Everyone at this point in their lives have figured out that there is no big man that lives in the North Pole, travels around the world with his sleigh led by flying reindeer, goes down people's chimneys, leaves presents under the tree and eats the cookies and milk left out for him. When does this stop being reality for little kids?
I was talking with my 6 year old cousin who still believes in Santa Clause and he was making a list to send to him of all the toys he wanted. Drake couldn't be more excited and I wondered when all this excitement would end for him. When would he realize that the thing that used to get him most excited when he was little was just a fabrication? When does a child lose their innocence? Some people say its good to grow up and experience life, but what is better, being older and knowing the truth about things, or being little and believing what makes you happy, even if it isn't real?
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4 comments:
Andrea this is an interesting post because just last week i was talking to my cousin who is 8 and does too believe in Santa. Looking back, i found out relatively early because i found the wrapping paper santa used in my back hall closet. If i could chose to rather know early or stay innocent i would chose to stay innocent because the pure joy and excitement around Christmas time was one of the best feelings in the world.
What? Santa is not real??
I agree with Gordie, I think that its better to stay innocent for as long as possible and enjoy that little thing (even though they may not be real) that make you happy. Whne I was younger I would set up cookies and milk for santa and secretly be watching from my bedroom window at night. I even would put carrots in the backyard for his raindeer.
When you are younger you always wish that you were older, but when you are older you are always wishing you were younger. I think that in the end a person should hold on to their innocence for as long as possible bacause it is not one of those things that you can just get back.
I think that it is still possible to enjoy the excitement and joy of christmas without being innocent. When you grow older, you get to experience certain things that you never can when you are younger. There are pros and cons to both ages, it is impossible to say that one is better.
Yeah, i have to agree with everyone here. I stopped believing in Santa when my mom messed it up with the tooth fairy, and i assumed that there was no santa. But i have a younger brother who is 12 and he still believes in Santa and i think that that is a good thing. Because i found out Santa wasnt real when i was about 10 and it made me sad because i couldnt send out a list or be excitred that Santa was coming. So i think that it is good for kids to have an imaginary mind and believe in things that make them happy. My brother is happy and so excited for Christmas becuase he still believes in Santa and now that i know Santa isnt real, it gets me less excited about opening the presents from Santa on Christmas Day.
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