Oh he was an asshole but it was definitely understandable . I mean when he snapped he had been dealing with running an entire planet while simon kinda just dicked around <| sep |> I think southpark already predicted the outcome of this . <| sep |> Mike Mitchell has been out for blood these past couple weeks <| sep |> no theyre the same <| sep |> I refuse to lie to my kids . To keep them from ruining whatever mythology another parent is building for their kid only to later have torn down by peers , introspection , questions etc . I told them it is a fun game some people play . They know a bit about Santa , but with the emphasis that this is a pretend elf like all the other neat mythological beasts . Kids will repeat behavior that is modeled for them . I figured that Santa is a big , elaborate , deliberate and methodical lie that could be seen as a conspiracy by a disillusioned kid . That is not the kind of behavior I want to model for my kids . We will have our holiday fun and some games , but I don ' t need to lie to do that . This article should have had at least a few groups they looked at . As it is this is more psychological hypothesis .