Does Santa Claus commit labor exploitation?Questions from my 8 year old daughter \ stacker news ~AskSN

My daughter is already leaving magical thinking behind and is also at that age where she asks thousands of questions a day, which has resulted in her doubts about these magical and mythological beings. It's completely normal for her to start doubting and trying to make sense of all those fairy tale stories. For some reason I don't understand, children's favorite time to ask questions is right before bed, and my daughter is no exception. I sleep with my daughter, so you can imagine what went through my mind as I was almost asleep when my daughter decided to ask me: "Does Santa Claus commit labor exploitation?" I immediately lost sleep; I knew an intense session of existential questions was coming. I asked her the reason for her question and she thinks that the elves have a lot of work to do, more than Santa Claus does. He later asked, "How does Santa Claus have magic, if magic doesn't exist?". Very good question, I thought quickly and told him that maybe it wasn't magic but advanced technology that is not available to the public. The questions continued..

She: Does Santa Claus bring gifts to children whose religions don't celebrate Christmas?
I: No, Santa Claus cannot enter houses without permission.
She: And how can Santa Claus have authorization?
I: We parents communicate with him by email.

The conversation became funnier when he asked me the following question: "Santa Claus and the tooth fairy have Bitcoin, so they don't need to print money?"

I: It's a great possibility
She: Yes, because I don't think they ask the bank for money. Could Santa Claus's wife be the tooth fairy? I don't think she's actually a little creature with wings and a wand. I think she might be Mrs. Claus.
I: Sure, that makes sense. Maybe they're just saying she's a fairy to make it more exciting? (I was just trying to figure out what was going through her mind).
She: I just know that someone has been bringing me money.

It was a pleasant moment. The questions continued with questions like, "How do they get into the house? And how do they lift my pillow?" I have a feeling that sooner rather than later my daughter will stop believing, and rationality will dominate her thoughts. I don't feel ready for that. I want to keep playing Santa Claus and the tooth fairy and seeing her excited and magical little face in the mornings.

81 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 4 Jun

I’m just impressed that your daughter understands and uses the concept of labour exploitation

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @bief57 OP 4 Jun

It's a topic we discuss regularly at home. She's heard us talk about how much we hate being employees, having our time controlled, asking bosses for permission, and not getting paid adequately. My husband and I have been through it before, and that's why we decided to become independent entrepreneurs. It's difficult, but it's about trading one problem for another: dealing with uncertainty and being somewhat free or enslaving ourselves for a "secure" salary. Given our status as migrants, some people sometimes take advantage of this and pay less than usual, or fire you after 30 days and don't pay you. So yes, it's a topic we talk about a lot. She asks because she's curious, and we explain.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Msd0457890 4 Jun

I have always known that children are like a little sponge that absorbs everything we can teach them or show them, they will highlight it, they will give it to the outside and that topic of labor exploitation or topics like that sometimes children do not understand or in that case your daughter seems to have curiosity and that is important when children are curious they learn very quickly and assimilate faster. Bitcoin and the stories that our children can share with us are that magic that continues to give us strength to keep stacking sats.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @villawolf 4 Jun

Wow, reading your story made me smile from beginning to end. How lucky your daughter is to have a dad and mom so patient to keep up with such brilliant questions.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @flat24 4 Jun

What a pleasant reading is that you have given me. Thank you very much for sharing

We say that magic does not exist, but this is magic, for enjoying time with your daughter while she develops her intelligence and learns to question aspects of life. Without a doubt it is a magical fact.

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