Gen Z maybe have to be renamed the Grinch generation this holiday season after they started a campaign to cancel Santa Claus over claims that the mythical festive figure is ‘traumatizing’ children.
The hashtag #SantaIsntReal has amassed over 14 million views on TikTok as Gen Z desperately tries to persuade others to teach their children Santa is fake.
Parents of the generation are attempting to destroy the jolly spirit of Santa during Christmas because they don’t want to ‘lie to their children’ and claim if children later discover the gift-giving man with a red hat isn’t real, they will be too ‘traumatized.’
Gen Z’s demands come after the child-rearing technique ‘gentle parenting’ gained traction after many celebrities such as Alicia Silverstone revealed she uses the technique – with her 11-year-old boy who sleeps in the same bed as her – that promotes the ‘attachment’ of parent and child relationships.
Many parents are now taking to social media to encourage other parents to ban Santa Claus from Christmas all together.
The Gen Z generation seems to be a real Grinch this holiday season as they are calling on parents to tell their children Santa is a myth
The hashtag #SantaIsntReal has amassed over 14 million views on TikTok as Gen Z desperately tries to persuade others to teach their children Santa is fake
Parents of the generation are attempting to destroy the jolly spirit of Christmas because they don’t want to ‘lie to their children’
Jess, a mom-of-three, based in the US, revealed she was branded a ‘Grinch’ and told she has ‘no holiday spirit’ after refusing to perpetuate the beloved myth about the man in the red hat.
In a heavily-debated video, she explained people often tell her ‘not lying to your kids about Santa should be a crime’ and that she ‘should let them have imagination.’
Jess added: ‘What part of their imagination are they using when you tell them what he looks like, what he drives, wear he lives and what he wears?’
Comments backed the mom-of-three up, with many parents adding that they ‘celebrate [Christmas] without lies’ and another mother added she will teach her children: ‘Santa is like a unicorn, he’s not real’.
Another mom-of-three, Sierra McKenzie, from North Dakota, shared that she wouldn’t be allowing her children to take any pictures with Santa this year and added she would be labeling all the presents ‘from mom and dad’.
In an interview with The Post, the stay-at-home mom explained: ‘Your kids can still enjoy the magic of Christmas without believing in Santa.’
Another mom-of-three, Sierra McKenzie , from North Dakota , shared that she wouldn’t be allowing her children to take any pictures with Santa this year
She added she would be labeling all the presents ‘from mom and dad’ and noted that she doesn’t want to have to lie to her kids
Chloe Amelle said: ‘We actually won’t be doing presents from Santa for our kids because I don’t like the idea of lying to my kids or my kids getting “better” things from Santa’
She added that she lets her children make wish lists, bake festive cookies and watch Christmas movies, but she believes its important to teach her children that the man that ‘sees you when your sleeping’ and ‘knows when you’ve been bad or good’ is merely a myth.
Jess continued: ‘The magic of Christmas shouldn’t be built up on Santa. It’s about the gift giving to one another.’
Chloe Amelle, another mom who has brought gentle-parenting onto the holiday spirit, explained she didn’t want her children believing they would be given gifts based on their behavior.
In a TikTok video, she said: ‘We actually won’t be doing presents from Santa for our kids because I don’t like the idea of lying to my kids or my kids getting “better” things from Santa than other kids.’
She added that all of her child’s presents will be labelled ‘from mom and dad.’
The 24-year-old, from Utah, to The Post: ‘I don’t want to scare my children into thinking that they have to behave a certain way or that they were more “naughty or nice,” than another child based on Christmas gifts.’
Other moms were quick to slam the Christmas cheer brought by Santa as one mom who goes by Ivy said she would be teaching her four-year-old son that ‘Santa isn’t real, Jesus is.’
Tanysha Costales explained that her child’s teacher had been ‘pushing Santa’ onto the students and said that she doesn’t want to ‘feed her child lies’
Courtney Ryrie , from Florida , shared a video to her TikTok channel and attempted to plead with Gen Z parents to not ‘ruin’ other children’s holidays
Tanysha Costales, explained she also didn’t want to tell her children ‘lies’.
She explained that her child’s teacher had been ‘pushing Santa’ onto the students and said that she doesn’t want to ‘feed her child lies’ before adding that her she had to let her child know he couldn’t tell the other students ‘the truth’.
And while Gen Z is working to destroy Santa, Millennials are pushing to keep the spirit of the man who climbs down chimneys alive.
Courtney Ryrie, from Florida, shared a video to her TikTok channel and attempted to plead with Gen Z parents to not ‘ruin’ other children’s holidays.
She explained: ‘If you choose to not let your kids believe in Santa, that’s fine. Just make sure to educate them to not to ruin it for others for who do believe’
Millennial mom Crystal Cannata, 34, from New Jersey, explained that she doesn’t want to lie to her children, but sees no harm in letting them believe in Santa.
She told The Post: ‘For us, Santa is the spirit of joy and kindness and giving. He’s not a threat. He makes them happy, but if my daughters ever ask me, “Is Santa real?” I won’t lie.’