Tuesday, December 6, 2011

The Magic. . .

I go back and forth on the "Magic" of Christmas.  I feel that I get roped into deeper and deeper fallacies each year.  Santa becomes more powerful and is likened to God in his ability.  I have a problem with that.  The Elf on the Shelf is the latest craze and now that little guy has powerful and magical abilities too.  It isn't that I fault anyone for participating in these rituals, they just don't feel right to me.  I have always told my kids that there is no such thing as magic and now I feel myself frantically backpedaling with my 8 year old and muddying the waters with the, "Santa is an exception."  I am not one for the gray area; things are black and white if I have anything to say about it.  One of my friends likes to remind me that the magic is special and believing in it as a child is right of passage.  I don't fully agree as I can't ever remember believing in it.   I was one of those unfortunate (maybe fortunate?) souls who was told the truth from a much older friend at a young age.

Regardless of what I think, we play the part (minimally) and our kids are fully immersed in the magic of the season.  An example of this was when Lila pulled Santa out of the corner for a very sweet and loving dance.  She was conversing with him the entire time.  Maybe the magic isn't all bad. . .




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