“But how does Santa visit everyone in the whole world all in one night?”
I’m sure many (if not all) parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles have heard this question. How can you respond? Most kids who ask this question are still pretty young; maybe 4 or 5 years old – far too young to dash their dreams of Santa.
So how do you respond without lying to your kids, but also without telling them that Santa doesn’t exist? Most parents have probably come up with a system of some sort for how to address this crucial childhood question.
But what about this - what if Santa wrote the child a letter to answer their question? I imagine it would go something like this:
I’m sure many (if not all) parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles have heard this question. How can you respond? Most kids who ask this question are still pretty young; maybe 4 or 5 years old – far too young to dash their dreams of Santa.
So how do you respond without lying to your kids, but also without telling them that Santa doesn’t exist? Most parents have probably come up with a system of some sort for how to address this crucial childhood question.
But what about this - what if Santa wrote the child a letter to answer their question? I imagine it would go something like this:
On this Christmas Eve (as Santa is going through his pre-flight checks), I hope we each are ensuring that the Spirit of Santa is alive because of us. I hope that we are focusing more on love, service, and family than on gifts, ribbons, and candy. To rephrase the famous quote by John F. Kennedy “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what Santa can do for you — ask what you can do for Santa.”