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In a message dated 4/14/03 1:25:35 PM Central Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:

<<
The REAL Santa is in your heart where you can carry him for as long as you
want. It's the magical spirit of make believe that somehow comes true.
It's
many things wrapped into one. >>

Yes. I agree with this. BUT, that does not equal telling my kids that a fat
guy in a suit really comes and leaves stuff.
I am very vague and play into the magic when they're young, but when they ask
questions I am also honest.


Ren
"The sun is shining--the sun is shining. That is the magic. The flowers are
growing--the roots are stirring. That is the magic. Being alive is the
magic--being strong is the magic The magic is in me--the magic is in
me....It's in every one of us."

----Frances Hodgson Burnett

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In a message dated 4/14/2003 4:12:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
starsuncloud@... writes:

> Yes. I agree with this. BUT, that does not equal telling my kids that a fat
> guy in a suit really comes and leaves stuff.
> I am very vague and play into the magic when they're young, but when they
> ask
> questions I am also honest.
>

Mine never have asked. I'm sure they at some point must have wondered but
not enough to ask. Too much excitement and fun I suspect.

glena


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