Atheist Homeschool

Hmm, it seems that everyone has an opinion about the whole Santa thing.   I still think that it’s playful and fun.  I wonder if people who were traumatized by the lie chalk it up to the way that they first learned of it, or if they blame it on the lie itself. It’s all in perception. To be honest, I think of it more as a game. Or a gift. I don’t look at it as a lie, but maybe if I felt lied to as a child, I’d have a harsher view of the topic. I feel sad for people who were traumatized by it, but I have to wonder. Is their perspective defined by their reaction, or by the reaction of the people around them. I think of the lady, whose teacher asked the 3^rd grade class “Who here believes in Santa?” and the other kids laughed when she was the only one to raise her hand. I wonder, first of all, what was her teacher thinking? Second of all, if she had been of a different mindset, would she have been able to handle the situation without getting traumatized. I just wonder these things. I wonder if there has even been a formal study of the whole Santa thing, and if anyone has ever cross referenced the results with the overall pessimism or optimism of the people involved.

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