Oh no! Santa's dead!

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[MrMonk]

1. That is just plain sick! eom

[Old and In the Way]

2. link?

:-)

[qnr]

3. No he isn't - I just saw him in the 2004 version of Salem's Lot

Pretending to be some Straker guy.

[qb]

4. Everytime someone mentions Santa, my 4-year-old says

matter-of-factly, "Santa died."

An unintended consequence of telling him the truth! A few months ago, he asked me if Santa was real. I said, "Well, there was a real person named St. Nicholas who lived a long time ago." My son then asked, "Did he die?" to which I replied, "Well, yes."

He knows that all of the Santas you see in the stores are nice people in Santa costumes. He still loves Christmas, and is proud of his knowledge that Mommy and Daddy are Santa.

[MsAnthropy]

5. I hope you're putting money away for his therapy sessions

Seriously, though, it sounds like he's amazingly well-adjusted! Most kids will try to maintain the illusion long past the time the actually believe. Sounds like you're doing a great job!