my mom didnāt believe in lying to children so when I first asked about santa claus as a small child she was like āoh santa claus is another name for a man named saint nicholas who lived a long time ago. he was a very kind and generous man and he loved giving people presents and he would do things like put presents in peopleās stockings when they were hung up to dry by the fire, so they would find them and be surprised. so now when we give presents at christmas itās fun to pretend saint nicholas or āsanta clausā brings them. and we hang up stockings by the fire and when we get up in the morning there are presents in them, just like if saint nicholas was still alive to bring them!ā
so that thanksgiving one of my uncles said jovially āso mac, are you being good for santa claus?ā and little (not quite three year old) mac looked up and raised an eyebrow and said witheringly āheās dead.ā






















