Or maybe not lie to kids about this at all, lead them on and then let them be crushed by the realization that their parents betrayed them all this time. I’m nearly 60 and I still remember how it felt realizing that, and then being told I had to turn around and lie about it to my younger sister. I didn’t make that mistake with my own kids.

As a parent I chose not to propagate this bullshit lie to my children, Because I respect them as humans and I respect their intelligence. I told them the truth about Chris Kringle / Saint Nicholas that guy who lived a long time ago. I told them the real story.