>When Mariah starts asking me questions, I always
>ask her "Well, what do you think?" I did the same with Santa.
Missy, that's exactly what I do. Wow, now I feel better knowing I'm on the right track.
Andrew just asked me if Santa's real. He thinks all the Santas at the mall are "fake", and that if there were a "real" Santa, he can't possibly fit through our chimney, and "Why does he have to go through the chimney, Mama, when he can go through the front door... but then our alarm might go off and the police will come and get Santa!" He also thinks elves only belong in books. Ergo, if elves aren't real, Santa can't possibly have any help. And who can make so many toys for every child in the world all by himself?
I just let him ramble on to let him see for himself where his thoughts would go. He's only 5. I thought I'd deal with this much later.
Like when he asked if God is real. He was only 3 when he asked me that. A year later, he asked where God lives and what's his address.
Last weekend, he asked me if angels are real. I asked him what he thought and he said he doesn't think so because he can't see them. And besides, who goes flapping around in wings?
He doesn't believe in the Easter Bunny. He is, however, still pondering on the possibility of the Tooth Fairy being real.
Sigh. Sometimes I worry if he's going to need even more therapy when he's an adult. I think he WANTS to believe in Santa because those gifts have to come from someone, somewhere, you know... and he's so much into the concept of opposites these days. If there are so many fake Santas running around out there, there must be a real one that these fake Santas are "imitating". Yep, his word, not mine.
Pinky
