FWIW my parents always said that the fat guy in the red suit was not real, and it was the same with my wife's family. Not surprisingly we followed the same practice with our own kids, who are doing likewise with theirs. Really didn't think about it much. And truth to tell, in my own memory I cannot remember any of the neighborhood kids who did think he was real.
This reminds me of an old Kinks song:
Father Xmas, give us your money
We've no need for your silly toys
If you've got a job, my father could use one
Save your silly toys
For the little rich boys
That always reminds me of my old Brooklyn 'hood.
This reminds me of an old Kinks song:
Father Xmas, give us your money
We've no need for your silly toys
If you've got a job, my father could use one
Save your silly toys
For the little rich boys
That always reminds me of my old Brooklyn 'hood.
“To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation—is that good for the world?”
― Christopher Hitchens
"That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject". - George Santayana
"If this is the best God can do, I'm not impressed". - George Carlin
― Christopher Hitchens
"That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject". - George Santayana
"If this is the best God can do, I'm not impressed". - George Carlin
