Well it's here. The year when I get called out by my own kids for lying to them about Santa Claus. Aaron is 12 and Katie is 10 - come to think of it, I'm sure they have known for a long time or at least been very suspicious. My kids are SO smart! And to be honest I haven't been a very good liar. But then I haven't tried to be. I don't get the whole thing really. And maybe that's just because I was the oldest child and therefore knew first, before either of my siblings, that Santa was just a nice guy dressed up in a red suit to make kids happy. Well the only experience Aaron ever had with sitting on Santa's lap he, of course, let out that horror-film scream and NEVER has liked any costumed characters ever since! The real blessing in all of this is that I have not since had to wait in a never-ending line to pay $40 bucks for a picture of my horrified children sitting on the lap of man wearing an over-stuffed pillow tucked under a plastic belt and red coat with an itchy fake beard, trying to remain calm and sweet while the mothers in line primp their little sweethearts for the perfect annual "Picture with Santa". My kids could care less about telling a shopping mall santa their Christmas wish.
I am NOT capping on shopping mall Santas. I think any grown man (who is not a pedophile) that dresses up in that horrible suit and sits in a big uncomfortable chair holding hundreds of small wiggly, sometimes moist, sometimes very unhappy kids in his lap, while trying to remain jolly and sweet, should get hazard pay! So while Santa is just a regular guy in a costume, that regular guy goes to great lengths to sustain the possibility that miracles do happen; a fat guy can fit down a chimney, reindeers can fly, whispered wishes are fulfilled.
My kids have been told "You have to believe, to receive". And while my kids aren't fooled by the HO HO HO (really? who laughs like that?) they do BELIEVE. They believe in the spirit of Santa and the real wishes and dreams of boys and girls that Christmastime can help make come true for them. They BELIEVE in giving to others that are less fortunate, they BELIEVE they have the greatest family and best life ever and they BELIEVE they can help make someone's wishes come true too. That is really the Magic!
Long Live Santa!
About Us
- Lisa Lu
- Sacramento, CA, United States
- I am a child of the universe, daughter of liberals, mother of infidels, and sister to all who will open their hearts and minds. I am a wide-eyed observer of people, nature, and spirit. I do not like labels of any kind (except the ones that say "Parental Advisory" - I dig those!) I love many styles of music, and would prefer to see it performed live than to listen to a recording. I have been very fortunate to be rich in friends and experiences, both in and outside of the music scene; I look forward to sharing them all with you.
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