The title of this harsh entry is Carefully written so that at first glance, hopefully, your delicate ones won't be able to process the subject and meaning there of. There! Did you get rid of them? ;)Alright so it happens to the best of us. We believe with excitement for years in this wonderful man who brings us toys! Only to find out that he doesn't exist. Which when you do find out I assume usually you're ready. How did you find out? Brett said that his Jewish friend next door told him that he wasn't real and that her parents told her that it was just something that the christian parents told their children (he he he). When Brett asked his mom she hesitated and then of course continued the loving lie! Although Brett remained a skeptic. I thought that was so funny!
I was thinking of how I found out about the world wide child deception the other day, and now that I'm grown with children of my own........ hmmm. Things that make you go hmmm. I figured it merited an entry.
It was Christmas Eve. There was snow outside. The presents were under the tree. The tree all aglow, the sugar plum fairies were beginning to dance in my head as the lights were turned off only leaving the beautiful Christmas lights illuminated. I was being pushed off to bed, but I, with my usual child behavior, was lingering as long as possible with hopes and dreams in my heart! Finally my mom said "Brooke! Go to bed!!"
"But wait. Mom."
"No! Get in bed! What are you doing?!?!"
"I just want to see if Santa Clause comes."
"He's Not Real!! Now go to bed!"
Whoa!! OK! Santa Clause doesn't exist! Go to bed......alright...... I was only sixteen! But it was still mean!!! Ok Just kidding! I was only .....8! (sniff) I know. What the heck!?!?!? At that age luckily I was often in la la land and found little happy dreams of my own. As......mmm...abrupt as that was I don't remember shedding any tears over it. But I was just thinking about how old I was and I actually have a child that age, who as far as I know still very much believes in Santa Clause. I wonder when It will be my turn to admit that I have been enthusiastically deceiving my children for years. I'm sure that I, as most every other parent, I will be well forgiven for giving gifts anonymously under the name of Clause.A friend who had teenagers told me that in their house, if you don't believe in Santa Clause, then he doesn't come. I like that idea. I think may do the same. Even after the reindeer's out of the bag, they still better promote that fat man or else learn how to make diamonds out of what they'll get! ;)
4 comments:
i hope you had a great birthday!! so did your daughter get baptized yet?? noah did. we sent ya an invite through email. as we did everyone else. we had a more than great turn out. hopefully in the next couple of weeks i can fianlly get caught up on my blog. i take soooo many pics, and it's time consuming for me. but i hope to get better here soon!!
Woa! Your mom WAS abrupt, but I kinda laughed! I really hope our kids believe longer than we did. That's the funnest part of being a parent. Oh, and I can't believe you have an 8 year old!
HAHa! I was laughing so hard when I read that. I can totally picture your mom and sweet little you in that moment! :)
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