Mom Points Out The Problem With Telling Kids That Their Expensive Gifts Came From Santa And Here's Why

'Tis the season to be jolly and excited for the gifts to be received, especially for kids who have waited the whole year just to celebrate the ever-anticipated holidays and catch Santa Claus coming down their chimneys and sneaking in their dream presents. It has been such an ancient tradition to tell kids that Santa Claus will give them gifts for being good and behaved, and those who were naughty won't be receiving any—a good ol' tale to scare kids out of behaving rudely.

However, this pure and fun make-believe might not be good for every single kid out there who has parents that could not afford to pretend that Santa Claus gave them a great gift, especially when they see that all the other, and more privileged kids got such expensive presents. They were good, too, weren't they?

While some people would disagree that telling the truth about Santa to children would be best because it would only take the "magic" of Christmas away, some parents do actually understand how this whole concept might be disheartening for kids who cannot afford to have expensive gifts disguised as something that came from the North Pole. The way they see it, they weren't nice or good enough to get a gift that's as good as the others from Santa, and they will begin to question themselves—which does not bode well as a developing childhood trauma.

That being said, a mom took it to an online community to express this issue, as she was called out for stomping down on her children's daydreams of receiving gifts from Santa. It would be best to leave the expensive presents as something that came from the parents themselves, and leave the less expensive gifts labeled from Santa—especially when opening them at a party that's full of kids with different parents and different classes in life.

Feeling the magic of Christmas is great, but trust and honesty are also important.

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A mother posted on Reddit regarding this under the subreddit AITA.

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She proposed giving cheaper gifts as the ones labeled from Santa.

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It's not fair for those who cannot afford to give their kids big presents.

It's hard to tell a kid why someone got a better gift than them when they waited and were nice the whole year.

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They say she was ruining the magic for the children.

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Points were made.

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Here's what the people of Reddit have to say:

Christmas is all about happiness, and it's quite clear how telling kids that Santa gave them gifts will actually cause harm more than good.

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Santa gifts should be small, cheap, but all equally meaningful.

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Just imagine them being sad in the holidays.

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"It is kinder to those in need."

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It's such a terrible feeling to explain to kids why their friends got huge and expensive gifts.

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"You're preserving the magic."

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If you don't have the heart to tell the kids how Santa isn't real, might as well make them learn how to settle with the little gifts that came from him.

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Small but meaningful is enough.

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"Very busy person, and all that."

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Stockings all the way!

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It curbs any expectations.

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The tradition stays alive.

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"How do you teach your kids the joy of giving if they don't get to help buy presents for other people?"

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Good for everyone, too!

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Old man can't carry all those expensive gifts!

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How would they feel?

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Parents are the real Santas here!

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A special Santa paper.

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While it's a great thing to let children believe that there is indeed a man in a red suit flying around with his reindeers giving out gifts to the nice kids, it is also important for every child to not feel left out at a time like this. Love and truth shall always prevail, above all.

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