Is Santa Real?
Back in 2012, I came across a blog at http://www.cozi.com/blog/the-truth-about-santa/ which had a letter written to a child that wanted to know the truth about Santa. I knew that this would one day come for my daughter as well. Madison was about 6 years old at the time so I printed out the letter and tucked it away for safe keeping.
A few months ago, my soon to be 10 year old daughter, started asking me for the truth about Santa. I tried to change the subject, but she just wouldn't let it go. She was really adamant about me telling her the truth. Of course she had heard other kids at school talking about Santa not being real, but she wanted to hear it from me. "Tell me the truth, mommy, or else I will never believe you again!". She was really getting upset with me. So, I told her the truth.
Madison actually took it really well. She started laughing, "so that is why daddy is getting fat...he eats all the cookies I leave out". Madison likes to be a comedian. It was very funny at the time even though it's not true. My husband is a gorgeous manly man!
I remembered the letter I saved. Lucky for me, I remembered where I put it. I rewrote it just a little with some of my own words. My husband and I gave it to her later that day. Here is a copy:
Hi Madison,
So now you know there is no Santa. Daddy and I fill your stocking, choose and wrap the presents under the tree, the same way our parents did for us.
We imagine you will someday do this for your children, and I know you will love seeing them run to the tree on Christmas morning. You will love seeing them sit under the tree with their small faces lit with Christmas lights.
This won’t make you Santa though.
Santa is bigger than any person, and his work has gone on longer than any of us have lived. What he does is simple, but it is powerful. He teaches children how to have belief in something they can’t see or touch.
It’s a big job, and it’s an important one. Throughout your life, you will need this capacity to believe: in yourself, in your friends, in your talents and in your family. You’ll also need to believe in things you can’t measure or even hold in your hand. Here, I am talking about love, that great power that will light your life from the inside out, even during its darkest, coldest moments.
Santa is a teacher, and daddy and I have been his students, and now you know the secret of how he gets down all those chimneys and into homes on Christmas Eve: he has help from all the people whose hearts he’s filled with joy.
With full hearts, people like daddy and I take our turns helping Santa do a job that would otherwise be impossible.
Santa is love and magic and hope and happiness. Daddy and I are on his team, and now you are too.
We love you and always will.
Mommy and Daddy
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