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Tell her about Santa, and the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy and the Sandman ... invent a couple family-based boojums if you want.
Santa's part of the overall cultural experience. She'll be way out of step with her peers if she doesn't know about these guys. Come on ... evan Jewish kids know about Santa. They know he's not coming over, but they know who he is. You don't want Sarah to be an outcast, do you?
You will cherish the final year that the rather mild threat of the naughty list last controls your child's behavior.
You don't have to listen to any of it ... but ask your mom's advice from time to time. It will make her feel good, and you might find some nuggets of wisdom in there that you can make use of. So find out what she thinks about this, and why she told you Santa was real.
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