No Easter Bunny, No Santa Claus, No Tooth Fairy

I expect take a LOT of flak for this. From pretty much everyone. I've already gotten a "what?" look from one of my daughter's daycare teachers. She asked my daughter if Santa came to visit her, and she said no, we celebrated Jesus - and she got tons of presents!

I just can't look my daughter in the eye and tell her a bold faced lie that Santa, the Elf on the Shelf, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy are real. I can't do it.

Cause if I do, how can I expect her to trust me when I tell her that Jesus is real? Think about it.

I want her to trust that I'll never lie to her. Lying is big - I try not to lie. I know that's nearly impossible, but I still strive for it. Even if it means telling somebody something they don't want to hear, or facing a toddler meltdown. I'm willing to take it.

ALSO, lying is breaking one of the 10 Commandments - Exodus 20:16

16 w“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

My daughter comes home from daycare, and I have to undo the programming that she got that day, lol. No, honey, Santa's just for fun - like Elmo - we pretend Santa just to have some fun.

It's all about Jesus - we celebrate Jesus!  Savior of the world!

When I tell my daughter about why we have these holidays, I picture Jesus watching me and how He'd react if I started the old Santa/Easter Bunny trick. I would imagine Him doing a facepalm, lol. 

That's it, in a nutshell. I can't continue the lie - even if it's fun - lots of sin is fun for a while, but it's a big ole trap by Satan, and he just wants to destroy our lives. This is how my parent's raised me, and I have huge respect for them as a result.


For the record - I do NOT look down my nose at people who choose to teach their kids about Santa and all. I also tell my daughter that most kids think Santa is REAL, and she shouldn't try to ruin it for them. It's not our business :) 

I know it's IMPOSSIBLE to never ever lie - sometimes I catch myself lying and I try to repent immediately. I have asked the Holy Spirit to convict me of lying and He sure does! It's for my own good :) 

You do your thing, we'll do ours - let's play nice, and can't we all just get along? :)