Thank you (and curse you) ABC Family Channel for your 25 days of Christmas programming this month. Almost every night that channel has broadcast a baby-boomer-era Christmas program (typically stop motion animation) and my kids have enjoyed seeing them.
But it occurred to me on Christmas day–when my middle child asked me a question about Santa Claus, that maybe I should reconsider playing along (hook, line and sinker) with the whole Santa enterprise. Why? Because it seems pretty obvious that I undermine my credibility in urging my children to believe spiritual truths–which I think are true, when I unreservedly or without qualification promote a belief in a concept which requires “faith” but which I know is untrue. I think I haven’t been careful enough to talk about Santa with the twinkle in my eye that typically signals to my kids that I’m using my imagination.
My wife had already handled the issue a couple years ago with our oldest (I wasn’t aware of that) but we agreed that we’ll wait for an opportune time to break the news to the littler ones. And, don’t worry, we’ll go easy on them . . .
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