Mumsnet users are kicking off about this woman who doesn’t want to lie to her children about Santa
Mr Claus had women fighting over him
A MUMSNET user has sparked outrage by saying she doesn't want to let her future children believe in Santa Claus.
The woman - who is yet to have her own children - : "I don't feel comfortable lying to my future kids about Santa, but I don't want them to ruin it for everyone else either.
"Has anyone managed to bring their child up not believing in Santa, without them ruining it for believers, or am I going to have to lie to them for the sake of others?"
It was a subject that enraged quite a few Mumsnet users on both sides of the argument.
Some thought it was over the top to say that having your child believe in Santa means you are lying to them.
One wrote: "Bloody hell it's not lying.
"Seen a few people say this and it's very odd.
"It's just a bit of fun."
While another went for a more sarcastic tone: "Millions of adults grow up and realise that Santa is not real without it damaging their psyche, causing them to be muddled about right and wrong or compulsive liars.
"Make sure that if you take them to Disneyland you carefully explain to them that it is not Pooh Bear but a bloke in a costume.
While another user didn't mince their words.
"Good lord, what is happening the world.
"I feel sorry for these poor children who miss out on what is frankly a really special magical thing just because Mummy couldn't possibly lie to her precious darling. For f**k sake."
One woman thought the question was "a bit precious".
"There was a girl at ds's school whose mother said she was told the truth.
"She was one of the most nervous and miserable kids I've ever come across.
"No TV, no sweets, no cake. Her mother tried to get the school to ban cake at birthday time because her precious little snowflake would get poisoned.
"The poor child needed a bit of fun and magic in her mother's dull and dangerous little universe."
And another thought it reflected bad parenting: "If a child is so traumatised/affected by a parent lying about Santa then their parents haven't raised them to be resilient enough!
"Pathetic!
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But not everyone agreed and some felt that Santa isn't the be all and end all of Christmas.
One user wrote: "Santa isn't some sort of pre requisite to having a magical childhood."
While another said: "My grandmother who was born in the reign of Queen Victoria was absolutely insistent that this modern fad for lying to children was wrong.
"I had a magical childhood without my family lying to me, and so did my children."
One user said: "I'm child free so don't have this dilemma.
"I never believed it was real - but had to keep pretending for the sake of other children.
"Ludicrous!
"I never found any of it remotely 'magical' and I loathe the whole nonsense to this day."
