Santa Costs a Bloody Fortune
By Susan Mercedes. Filed in Family, Life |
It happened today. Elle asked me over text message if Santa was real.
I called her shortly after seeing her text messages and told her that as long as she believes in Santa, then he is real.
She said she kinda does and kinda doesn’t. And then over dinner she told me she was going to ask Santa for a laptop for Christmas.
Now I need a fucking Santa! Laptops are expensive.
Thursday, December 3rd 2009 at 8:21 pm
cute
and Santa better start workin on the corner this year!
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Susan Mercedes Reply:
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:38 pm
@h0neyb: Seriously! I didn’t save for that kind of gift. How much do street tricks go for these days?
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Thursday, December 3rd 2009 at 11:51 pm
Get her a netbook. They run $350 or less. It’s basically an internet machine. You can do all the stuff on a regular one – Office, etc. But most hard core gaming is out.
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Susan Mercedes Reply:
December 5th, 2009 at 11:47 am
Misty: AWESOME idea! You just saved this Santa a ton of money. xo
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Friday, December 4th 2009 at 8:42 am
Elle is a very clever girl!
I remember having that discussion with my kids and feeling a bit sad and a lot relieved.
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Susan Mercedes Reply:
December 5th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Diane: I handled it like I do most difficult conversations. I avoided as long as possible and then changed the topic.
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Friday, December 4th 2009 at 9:11 am
A sad day when the Santa truth comes out. My daughter laughed when she figured it out. “All that work and you don’t get any credit for it.”
Good luck.
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Susan Mercedes Reply:
December 5th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Sterkworks: She has decided to continue believing, at least for this season. *fingers crossed*
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Friday, December 4th 2009 at 1:09 pm
Ummmmmmm newsflash. Elle knows the truth. You’re being played big time. But then, isn’t that what being a parent is all about? Happy shopping Ms. Santa.
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Susan Mercedes Reply:
December 5th, 2009 at 11:51 am
Suz: Fuck. You may be right. Fuck.
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Friday, December 4th 2009 at 4:05 pm
My kid asked me the same thing last year (she’s a year older than yours this year, so ten must be the curious age)….and I gave her the same answer you did. I can’t bear the thought of having “that talk” with her…..and since I only have one kid, I feel like I’d be done and over the whole Santa thing forever! There’s just something magical about Santa that I’m not ready to let go of yet.
Although…I did overhear her talking with her friends the other day and she was kind of making it sound like I’M the mentally slow one, she was all, “My Mom doesn’t know Santa isn’t real, so don’t tell her.”
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Susan Mercedes Reply:
December 5th, 2009 at 11:53 am
Amberly: That made me laugh so fucking hard. I’ll watch for Elle’s take when she chats with her friends.
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