The older I got, the more acceptable lying would become. When I got older and received terrible Christmas presents, I realized that I had to lie and pretend I liked them. Each year in school, more and more kids started to cheat on homework and tests because they figured their teachers and parents would rather have them lie than disclose that they didn't do the work to properly finish their assignments or to ace their exams. Reflecting back on it all from my wise old age of 23, it seems that Santa is the biggest lie told by adults to kids. It seems as if that lie is one that is too big for them to admit.
Kids always seem to hear the truth about Santa from other kids.
To face the real world, kids need someone else. They need each other. After all, they know as a result of hearing the truth about Santa that even adults they trust will lie to them. All Rights Reserved.