[joeysteele]

I don't think there is anything wrong as to telling stories to Children,I knew my Dad was making up stories when he told me stories when I was little.

Father Christmas,now I know I am in a massive minority here,however I found everything as to him terrifying, really.
I could not sleep on Christmas eve from aged 3 to 5 for all the wrong reasons,because I was petrified he would come into my room.
I would go nowhere near him with my Parents in Stores,I even said I wanted nothing for Christmas so he didn't have to come to our house.
I wanted nothing from him.

I still don't know why I had such a bad feeling as to Santa Claus but I was massively relieved to learn before I reached 6 that he didn't exist and that it was my family that bought and gave the presents.
I believe I was 'huffed' a bit that they had let me be scared and not said he didn't exist before.

I don't know if it was the long beard or just the idea of him being able to get into houses and into my room that worried me so much but that is likely the only thing I wish even now and moreso then that my Parents had been fully honest with me as to him.