Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy, all different kinds of mythical beliefs that we stopped believing in. Well, most of us stopped believing in. If you are a part of this small minority of people, then sorry to tell you … it’s all fake! From a young age our parents have been feeding us with lies about an old man who delivers presents in one night, a bunny who hides chocolate and a fairy who gives us money in exchange for our teeth (all of which would have been a great deal if it was real). Yet parents will tell the truth about these fables sooner or later. So really what’s the point? Parents lie to us which breaks trust within the family, makes our children believe in a fake society and you are setting them up for certain disappointment when they eventually find out the truth. Parents shouldn’t be lying in the first place to their credulous children. Firstly, by continually corrupting our children with these lies we are breaking the foundations of trust within the family. Trust plays a vital role in a family, an invaluable gift that cannot be sold or bought, only treasured. Both Parents and children should establish and maintain a healthy relationship and share a unique bond together however this bond is threatened by the lies we tell. Kathy McKay, a clinical psychologist said: “The Santa myth is such an involved lie, such a long-lasting one, between parents and children, that if a relationship is vulnerable, this may …show more content…
My research shows that parents just spend too much time, effort and money on things that are not real. Children look up to these imagery people as role models, but the problem is… they are not real. Just a fictional