So the situation with my youngest little slugger worked its self out (thank you Lord!!)
All is well and calm now. Preschool has been so much fun for the both of them! We are still pretty grateful for Thanksgiving break. I much needed week of R&R.
With Christmas just around the corner I have already drug out the decorations. We have the Elf on the Shelf, the kids believe in Santa and all that. My issue is how much of the 'magical stuff' do we push onto them?
It's not just Christmas where I struggle, Easter, the Tooth Fairy, all of it.
My 5 year old is really into the Elf and Santa this year and I find it really hard to lie to him about all of this. My husband and I talked about weather or not to do 'Santa' when our kids were tiny. I remember being crushed when someone at school told me there was no Santa. I didn't want our kids to feel that, but I didn't want them to be the dream crusher either!
We don't do the Easter bunny, even as a child I remember being confused about the bunny.
Tooth Fairy does make visits to our house, although the money she leaves varies, I'm never prepared for that one!
Santa visits and eats our cookies, we make reindeer food for the yard so they aren't left out either.
The older my kids get the more questions they have and I'm struggling with answers this year.
I know all of this make believe is done in fun, but when do you stop the lies?
