(November 26, 2014 at 5:55 pm)robvalue Wrote: Very interesting stuff.
On a side note, what do people think about allowing or encouraging children to believe fake things such as Santa? Is it harmless? I don't have kids (and won't) so it's not something I'll have to decide. But I feel a bit uneasy about the idea of going along with it if I did have them.
I was actually comfortable with it, because I knew that if I dropped clues he'd figure out for himself who was behind the presents. When he did confront me about it, I 'fessed up, and he was rather pleased with himself for having figured it out.
"Dad, who brought these gifts?"
"Why, Santa did, son. Look at the gift-tag."
"Dad, is that your handwriting?"
<embarrassed look> "Why do you ask? Don't you believe me?"
Presenting truths to children is counter-productive. It's better to let them arrive at those things on their own, by asking the right questions.
