Today, my son told me not to be silly, because things like the Tooth Fairy and Santa don’t exist. He’s three years old. I guess we’ll just skip all the magical moments of his childhood I was looking forward to, and start the process of turning him into a soulless adult who doesn’t know how to have fun. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, as punishment for peeing on the toilet seat, my dad told my son Santa isn’t real and nor is the tooth fairy or the Easter bunny. FML
Today, my son told me the Christmas letter he wrote to Santa was a joke and he didn't want the stuff he asked for. I already bought everything. FML
Today, I was talking to my sister about how I need to buy gifts from Santa for my daughter, when my son asked why I would be buying them instead of letting Santa bring them. My son genuinely still believed in Santa. He’s 22 years old. FML
Today, my 4-year-old son is distraught. This morning we saw a man, dressed as Santa, passed out drunk on a public bench. My son is now convinced that it was his corpse, and that Santa Claus is dead. FML
Today, my daughter told my son that Santa is not real. Of course, being a child, he started to cry. My only problem is, my son is 11 and my daughter is 6. FML
Today, my fifteen year-old son decided to tell his little five year-old sister that Santa isn't real. She now refuses to talk to any of us and thinks "her whole life is a lie". FML
Today, my son won’t stop crying, all because I told him he couldn’t go trick-or-treating in April. FML
Today, my 16 year-old son had a tantrum over me asking him to clean up his room, and decided to tell my 6 year-old daughter that Santa isn't real, and that it was me who bought her presents. My daughter is inconsolable. FML
Today, I took my kids to the mall to see Santa. While waiting in line, my eldest got bored and loudly complained, "I don't know why we're here. Santa's not even real." I don't think any of the kids within a hundred feet took the news very well. FML
Today, I caught my son trying to punch his own teeth out so he'd get more money from the tooth fairy. FML
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Rake 18
My parents didn't lie to me about non existing things. And I remember maybe magical part of childhood. I grow up on wonderful fantasy books and played many games. It's sad that you think the real world is so horrible that it's either lying or soulless..
sirrubberduckie 37
If the only way you can think of your son experiencing magical moments is through lies, maybe you're the soulless one who doesn't know how to have fun.
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Rake 18
My parents didn't lie to me about non existing things. And I remember maybe magical part of childhood. I grow up on wonderful fantasy books and played many games. It's sad that you think the real world is so horrible that it's either lying or soulless..
Lamitucus 4
Is he the child version of the step dad from the Santa Claus?
sirrubberduckie 37
If the only way you can think of your son experiencing magical moments is through lies, maybe you're the soulless one who doesn't know how to have fun.
Yudith 28
Time for you to learn about the magical things in nature, like mantis shrimps, rotating owl heads, or how you can change the direction of an arrow by placing a glass in front of it and filling it with water.
1known 34
It is always better not to lie to a child. And there are so many magical things out there. Read some books to your son, there are plenty of awesome magical stories.
idragosani 17
There are many other ways to have fun that don't end up traumatizing your kid later on down the line when they find out you'd been lying