EDIT: READ THIS FIRST!!!
Dammit... the poll fucked up.
Option 4 is "No, it's wrong to lie to children"
Option 6 is "I don't celebrate Christmas"
Try to keep that in mind as you vote.
The Christmas season is upon us, and I've been curious about the collective perspective on this decades old issue.
Even if you don't plan to ever have kids, let's talk hypothetical. There are both sides to this kind of debate where one might decide that it's cruel to straight up lie to you children about an all-seeing fat guy that doesn't, while another might believe that Santa's presence in your child's life reinforces ideals of goodwill and cherished childhood-innocence that comes with the Christmas spirit.
Personally, I think Saint Nicholas has a place in the nostalgia that Christmas tends to bring and would probably let it go on for they're toddler years up until around 5 or so, you know before elementary school. At that point, they would be at an age where understanding the differences between the real and the fantastic is important. What about you guys?
Oh and before you start typing, no religion jokes about telling kids about a "benevolent imaginary man", please. It isn't funny if it's predictable.