We don't do Santa -- we have always taught our kids that Santa is pretend. At the same time, we have taught them that some families really enjoy pretending about Santa and so they must never tell another child that Santa isn't real.
Maybe we should have focused on dealing with the grownups too, though, because today I was in the grocery store with the younger two boys, getting birthday dinner makings for one Elwood P. Gladly who is 39 years old today if you'd like to wish him many happy returns, when an employee stopped Joe and said, "Did you ask Santa to bring you a new tooth for Christmas?"
Joe said, "Santa doesn't exist -- hello!"
[insert mortified silence]
I'm not sure she understood him because he's missing a few sounds. But the tone! The impatient, don't-be-absurd tone -- she couldn't have missed that.
All through the grocery store we practiced what to say next time.
We'll see if it sticks.
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