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I don’t have to tell my kids what’s known. My kids know I buy their clothes provide shelter  feed them etc. I don’t flaunt anything in my kids faces because I’m their parent and it’s my job never did I say I was special for doing what is needed to make my kids life easier than what I had to live through growing up.the purpose of Christmas according to most is about family and giving joy and cheer. When kids wake up with gifts under the tree they don’t care who or where it came from all they care about is what it is. So why can’t they get that same satisfaction knowing that Santa didn’t bring the gifts but that they came from mommy and daddy ?
Kids figure it out by 8. Just let them have it until then.
Your children do not need to hear how much you do for them. Do you tell them that you bought the clothes they’re wearing, pain the rent? You decided to have them, that’s the price you pay. You are not special for looking after them imo.