Santa Claus
I think this was the 3rd story I was trying to remember in the previous post. I want to proceed it with the statement that I do not disagree or have a problem with Santa Claus, just the way some people go about it. So, here is the story.
One of my previous managers and his wife came to Macaroni Grill for carry out and I just happened to see them waiting and swung by to tell them the funny story about Meaghan. They told me this story about their 4 year old daughter, Kirsten. The night before Chirstmas Eve she went down the stairs into their basement that happened to have all the toys they had bought for her and put together in preperation for Christmas morning. She came running to her mom saying she was sorry. Her mom told her she had some explaing to do to the "elf" or that her dad would have to take all the toys back to Santa. The "elf" is this little wooden decoration that Dawn would move in different spots all over the house and had told Kirsten that it was watching her and reporting back to Santa about her behavior. The explanation about it being wooden was that it was magical and that it turned to wood whenever they were in the room but that it could still watch her. Well, she had to go and explain why she had gone in the basement and seen all her presents. Dawn had actually called Dave crying saying their 4 year old didn't believe in Santa anymore. I guess Kirsten did enough explaining because she got all her toys.
Now, what is wrong with that picture? I am amazed that parents would go to such great lengths and tell such huge lies to keep a fake perception in place. And how much damage did such a shock do to that 4 year old child? They could have explained that they were helping Santa out, still a lie, but easier. And maybe that she was going to have to pretend not to have seen the presents, or something like that. But to have her go crying to some wooden decoration and explaining why she had seen something when it had been an accident. I guess I forgot to tell you that she was being babysat by her Grandpa and he wasn't paying attention to her when she went somewhere she was technically allowed to go.
So, you see what I am saying? We have never done Santa, but my kids know the history of him. This year my 8 year old told Alan that he shouldn't have told them there wasn't such a thing as Santa. Funny. I like pretending there is. We went to a Chirstmas light show at a house in Louisville where they had a film reel or something running in a window. It looked like Santa was moving presents and packing his bag and he even walked up to the window and waved and then started HO, HO, HOing. It was really cute. I was hopping around hollering at McKenzie and Conor to look at Santa waving at us. I was so excited and they just rolled their eyes at me. But we all had fun.
I guess that is all. Peaches and grapes to everybody.
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