The Magic of Santa Claus

We all remember waiting by the chimney on the night of every Christmas Eve in our younger years. We would crawl out bed late at night, hoping to catch a glimpse of him placing presents by the Christmas tree. Those days were the best, especially for me. So why should parents ruin that Christmas spirit for their children? Parents should let their children believe in Santa Claus for the sake of their childhood, their imagination, and their future.

Our childhood is something that we will cherish for the rest of our lives. It’s the years that will make us or break us. Parents should consider that before they decide to tell their kids if Santa Claus is real or fake. In my opinion, I feel like children will have a better childhood if they have someone like Santa Claus to believe in. It just makes things more exciting. In an article I read, Sarah Crooke states that “childhood is the only time in life when we can believe in something as outrageous as Santa." Isn't that what our youth is for? Nobody wants to see the face of disappointment on an innocent face so it’s better to just let them be a kid, the ones filled with imagination.

Children all hold one quality in common, that is imagination. Imagination help make the mind wonder, which is beautiful. Santa Claus is one of many that helps build that imaginative world. With imagination, children tend to be more creative and interesting. I would never want to mess with a child’s mind, because eventually as they get older, “they will soon figure it out on their own.” Therefore, either way they will know the truth. So why not let them use their imagination and allow them to believe in Santa Claus, because it will benefit them in the future.

When you tell a child that Santa Claus isn’t real, it may affect the child in the future down the road. The disappointment may be too much for them, to be told that Santa Claus and his magically 9 reindeers are a bunch of lies, especially when they’re just little kids. It may cause them to have trust issues when they become older. It’s an act of a “huge act of betrayal” as it is said in an article, written by Jacoba Urist. Therefore it’s better not to take that route. It won’t hurt anybody to just let them believe in something as special as Santa Claus.

Christmas is about spreading the spirit of giving and putting smiles on faces. Santa Claus is a big part of how it all comes together. So why mess up the magic of Christmas by telling children that Santa is not real. It will only affect their childhood, their imagination, and their future. So it’s better to let them find out for their selves. It’s a part of growing up so it wouldn’t be fair if we interfere. At the end of the day, kids are kids, so let them be kids.