by Trisha Orlando

Created on: November 28, 2010   Last Updated: November 29, 2010

What is the truth about Santa Claus? That he is not an actual physical being? The truth is that Santa represents the spirit of Christmas and children will benefit more if they figure that out themselves.

To just simply state, "there is no such thing as Santa Claus" is all wrong. There IS such a thing as Santa Claus, it's the name we give the loving spirit of joy and happiness one time a year when we all live in harmony. Children will figure out that the reason we "invented" a jolly Santa figure is to give the spirit of Christmas a face so that young children can identify with the true meaning of Christmas.

Every child in the world has seen Santa Claus. Touched him, talked to him, writen letters to him. How are you going to explain that Santa is a fake and that God and Jesus aren't?

Why would you want to take aweay the joy of Christmas from your child? What is the logical reasoning behind that? IS there a logical reason?

If you are one of those people who thinks it is necessary to tell your children that Santa Claus doesn't actually exist, you better plan to spend three or four days explaining a lot more than just Santa Claus. How are you going to explain that the whole world is in on this fake Santa thing? Is this a good time to explain conspiracy? You might as well try to explain to them the scientific reasons why reindeer can't fly. And while you are at it, explain why a rabbit delivers eggs at Easter time. Does he steal them from the hen house? Just where does he get the eggs?

Be prepared to explain why you have lied to the child for so many years and why every other adult in their life lied too. Including grandparents, school teachers, and all of the neighbors.

And while you are at it, perhaps you should encourage your child to spread the word that Santa doesn't exist to all the other children so they can spoil it for everyone.

Let's look at this from a different perspective. When our children are young, we tell them about the tooth fairy, the Easter Bunny, God, Jesus, Noah, and Santa Claus. Around the age of 9, they start figuring out that some of these characters are a figment of the imagination. Why wouldn't they think they ALL are? Who knows, maybe they are.

Some things are just better left unsaid. The so-called "truth" about Santa is one of them.

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