When is Santa coming?
Monday Dec 05, 2005
The one sure way to recapture the magic and wonder of Christmas is to get yourself a 5 year old boy. My son insisted that we put up our Christmas tree last Friday. Okay, I thought, what's the harm in putting it up a bit earlier than usual? Then I found out. He set out a plate of cookies and glass of milk by the fireplace, despite all my attempts to tell him what 3 weeks aging at room temperature does to milk and cookies. The next morning he flew down the stairs at sunrise and yelled No Fair that Santa had not come. Every day now we have to go through the calendar count-down, and why Santa hasn't already started visiting all the houses.
There's a danger in talking about Santa Claus with a 5 year old, that he may also lead you through all the theological ramifications of jolly old men who have lived for centuries. I tried the old chestnut, "Santa is still alive because of all the boys and girls who believe in him. So Daddy, all the boys and girls in my kindergarten class believe in me, so will I live forever? And on and on it went...
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Posted by rocky on December 07, 2006 at 02:49 PM PST #