# The Santa Clause myth - good or bad?

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**Created:** [December 4, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-santa-clause-myth-good-or-bad/825554 "2018-12-04T17:06:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-santa-clause-myth-good-or-bad/825554/33 "2018-12-04T23:26:50Z")

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I found an [old thread on much the same subject](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=408936), in case you want to see what the Dopers of Christmas Past had to say. I found myself liking what I said back then:

> [@Santa Claus: To Perpetuate the Tale to Children or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus-to-perpetuate-the-tale-to-children-or-not/392666/18):
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> What I became aware of when I got older was, **not** that Santa Claus wasn’t real, but that **Santa Claus was really Dad and Mom**. Santa Claus didn’t stop existing. I just had a better understanding of who Santa Claus really was. Santa Claus was someone who loved me enough that he not only wanted to give me presents and goodies, he wanted to make it happen in a fun and exciting and magical way.

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