20/12/2009 18:22
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I am 9 years old and I want to know the truth. Everyone keeps telling crap and i am fed up of it I want to know the truth once and for all! I get phone calls from him but i still dont know if he is real or not! I want the truth and nothing but the truth!

- Girl You Dont Know, London, 19/12/2009 19:42
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I think I figured it out when I was around 5, when I would sneak awake and come to very top of the stairs where I could see my mother putting the presents marked 'Love, Santa' under the tree. I let her believe that I still believed until I was about 8. Even then I realized it was fun for 'her' to keep the lie alive, but it didn't last long anyway I don't see why any child over the age of 5 should truly believe, that's old enough to understand that make-believe is still fun, however imaginary. But then of course, I think it's wrong to lie and tell a child there is a god as well. God is basically a Santa for adults who are not intelligent or strong-willed enough to accept reality. I say always stick to the truth.

- Joey Bruno, Rochester, NY, USA, 18/12/2009 19:34
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Someone's on the Naughty list!

- Santa Claus, North Pole, 18/12/2009 01:07
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Im 14 and my parents still try to believe that BS although i stoped when i was 12,
Santa would have to visit 830 homes per seconds and had 1/1000 of a second to park his "slay" go down the chimney and etc.
You can go everywhere in the Internet and it will say it is a lie!
I suggest for the parents to stop making kids believe that crap until they are 10 or at all.

- Mike, Warsaw, 16/12/2009 21:41
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Really, they shouldn't be telling this to little kids. And I mean LITTLE kids. Especially six, seven, and eight-year-olds.

- Allie, Destin, USA, 14/12/2009 22:42
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adults if someone tells your child this just tell them that they were put on the naughty list and there parents had to come up with something fast so they said santa dose not exist. some kid did this to mine so i told them this and they made the other kid cry because they thought they were on the naughty list

- Kris Kringle (Santa Claus), North Pole, 14/12/2009 00:25
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This very same thing has just happened to me.My daughter is 9 and I felt blessed at the thought of having another year with her believing in Father Christmas.This week the Headmistress at her school told the children that Santa Claus and Father Christmas do not exist and that Santa Claus was a creation of Coca Cola.The children here believe in the Christ kind now heor she or it is a creation from Martin Luther and has not real tradition or story ,but she left this myth in one piece.
I have tried to talk to the School Mistress about the history of father Christmas and Santa Claus and to correct her in her ignorant assumption of Santa Claus.She makes the tradition of Santa Claus look ridiculous and is leads the German children to believe that the tradition has no value and is worthless.I am appalled by her behaviour and being British Father Christmas has been a part of my family tradition for all the Generations of our family.I am so angry that she can be so respectless and inconsiderate of the feelings of my daughter myself and my families traditions.
It is a Catholic school and I suspect too a strong wish to remove Santa and Father Christmas from Christmas all together.The Church is digging its own grave with this policy it should be grateful to Father Christmas,without him Christmas would very likely lose any popularity and the Church would lose even more followers than it is already doing!

- Cc, Germany, 10/12/2009 12:50
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I am 11 years old and i still bleaive in santa no matter what anyone says , those teachers are buttheads what is there problem telling all those young kids that the kids must have been in tears.poor kids

- Marley, corvallis,oregon, 10/12/2009 07:06
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just to let everyone know i am real so have a merry christmas
Ho Ho Ho.......

- Santa Claus, lapland, 09/12/2009 08:07
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I see....so its perfectly acceptable for them to shove a make believe figure like jesus and god down kids throats at school (R.E. lessons) especially at this time of year... i.e. the nativity...good story but not an ounce of evidence to support the claims.
BUT another so called make belive figure...santa.. they have the audacity to claim he's not real.
reality check please!!! we all know that all the above formentioned are ALL make belive but dont force our idiologies on other people...or at least we shouldn't.
isnt that what freedom and speech and free will are about??

- Concerned Dad, portsmouth uk, 08/12/2009 16:29
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i think that my mum and dad sould tell me the truth we all know santa don't exist but they shuld tell me (i am 10)

- Lucy, Braintree,uk, 07/12/2009 15:54
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Man.I'm 9 years old and I still believe in Santa Claus,and I feel good about it.Poor kids That teacher ruined it for the kids who believe in Santy Claus.Even if you are old,you still have the right to celebrate Christmas however you want to.Next time if you know that Santa Claus isn't real,then keep it to yourself.

- Ricardo, New York US, 03/12/2009 23:49
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my kid's were told the truth right away and yes there is still"magic"christmas morning:)

- Tina, st.cath, 26/11/2009 03:30
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seriously get a life people!!! he doesn't exist! he never has!!! neither do the easter bunny or the tooth fairy!!! why teach your children that it is ok to lie????? by all means teach them the "myth" of Santa or Babushka but why teach them to believe in something that is not real just for your own benefit, how many of you have used the phrase "Santa will know you haven't been good and you won't get any presents this Christmas" just to make you children behave?!?!?!?!?! Then when they do find out that he is not real you have nothing to bribe them with!!!!! just teach them good values and respect from a young age and you won't need to build up their hopes with fake belief's!!

- Kirsty, Rugby, 25/11/2009 09:21
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This teacher had no right to tell a class full of year five pupils that there is no Santa Clause, let's not beat around the bush, that's exactly what she did, worksheet or not! It is a parents responsiblity to inform a child of matters such as this, when the child is ready; that could be following information received in the school yard. If my children were told in this way I feel I would also be incredibly upset. Childhood lasts for a precious few years and as adults we have a duty to respect this and make it last as long as reasonably possible.

My ten year old and eight year old still believe. I and only I will tell them the truth, in only a way a mother can explain, when I feel the time is right, for me that is before the start high school.

- Lady Sarah, Staffordshire, UK, 23/11/2009 21:22
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I can't recall that I ever believed in Father Christmas. But I do recall joyous Christmas celebrations and that "mystical" magic the season brought. I am reliving it thru my 8 year old twins now, who still believe in Father Christmas. It is endearing and special, they even write letters to him. I know the world would spoilt it for them soon, so until then, we will enjoy it with them, leaving cookies and milk for Santa.

- Marcellus, Pretoria, South Africa, 17/11/2009 19:21
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Ok, can I please put this into perspective for you nutters! It was one misjudged worksheet by this unfortunate teacher, I admit, I remember being devastated finding out the truth but come on, their lives are not ruined and it is certainly not step one in some grand scheme against the government. And to the snide jab at the british about us messing things up again, I suggest a thorough examination of your own country before you judge us.

- Joe Bloggs, Manchester UK, 08/11/2009 23:53
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My boss [Santa] does exist. He's not what you think though. He beats us elves up. Gave me a black eye yesterday. We're forced to work while Santa relaxes.
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FREE THE ELVES!!!

- Santa'S Elf, North Pole, 14/08/2009 02:39
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I know a pair of twins, eleven, who still believe in Santa.

- Calvin, Chicago, IL, 28/07/2009 15:23
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Yes, it's true that Santa Claus doesn't exist and it's right to say so... but also other , even more primitive, myths should be mentioned, like that "god" thing... and the devil, and so on....

- Elvis, Memphis, TN, 26/07/2009 04:26
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Mwah-ha-ha! The mole people will rule the world!!

- King Of The Mole People, Mole Kingdom, Underground, 25/07/2009 02:54
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There are some things which shouldn't be taken for granted by teachers!
Don't teach them, instead educate them!

- Neil Johnson, India, 30/08/2007 12:47
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Next they'll be telling the children that the government isn't their friend!

- John Of The Highlands, Birmingham, USA, 30/08/2007 11:47
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This is yet another of 1000 examples as to why my forth-coming child will never, ever darken the doorstep of a public school. It's far worse here in the US, teachers make these kinds of decisions for parents all the time. Education here is about indoctrination and memorization, our schools churn out idiotic socialist robots, not intelligent problem solvers.

- John Mcglasson Jr., USA, 30/08/2007 11:47
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I do not understand the cruelty of those who would tell small children there is no such thing as Santa Clause. Heck, I'm in my 40s' and I believe! If these folks don't want to believe, don't, easy as that, but don't ruin Christmas, and indeed the hopes and dreams of children because they choose to be a Grinch. The idea of Santa Claus should offend no one.

- Allenk_007, Springfield, VT (USA), 30/08/2007 11:47
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I don't see how parents find any pleasure in lying to their children and call it "magic". Children look up to their parents to tell them the truth, and this just ruins children when they eventually find out. Why can't people just focus on the real reason for Christmas!

- Michael, North Carolina, USA, 30/08/2007 11:47
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"I challenge anyone to find a ten year old child who still believes in Santa Claus!"

Found one. My next door neighbor's little girl.

I think next they should start going to funeral homes and telling the loved ones of the recently deceased that there is no Heaven or afterlife and that their loved one will just rot in the ground and they'll never see them again. This would be especially good to do to any small children who lose a parent.

It will be so cool when everyone starts acting like robots.

- Peter, Houston TX, 30/08/2007 11:47
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Don't forget about ol' Mephistopheles, man.

- Satan, Hell, 30/08/2007 11:47
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I can assure children of all ages that I am alive and well, and will be visiting everyone next Monday to deliver presents. Merry Christmas!

- Santa Claus, North Pole, 30/08/2007 11:47
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I think I believed beyond the age of nine or ten, though I don't remember too clearly. One thing I do know - my mum will never forgive me - is that my poor mother had an awful lot of trouble explaining to me how it all worked. Apparently I could never understand why we did all the shopping but then the presents were delivered by Father Christmas - how did he get hold of them and wasn't it all very inefficient? Despite my questioning, I remained obstinately naive and believed for years. I even left out a request for his autograph one year and was so excited to find the signature there the next morning. Even though his writing was a lot like my mum's I still didn't twig!

- Suzanne, London, 30/08/2007 11:47
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Well done! Time to debunk this nonsense. Next - Christmas trees.

- Phil, Waltham Abbey, 30/08/2007 11:47
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Next they'll be telling us God doesn't exist...

- Ivan Tan, London, WC UK, 30/08/2007 11:47
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So who brings the presents if he doesn't exist, huh?

- Stephen, Guildford, 30/08/2007 11:47
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This just goes to show you the level of intelligence that our teachers have in our school systems.

- Anthony, brick nj, 30/08/2007 11:47
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Teachers are professionals, or so they say. If this teacher couldn't see how cruel this was to a child at Christmas time and how the decision to tell a child about the non-existance of Santa Claus was not hers to make, I question her decision to be a teacher. Will she decide to make it her business to comment on her beliefs in other areas as well? When did teachers stop being teachers and decide to be commentators on world subjects and Santa and Tooth Fairys. Maybe that explains why test scores are not as good as they should be. If they spent their time teaching the basic skills and left the rest to parents, and others, perhaps scores would improve. This over stepping the role of a teacher is very troubling.

- Jumping Judy Jo Jo, Mechanic Falls, USA, 30/08/2007 11:47
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He doesn't exist?

- Eric, Hertford, 30/08/2007 11:47
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The ones who did this while doing my work have gone to far.

- Old Scratch, Hell 3rd level, 30/08/2007 11:47
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I get so tired of the school butting in where they shouldn't. My kids still believe at 10 years old and after that age, they start to become old enough to explain about Christmas. It isn't hard to explain. It's not lying. It's about the spirit of Christmas. When the kids are old enough, I told them that Santa is about the idea of helping and giving to others and not necessarily a real person and that it is up to them to carry on that spirit and idea of Christmas in their own actions. To keep Christmas just as magical for younger kids as it was for them. I have perfectly well rounded kids, and they completely understand and love carrying on the tradition for their younger cousins. Why is this so hard to understand for emotional devoid in this world. You may be unhappy, but me and my family refuse to let your attitude ruin everything for us.

- Jen, Indiana, USA, 30/08/2007 11:47
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Since there really is a St. Nicholas, and his saint's day is on the Church of England calendar, I would suggest that that school was unlawfully teaching against the established Church of England. Indeed, other comments reported indicate that the school is indoctrinating the students in an atheist worldview, most intentionally.

- Steve Schaper, Across the Pond, 30/08/2007 11:47
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How is it that the British can manage to ruin just about anything.

- Chuck Anderson, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, 30/08/2007 11:47
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I for one do not celebrate Christmas because of reasons I don't need to go into, I just observe what people are doing with it and how it is being abused. But why is it that a child is told a lie for several years by their parents before he/she realizes that a Santa Claus does not exist, why build up a child with this kind of false expectation. I have never told a child there was a Santa, however I was asked if there is one, and I told them. It's ok for a parent lie to their children (bear false witness) because it is Christmas, (the same for the Easter Bunny), but let that child tell the parent a lie sometime throught the rest or next year and watch what happens, the child gets berrated or punished. How would parents like it if someone had won the lottery and that person said they would share it with you and then never had any intention of doing so and takes the jackpot for himself!!!!. That person just lied to get your expectations up for a fall. The same principal is applied to telling a child there is a Santa when there really isn't. All these parents are telling their kids is that it's allright to lie in instances where a holiday situation,person or thing is not present and Santa is one of those that does not exist......But you have to live with that, for one day maybe that child will ask "Why did you lie to me that there was a Santa when there wasn't??" To what, build me up only to have the air taken out of Christmas later down the road!!!!!!

- Kevin, WILMIGTON,DELAWARE, 30/08/2007 11:47
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I am as real as one can be. I'll be sure to drop some coal in the school teachers stocking.

I'll raid her liquor cabinet, too.

Ho, Ho, Ho.

- Chris Kringle, North Pole, Earth, 30/08/2007 11:47
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"I don't see how parents find any pleasure in lying to their children and call it "magic". "

Have your parents ever told you that you were special? How do you think a teacher should repond when a child tells the teacher, my parents tell me that I am special, is that true?

- George, Detroit, Michigan, 30/08/2007 11:47
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I think it's stupid to give the credit for all the money you spend on gifts to some fat dude in a suit. I bought it for the child I love, I want the credit, not him. Besides, when do you draw the line for your kids when lying is ok? "Mum and dad can lie to you but you must always tell us the truth or you get in trouble" HYPOCRITES...and we wonder why this worlds next generation has no values and everything is relative...........

- Joe, Palm Bay, FL USA, 30/08/2007 11:47
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Just another example of the plot to break up civilization as we know it.
When are we going to stand up and fight?

- Mary, Indianapolis, IN, 30/08/2007 11:47
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My oldest found out the "truth" about Santa from a child that was taught that believing in Santa was wrong. We were able to save the magic by explaining that believing in Santa was a game and the goal is to keep the little children believing he's real for as long as possible. Even though she knows, she has fun keeping the secret from her sister!

- Dani, Tennessee, USA, 30/08/2007 11:47
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Miserable people can't stand for others to be happy. Just like all socialists, they want to spread the misery, not support joy.

- Clinton Grant, Rossville, Ga. USA, 30/08/2007 11:47
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What kind of insane world do we live in, in which parents knowingly lie to their children and then become enraged when someone else explodes the lie?

- Franklin, Athens, Alabama, USA, 30/08/2007 11:47
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This is socialism at work: Destroy all allegiences but that to government. Do not let people believe in anything, but government is a basic "socialist principle." Sick, sick, sick....

- Adrian Vance, Lakeport, CA, 30/08/2007 11:47
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Totally unacceptable. This country has gone mad beyond belief in its political correctness & this is a step too far.

- Giles, Cheshunt, UK, 30/08/2007 11:47
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I thought it was bad enough when Gordon Brown said he wanted to tax my gifts of small coins. Now teachers say I don't exist.

- Tooth Fairy, Under the pillow, 30/08/2007 11:47
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I challenge anyone to find a ten year old child who still believes in Santa Claus! If they had been small children it would have been different.

- Dorothy, London, UK, 30/08/2007 11:47
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