You know— it bothered me as a child. I didn’t like it. Having my own family and kids, I held back waiting for them to request to see Santa- never forced, and we did a few times… and called it good.
Now heading into my 60’s, I wish I knew then what I know now!
"what message are we giving children when we ask them or even encourage them to climb into Santa’s lap (a person they don’t even know) – or allow Santa to touch a child in any way – without permission?
Watching a child cry in Santa’s lap is not funny. It’s breaking a body-safety rule and robbing children of their right to consent.
Santa said, “If you don’t sit on my lap, I will not give you any presents.”
a bribe
we can’t teach children they are the boss of their own body and then force them to sit in Santa’s lap "
It's sexual if the Santa thinks it is, are you a parent?
I'm raising joyful children with a strong sense of community, but skipping the lying and gaslighting that the gifts I've got for them are actually from a creepy old fat dude watching and judging their every action.
Literally an anagram of Satan.
Antithesis of Jesus birth.
Fetishizing materialism.
A friend of mine is a parole officer and says you'd be shocked at how many pedo felons are mall Santas.
You know— it bothered me as a child. I didn’t like it. Having my own family and kids, I held back waiting for them to request to see Santa- never forced, and we did a few times… and called it good.
Now heading into my 60’s, I wish I knew then what I know now!
"what message are we giving children when we ask them or even encourage them to climb into Santa’s lap (a person they don’t even know) – or allow Santa to touch a child in any way – without permission? Watching a child cry in Santa’s lap is not funny. It’s breaking a body-safety rule and robbing children of their right to consent.
Santa said, “If you don’t sit on my lap, I will not give you any presents.” a bribe
we can’t teach children they are the boss of their own body and then force them to sit in Santa’s lap "
Dude Santa is literally a 1920s Marketing invention. MyDogBlondi comment says the rest
This post is an utter mess.
A child sitting on an adult's lap isn't sexual. What the fuck is wrong with you?
Santa is real and there are many lessons in Xmas beyond "stuff is good".
You don't like the holiday, cool, don't celebrate it. Raise joyless children with no sense of magic or wonder and a fear of community. Wonderful.
Santa is real? Wtf is wrong with YOU?
It's sexual if the Santa thinks it is, are you a parent?
I'm raising joyful children with a strong sense of community, but skipping the lying and gaslighting that the gifts I've got for them are actually from a creepy old fat dude watching and judging their every action.
Wake the fuck up
lol Santa is real now. I agree, plus it's a naturally slippery slope to get teenagers to reject religion before they form their full thinking skills.
"If your parents lied to you about Santa, why would you believe them about Jesus?"
I agree with OP, I fucking hate Santa
all you have is insults and retarded logic.
gg bro merry CHRISTmas
Thanks for playing, try to be kinder today at least it's Jesus' birthday and you're bumming him out