She is ten years old and in 5th grade. She does currently believe in Santa, but her friends at school keep telling her that Santa is not real, and it’s really just the parents who put the presents under the tree. So, now she asks me several times a day if Santa is real. I say yes. But today, she asked me if it’s really me that puts the presents under the tree and puts “from Santa” on the gifts. It makes me sad that she’s so torn about this whole thing. I want to tell her the truth, but I know it’s going to have ramifications about me lying to her all these years. As I was typing this, she just asked me if I really believe Santa is real. Please give some advice! I really need it.

Topics: Christmas, children, religion, family, Christianity, lying, truth, tradition, customs, icons, cultures, santa clause