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Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson
Sounds to me like you're a huge *******.
So I'll give a little bit of the backstory. The mom is the bigoted Brazilian. The stepdad is the really smart Jordan-Peterson-liking engineer, and the 7 year old I used to babysit for 12 hours/day when she was three--so I've already been a pretty big influence in her life. They had another kid who is now 9 months old, and due to their work schedules needed help with babysitting in the mid-afternoon for a couple hours a day and basically begged me to come to live with them for a few months until the grandma comes from Brazil. [We're actually all going there and then the grandma is coming to the US and I'm staying there and can live at the grandma's place]. And well, you get what you pay for.
Now the 7 year old is one of my favorite people and I'm like a godfather type person for her. Also yesterday while walking the dog she said to me: "why would you rather watch birds than pay attention to your daughter?" Me: "I don't have a daughter". Her: "your fake daughter" (referring to herself of course). So it's like that.
So let's say I'm definitely not a huge ******* and me telling her that Santa isn't real caused zero drama. She didn't go into her room crying and we continued to hangout for another hour after that.
And as for me, like I said, I found out when I was 6 so I was younger than her and I'll always remember where I was and that it was my cousin who told me. He was like 9 at the time and said "you know Santa isn't real, right?" And I took it just fine. And I'm a firm believer that not believing in fairy tales--both the kid and the adult versions--is an important step in personal psychological development.
So my questions for you Trolly are 1) At what age did you stop believing in Santa Claus or do you still? 2) Are there any other things that you think I should lie to children about when they ask me? And 3) do I still sound like a huge *******?
Last edited by Luckbox Inc; 01-27-2020 at 10:32 AM.