tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post7834338994187405102..comments2023-11-18T11:24:52.834-08:00Comments on Tales from the Den of Chaos: Avoiding the hard questionsMother of Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12176092618150502244noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-34148332592550788082007-08-15T18:54:00.000-07:002007-08-15T18:54:00.000-07:00Love the Santa deputies idea. Although my kids ar...Love the Santa deputies idea. Although my kids are so simple, they totally believe until they are old enough not to be upset by the truth. I guess I've been lucky, so far.Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-30457013218234290072007-08-15T10:41:00.000-07:002007-08-15T10:41:00.000-07:00We are telling DD that Santa was a real person and...We are telling DD that Santa was a real person and that's about as far as we take it now. She's 2, she LOVES the idea of Santa, so eventually we will work in the idea that we are "helping him out". I love your "Deputies" phrase, I've got to remember that one!Science PhD Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927647627619995276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-21649595052932456612007-08-14T08:55:00.000-07:002007-08-14T08:55:00.000-07:00Sorry to threadjack here, but I thought you might ...Sorry to threadjack here, but I thought you might be interested in this....knitting sweaters for penguins! Apparently they put sweaters on penguins when there's an oil spill to prevent them from eating the oil when they groom themselves. Its pretty cute:<BR/><BR/>http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/13/penguins-in-sweaters/penguins-in-sweaters/<BR/><BR/>I've googled a bit and it doesn't seem Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-35883203099494300542007-08-12T22:57:00.000-07:002007-08-12T22:57:00.000-07:00I had to give over on the whole tooth fairy thing,...I had to give over on the whole tooth fairy thing, but I will go down fighting to hold onto the legend of Santa. But as Peanut nears age 11, I know that time is growing closer and I will do my best to pass on the spirit of giving.RM Kahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625754646053162088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-36925159778999098552007-08-12T16:54:00.000-07:002007-08-12T16:54:00.000-07:00Absolutely beautiful. Santa is very much alive at ...Absolutely beautiful. Santa is very much alive at our house too, and always will be. You have some pretty lucky kids, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-3031445872392008582007-08-11T10:24:00.000-07:002007-08-11T10:24:00.000-07:00Awwww..... Awesome!Awwww..... Awesome!MadMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550335108031470562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-75347074702679689402007-08-10T14:04:00.000-07:002007-08-10T14:04:00.000-07:00This is great. Thanks for posting this. My girl is...This is great. Thanks for posting this. My girl is 12 and holding on to Santa for dear life. I decided I'd tell her the truth when she asked, and so far she hasn't. When she asks, I can tell her about the deputies and the spirit of christmas. She'll still accuse me of lying, but maybe it won't be such a shock now.Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911608453762091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-71087392019256589222007-08-10T08:37:00.000-07:002007-08-10T08:37:00.000-07:00Tears in my eyes. An even better answer than the ...Tears in my eyes. An even better answer than the classic, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" from the Chicago Sun Times editor a hundred years ago.Yarnhoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625926254864861603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-89884734487613772212007-08-10T08:16:00.000-07:002007-08-10T08:16:00.000-07:00my mom always told me "anybody can be a Santa." i...my mom always told me "anybody can be a Santa." i love your post, please reiterate it Thanksgiving weekend so that we can remember.Tolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681710147517631370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-86137956402431992402007-08-10T07:40:00.000-07:002007-08-10T07:40:00.000-07:00Wow, that is a great answer.I'll have to remember ...Wow, that is a great answer.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to remember it when Widget brings up that particular dreaded question.Sierciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03505170185697698789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-37152437449140110602007-08-10T07:24:00.000-07:002007-08-10T07:24:00.000-07:00That is very sweet.We do the Santa thing and when ...That is very sweet.<BR/><BR/>We do the Santa thing and when my son would ask the big question I would always work my way around it by asking...Well, what do you think? <BR/><BR/>I would never lie, just be tricky. It did come down to one year when my son was 8 that I had to break the news to him.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01685188032844582716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-54772168254299427372007-08-10T04:38:00.000-07:002007-08-10T04:38:00.000-07:00I have thought long and hard about this as well be...I have thought long and hard about this as well because my BIL is raising his kids w/o Santa. We invoke Santa's name fairly regularly after Thanksgiving. <BR/><BR/>My solution to the big question when it arises is to answer it in the same spirit as you are.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509664226326597740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-39809428862609883492007-08-10T02:16:00.000-07:002007-08-10T02:16:00.000-07:00My husband grew up without Santa and I think that ...My husband grew up without Santa and I think that is a real bummer. I have always worried about what to say about it when my kids are old enough to ask. <BR/>Good ideas! Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-34110045768799012592007-08-10T01:48:00.000-07:002007-08-10T01:48:00.000-07:00Yes!!! You have cracked the $64 million question....Yes!!! You have cracked the $64 million question. One day, I hope, there will be millions of parents the world over who use your answer to the Santa question. If I'm every lucky enough to have children, then I certainly will.<BR/><BR/>Bless you, Tama. It's the perfect response.<BR/><BR/>- PamPipneyJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18361733342528469517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-8048696284922232342007-08-09T20:42:00.000-07:002007-08-09T20:42:00.000-07:00A deputy of good will--what could be better? I ma...A deputy of good will--what could be better? I managed to skirt it because my kids are smarter than I am...they figured it out, and then figured that it would break my heart to tell me that they knew, and eventually, me and the older kids were in on the conspiracy...Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.com