Does Santa exist?

[Balmoral Green]

BG junior is a smart young lad (at least I thought so) but hes just asked me, in all seriousness, if Santa exists.

He's ten years old, fairly rational and realistsic.

So what do I tell him? :D

[minimax]

tell him that until he's old enough to buy his own presents santa does exist, and he's forty-odd with designer stubble and drives a bentley

[mxdi]

Time to find out the truth I think

[2 Smokin Barrels]

mxdi said:

Time to find out the truth I think

..and that is?

[minimax]

mxdi said:

Time to find out the truth I think

you mean go to lapland and ask around a bit to see if anyone's seen him about?

[scared but happy]

YES!!!
www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91059-13446235,00.html

[Balmoral Green]

minimax said:

you mean go to lapland and ask around a bit to see if anyone's seen him about?

Doh! I had forgotten that I had been there and actually sat at Santas desk and opened and sorted letters (I also bought a Sami knife for kebabing reindeer with). Will dig out the photos, question answered.

Carry on with yout thoughts though PH'ers

[Chim Girl]

Ask him why he asked and what he thinks. He's a bright lad, if he's asking this type of question then he already knows, he just wants you to confirm it for him. Under no circumstances tell him direct fibs, he will never forgive you.

[Mrs Fish]

Chim Girl said:

Ask him why he asked and what he thinks. He's a bright lad, if he's asking this type of question then he already knows, he just wants you to confirm it for him. Under no circumstances tell him direct fibs, he will never forgive you.

Very wise

[silverback mike]

I agree, talk it through with him, he will come to his own conclusions I think.

Mini silverback is 8, he asked me how the 'sleigh' managed to stay airborne.....must admit I am running out of suitable answers.

[Balmoral Green]

Just told him to ask his mum

[Mrs Fish]

Balmoral Green said:

Just told him to ask his mum

wuss

[Jonna_Rex]

minimax said:

mxdi said: Time to find out the truth I think you mean go to lapland and ask around a bit to see if anyone's seen him about?

Or you can always ask me

[m1spw]

Talk him through it, let him make his own conclusions would have been the sensible answer.

Telling him to go ask his mum is the wuss (and probably the best mans way ) way.

'Course, now he's probably going to come to you in tears and tell you mum said Santa doesn't exist, then ask you if he does...so you're screwed either way

[LongQ]

m1spw said:

Talk him through it, let him make his own conclusions would have been the sensible answer. Telling him to go ask his mum is the wuss (and probably the best mans way ) way. 'Course, now he's probably going to come to you in tears and tell you mum said Santa doesn't exist, then ask you if he does...so you're screwed either way

Hmm, considering some of the reported recent events chez BG he may feel that HE knows the answer but is not entirely sure BG snr is, shall we say, fully in tune. He may be testing you BG.

"Mum, Dad doesn't know if Santa's real or not - can't do, he told me to come back and ask you. Now what do we do about him?"

Either that or he has worked out whaty he sees as the perfect xmas present but it's expensive and he trying to work out the chances of getting it should he ask!

[R988]

tell him yes but that he got the last two letters the wrong way around wrong and that yes he is an evil man in a red suit who knows when you do bad stuff, so he had better not up

[YamR1,V64motion]

look on the bright side he could be asking about sex

[srebbe64]

Had a similar situation with one of my kids last year. There's only one answer 'the truth'. So I told her 'of course he exists'.

[FourWheelDrift]

Balmoral Green said:

BG junior is a smart young lad (at least I thought so) but hes just asked me, in all seriousness, if Santa exists. He's ten years old, fairly rational and realistsic. So what do I tell him?

Tell him Santa didn't make it through the last cold snap.




edited due to alcohol taking over the keyboard.

>> Edited by FourWheelDrift on Monday 3rd October 23:11

[up-the-dubs]

LongQ said:

Either that or he has worked out whaty he sees as the perfect xmas present but it's expensive and he trying to work out the chances of getting it should he ask!

That was me in my last year. Lovly mountain bike too .