Quote: Aaron @ December 8 2008, 4:56 PM GMTHaving ... a limited semi-experience of having kids, I know I'll never change.
You either have had them or not.....we aren't talking about babysitting or looking after the school rabbit on summer holidays.
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Or, for all you know he could have had triplets who died in a tragic falling under the school bus incident.
So don't be such a know it all.
This is depressing, I wanted a bunch of images of fat, bearded old men doin wrong stuff.
Possibly for my own perverted purposes.
And it's degenerated into a breeders vs wankers debate.
It's like a Calpol advert in here.
I was never told that Father Christmas was real. As the youngest child I would go with my mum to buy the Christmas presents and would see her wrap them (though, I don't think mine). There was never any illusion of there being a Santa and Christmas was never a big deal (us children used to try to out do each other on the coolness of being the last up on Christmas morning - usually at around mid-day - with the first up being jeered at and called 'excited'. When you had finally come downstairs you had to not look at the tree or show any interest in the presents underneath. We'd then say we wanted breakfast before opening any. To be honest we never had many presents, or anything exciting, but I can't imagine many kids could be that laissez faire at Christmas).
However I wish my parents had done the whole Santa story with me. I think children need it all that. In my case I made my own things up in my head instead, which I believed in. So I'm all for doing the Father Christmas thing with my offspring, it's great fun. It's also believed in my house that I'm capable of certain acts of magic and mind-reading (thanks to a few card tricks, lucky guesses and a magic set). Oh, and there are fairies in the garden.
Quote: sootyj @ December 8 2008, 5:18 PM GMTAnd it's degenerated into a breeders vs wankers debate.
I prefer wankers. They're less selfish than breeders.
We only had one present each under the tree from Father Christmas. The rest were from whoever they were from.
Do some parents pretend they're all from Santa?
Quote: zooo @ December 8 2008, 5:14 PM GMTOr, for all you know he could have had triplets who died in a tragic falling under the school bus incident.
So don't be such a know it all.
In which case he has had had kids. people who loose their own children don't refer to it as a limited semi-experience. You'd know that....if you'd had kids!
Quote: zooo @ December 8 2008, 5:25 PM GMTWe only had one present each under the tree from Father Christmas. The rest were from whoever they were from.
Do some parents pretend they're all from Santa?
Most kids get a santa sack...maybe 10 presents in a big bag - all from santa.
Quote: zooo @ December 8 2008, 5:25 PM GMTWe only had one present each under the tree from Father Christmas.
Quote: zooo @ December 8 2008, 5:25 PM GMTWe only had one present each under the tree from Father Christmas. The rest were from whoever they were from.
Do some parents pretend they're all from Santa?
I say that the presents from me are from Father Christmas, but I have to pay for them and place an order. Santa then delivers them. All other presents are from who ever gave them.
So your kids think Santa is like Argos direct?
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ December 8 2008, 5:30 PM GMTI say that the presents from me are from Father Christmas, but I have to pay for them and place an order. Santa then delivers them. All other presents are from who ever gave them.
That's horrible, you've turned Santa into a kind of evil toy mafiosi
Quote: Pete @ December 8 2008, 5:32 PM GMTSo your kids think Santa is like Argos direct?
There's no need to be so santagonistic.
Quote: Pete @ December 8 2008, 5:26 PM GMTIn which case he has had had kids. people who loose their own children don't refer to it as a limited semi-experience. You'd know that....if you'd had kids!
Ohh. I forgot all people who've had kids, (even scummy poor people one assumes!) share just the one consciousness and opinion.
Most kids get a santa sack...maybe 10 presents in a big bag - all from santa.
Innnteresting. I guess my parents wanted the glory for their present buying!
How did everyone get their letters to Santa?
We used to burn them in the fireplace (the smoke taking it up to... where Santa lives...), until we didn't have one anymore and then we burnt them in the Aga.
...Hmm.
Strange how these things seem perfectly normal when you're a child.
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Quote: Pete @ December 8 2008, 5:32 PM GMTSo your kids think Santa is like Argos direct?
I actually just laughed out loud. Well done. 
Quote: zooo @ December 8 2008, 5:33 PM GMTHow did everyone get their letters to Santa?
We used to burn them in the fireplace (the smoke taking it up to... where Santa lives...), until we didn't have one anymore and then we burnt them in the Aga.
Fireplace? Aga? Stop before I completely hate you.