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CSGB13 t1_j0l1z7l wrote

Dude spoilers!

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SpaceLemming t1_j0lirap wrote

This is so fucking stupid, I didn’t use the belief in Santa to accomplish goals. Being lied to about the existence of a person doesn’t help me at all.

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TheOnlyKnight t1_j0lix0s wrote

10 seconds isn't enough. After those 10 seconds, it's back to what ever I was thinking about before.

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Bigtimeduhmas t1_j0ljd9b wrote

Either this dad has like 2 billion kids and has been going around giving the same shitty advice or some of yall lying about this being advice your dad gave.

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momentoirl t1_j0lmwgq wrote

I don’t think I ever believed in Santa.

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snowaxe_83 t1_j0ln7bh wrote

What do you mean "you Believed"? Santa gives gifts, what's there to belief?

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abaram t1_j0loyuc wrote

Well I never believed in anything but in my uselessness so take that advice and shove it? I will not change my 32 year old rhetoric! /s

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Wise_Control t1_j0m1b7u wrote

Yeah, and Santa was a lie. Wat de fuq is this? This isn’t motivating at all, it’s the opposite

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mocxed t1_j0m2i0g wrote

Yes but after I found out santa wasnt real I couldnt just believe in him for 10 more seconds.

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Lucky-Mustard t1_j0m34zg wrote

Tell me you are stupid without telling me you are stupid.

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MrBum80 t1_j0m59ae wrote

Santa brings me gifts, I bring me disappointment.

I do share that disappointment with all my loved ones though

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kairujex t1_j0m5i9x wrote

So the wedding night went well?

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materiamasta t1_j0m650x wrote

“But dad, I’m only 6?” “Shit, wrong kid”

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amgates80 t1_j0m7r5y wrote

I’m going to use that on my girls when they cry about their grades.

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amgates80 t1_j0m87e8 wrote

Replying to SpaceLemming (#954,088)

I never told my kids about Santa because we were usually broke, and I didn’t want them to think that “santa” gave them crap gifts, while their friends were getting iPads and other expensive gifts. Instead when we got our taxes we would take them shopping.

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DigitalSteven1 t1_j0mbffb wrote

Nah, we were poor. Hard to keep the illusion of santa when you're poor.

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n00chness t1_j0md2fw wrote

Dad, 1990s: "Think critically, and don't believe everything you see on the TV."

Dad, 2022: "Joe Biden is three lizards in a trench coat."

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whatever32657 t1_j0mjumr wrote

excellent advice from a wise parent. perspective is everything. the point is, you believed in some dumbass myth that couldn’t possibly be true, but YOU are real. believe in your realness.

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CaliTheRogue t1_j0mol9j wrote

Ok but what do I do with the rest of the thirty seconds in bed with my girlfriend?

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IrrationalID_12 t1_j0mq69e wrote

But to believe in something and have confidence you need to have faith

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GhoulsinLove t1_j0mrg38 wrote

Wait why did he stop believing in Santa?

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Oddrock64 t1_j0muegk wrote

But Santa is the one that has never let me down…

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xVanillaxChristmasx t1_j0mxic9 wrote

Believing in Santa and believing in yourself are two completely different things. If you don't believe in Santa then this would be considered bad advice. I mean if this is good advice for you then that's alright but some people don't believe in Santa and therefore this would've been terrible advice. No offence-

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julesk t1_j0n0cjw wrote

How many times has this been reposted? I count at least ten.

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hooliganowl t1_j0n2bkb wrote

Where y’all get these fathers

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RunInRunOn t1_j0n2dor wrote

I believed in myself for 8 years too

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Dazinth t1_j0n2eca wrote

"Could you not give me advice about sex anymore"

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alaricm t1_j0ndo60 wrote

Yeah but my dad never called Santa a disappointment all his life, did he now?

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massivehater t1_j0ndvgk wrote

Unfortunately i never believed in Santa but this is a good message.

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ruralexcursion t1_j0neg8r wrote

I am 46 and still believe in Santa.

Fight me!

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KinkiestCuddles t1_j0nesf6 wrote

One thing that has never failed to make me chuckle is that I believed in Santa for 2 years longer than I believed in God.

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LummoxJR t1_j0nfhpy wrote

I want to believe another 10 seconds will someday go by without this getting reposted.

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k-yn t1_j0ngh73 wrote

If for 8 years believe I in Santa's lie , why should I spend 10 seconds in another one?

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th00ht t1_j0njupb wrote

I don't understand. Sorry

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SirVanyel t1_j0nkl11 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#954,705)

Feel free to elaborate on how the psychological phenomenons differ, because as somebody who does believe in myself I see no functional difference between believing in someone else and believing in myself. The mental structure is the same, the fear of failure is the same, and the reward when you can trust your belief is the same.

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Phsike t1_j0nl7kk wrote

Santa is likeable.

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ProDigit t1_j0nla2o wrote

I never believed in that fat f#%k, not even once

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coughdrop1989 t1_j0nnx5d wrote

Replying to n00chness (#955,780)

More like this.....

1990s: Don't talk to strangers, don't get into vehicles with strangers and don't believe anything on the internet.

2020s: Fact checking done specifically on the internet and you must provide a source because I'm too lazy to confirm it myself, I call an Uber get into a car with a complete stranger and proceed to inform him of where I live while I give them turn by turn directions.

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santichrist t1_j0nogzr wrote

Everyone tweets this sh1t, either everyone is corny and lying for likes on Twitter or 5,000 people’s dads are the same guy

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kkb112 t1_j0npzfp wrote

Another way to read this is “stay delusional”

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Chris714n_8 t1_j0nqqgl wrote

When your dad thinks your are a fail anyway - "Santa got 8 years.. - your-self at most 10 seconds."

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doc2204 t1_j0nqt5a wrote

10 seconds over what now what nowwwwww.......

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GsTSaien t1_j0nwjrg wrote

Well I was wrong about santa this is awful advice!

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Mahaloth t1_j0nx3zk wrote

Some people I work with told me there are kids who believe in Santa until age 12 or so. I was stunned.

Never having believed in Santa, I thought it ended around age 6 or so.

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Calavera87 t1_j0nyr2b wrote

At some point in your life you believed in Santa for the last time.

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msnmck t1_j0nyya2 wrote

Replying to amgates80 (#955,547)

After my brother died and I started claiming his kids as dependents, we just use the tax money to buy Christmas presents.

If the money's being spent anyway might as well save it until Christmas when we can get the best deals.

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ObscuredBloodlines t1_j0nz8rc wrote

I've never believed in much except my mom and my best friend. My mom let me down heavy, and my best friend helped me keep my feet on the ground. 1-1 isn't too bad if I think of it as just the beginning I guess.

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CarsonOrSanders t1_j0o31yc wrote

Replying to SpaceLemming (#957,890)

> People don’t believe in Santa because of their own actions.

People don't believe in Santa because they grow up to realize he isn't real. Jerkwads such as yourself are the reason little kids don't believe in Santa.

"Oh no! Those kids are having fun believing in something magical! I'm an angry, bitter, imbecile who can't stand for that! Let me ruin it!"

Want to "get motivated"? Try pissing off.

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Zero_Burn t1_j0o9spu wrote

Yeah, but Santa did more for me than I ever did.

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VagueIntriguingDog t1_j0oj5bc wrote

Sweet, but not a good argument. Children believe in a lot of crazy stuff cause, well... Among other things, they don't have experience or a very realistic view of life. An average adult experiments negative events and this affects self-confidence to a higher or lower degree. Some level of general insecurity is normal also. Makes you humble and work harder to achieve things.

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SpaceLemming t1_j0okrwg wrote

Replying to CarsonOrSanders (#959,168)

Yes, so kids only believe in Santa because parents plant the falsehood there to begin with. Like that’s just a fact. I don’t know what the rest of your strawman argument is as I didn’t say any of that.

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Pentaminymum t1_j0ol96r wrote

But its easier to believe in an imaginary figure than believeing in myself...

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Mochizuk t1_j0ouj7i wrote

But Dad, Santa wasn't a failure.

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Pinguanec t1_j0owfcj wrote

In another words: "You have believed nonsense once so you can do it again."

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JohnGenericDoe t1_j0ox8w2 wrote

Sounds like dad wants to take the credit for filling your head with fantasies but won't accept responsibility for not instilling self-confidence.

Take a guess which of the two is easier?

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ArmedPostalWorker t1_j0p615v wrote

For ten seconds or less, Dad? Is that the only thing that matters?

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Plus_Lifeguard1630 t1_j0p9mfo wrote

You can just continue being stupid and believe everything others say to you, trust me

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PatentedPotato t1_j0po73j wrote

Replying to ApeCheeksClapper (#960,517)

Sounds like a good horror story prompt.

"Mirror Santa isn't real. Mirror Santa can't hurt you"
As OP stares at the Santa ornament, it remains perfectly still. But in a mirror, the eyes of it's reflection slowly turn.
Santa Claus is Coming to Town begins to play...

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