SoHa To SoHo: From a car-seat in a van

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

From a car-seat in a van

Today, on his fifth birthday, my nephew Brandon tells me that Santa Clause does not exist. What is going on with today's youth?

6 comments:

Anonymous said...: How did those running shorts work out for ya?; 12/22/2005 07:05:00 PM
Seth Hill said...: The running shorts are great. $9.99 at Target. What a deal!; 12/23/2005 12:30:00 AM
Anonymous said...: Wait you used a changing room at Target? I dont know why but that seems weird to me.; 12/23/2005 12:01:00 PM
Tolkien Boy said...: No Santa Claus?

Hmmm...that would explain why I didn't get anything I asked for last year...

Word verification: yoitak

It sounds like an Eskimo dwelling, doesn't it?; 12/24/2005 02:46:00 AM
Anonymous said...: I think it's awesome that he doesn't believe in Santa Claus. I don't understand why we perpetuate this lie in the name of tradition and commercialism. It's a lie. Especially if you eat the durn cookies.

The thing is, we tend to sentimentalize our own traditions. Then we deify them and follow them religiously, even if they don't make sense.

There are children with no rice to eat, but we take our kids to sit on santy's lap and tell him what they think they're entitled too.

And anyone who uses santy as a power game to control their kids is a bad parent. Grr!!!

Happy Boxing Day!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!; 12/26/2005 05:21:00 PM
Emilie said...: Yes.. my nephew told his little sister that Santa Claus was dead and that people have to pretend to be Santa now. How sad is that?; 12/26/2005 11:29:00 PM

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