Pervert Ruins My Daughter’s Christmas Tradition

My daughter has been writing letters to Santa since she was two years old. I’ve documented the sweet tradition on this site with parental pride and a touch of sadness knowing that her childhood belief in an oversized gift-bearing elf would not last forever. Little did I know that my daughter’s annual holiday letter writing tradition would come to a screeching halt before she learned the truth about Kris Kringle. Thanks to a pervert in Maryland, my sweet, innocent, Santa-loving five-year-old may not get a reply from Mr. Claus this year. The pervert responsible for ruining this joyous tradition is … Continue reading

Countdown to Christmas: The Letter to Santa

It’s done. My daughter’s annual letter to Santa Claus is complete. Not exactly a big deal in most households, but it was a major milestone in our family as this is the first year that my daughter’s note to Jolly Old St. Nicholas actually included words… written by someone other than me. What a difference a year makes. Instead of drawing pictures of the Christmas gifts she desired, this year my 4-year-old hand wrote her entire letter to the guy in the red suit. She even addressed the envelope: Santa, North Pole! (Parents with older children feel free to roll … Continue reading

My Daughter’s Letter To Santa

Let me start by saying that this blog doesn’t include a heart warming anecdote about my wonderful child penning a letter to Santa asking him to forgo her presents in lieu of establishing world peace and providing adequate food and shelter to the millions of needy children in the world. While those are wonderful wishes, and ones I hope will some day make it on my child’s Santa wish list, my kid is 2-years-old and frankly she doesn’t even like Santa. In fact, she is deathly afraid of the guy, and when asked what she wants Santa to bring her … Continue reading