Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Mommy's Little Helper: Santa Clause

My son has learned the magical wonders of Santa, Christmas, and presents. As he not so patiently waits for Christmas morning, he has mastered a perfectly formed plea, that involves clasping his hands together, intertwining his little fingers, a pouty puppy face, and a "mommy, mommy, mommy! oh my mommy! please, please paahhlease ask Santa Clause to bring it!" making it near impossible to say no to him. Some of his requests are reasonable, while others... completely just not going to happen: drums {too loud} , the big blimp that's been flying over Googleplex lately {no explanation needed}, an iPhone {he's 3}, a pony {how about a fish?} .

He is at the three year old stage of learning things such as listening and being a good/big boy. I am also at a learning stage, trying to grasp the art of letting others help when they so graciously offer. Like, the countless times my amazing friends would say "let me come over and let you nap", when my little girl was born, yet I always said, "no! no! really, thank you so much! I'm fine". In reality, I probably could have used a full 10 minute shower to actually shave and wash my hair.

So, I'm taking this opportunity, in the spirit of giving, of thoroughly letting Santa help me. Any and all potential toddler outbursts, that could cause me beet red public embarrassment, are being avoided. A simple whisper of "Little Man, Santa is watching and he only visits good boys and girls who listen to their parents", is all it takes. While I might be a bit disappointed in myself for relying on Santa for child rearing assistance, I don't feel all that guilty. Actually, I'm thinking I could use this to my advantage through the teenage years.

Do you remember how/when you learned "the truth" about Santa Clause?
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  1. I do remember when I learned the truth! :( Great photo, such a fun add!
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  2. bahahahhaha!!! well you are one smart mama!!! and i'll keep my fingers crossed that this tactic works all the way through the teenage years!!!!!!
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  3. i learned the truth at about 2nd grade .... a group of friends let me in on it .. :(
    then i proceeded to elt everyone else in on it .. if they were going to ruin it for me i was gonig to ruin it for everyo0ne else .lol


    haha an iphone ..... kids these days
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  4. I distinctly remember the moment I learned. Isn't that crazy? Down to the clothes I was wearing. OMG. SO sad.
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  5. See, that's the problem with being Jewish! Nothing to hang over their little heads to get good behavior!!
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  6. My big sister ANgie told me, she said she wasn't going to let some punk kids tell me at school....if it was getting ruined for me, best she hear it from her!

    BIg sister's ya gotta love em.

    ~hl~
    {www.hoscorners.blogspot.com}
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  7. you're little boy is 3 and wants an iphone?! HAHAHAHAHA! that is too funny.

    i can't remember when i learned the truth about santa. i think i kind of always knew. i'm smart like that. funny though, i believed in the tooth fairy much longer than i did santa. lol.
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  8. I remember like it was yesterday. My sister told me when we were in my parents room. I cried and cried and cried. Sad day.
    :)
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  9. What? Santa isn't real? oh my....I think I will keep my head in the clouds for a few more years because life is just more magical that way!
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  10. I think I figured it out when I realised that it was my Dad dressed up as Santa at a school Christmas one year!!
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  11. i think i just figured it out on my own and then my mom confirmed it when she wanted help convincing my brother and sister santa was real ;)

    glad you have santa as a "helper" right now ;) i'm sure it works great at times!
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  12. I say, use Santa as long as you can! It's tradition and it's fun. I do remember the first Christmas I "knew". I was afraid to get up Christmas morning. Daddy had to come get me. I was afraid I wouldn't have anything for Christmas. Of course, I did though.
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  13. He's such a cutie, it must be hard to say no. Oh my, what exactly does he want to do with that Blimp? LOL, I guess it'd be fun to ride on.

    Hmm...I discovered Santa probably about 6 or 7 - around the time I learned to analyze handwriting and discovered it looked just like my mom's...just like the toothfairy.
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  14. I don't really remember. I don't think my parents ever promoted him too much. Kaishon learned last year at school when one of his friends told him "Santa is a hoax."
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  15. I learned the truth way before I accepted the truth. I loved believing!! Little Man's Christmas list is hysterical. Hahahaha.
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  16. I don't know when I learned "the truth". I think it was just a gradual realization. Santa brought good stuff so I kept it up as long as possible too. ;) I'm having a tough time with my 4 year old, and I have pulled the Santa line way more than I thought I would!
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  17. hahah oh you are too funny. and trust me any means possible to keep a kid calm. i almost killed myself taking care of the 2 babies alll by myself at the park. a mom came up and asked me if i needed help!! hahah
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  18. I think I went through a gradual unravelling of the Santa thing which was finally complete when my mom brought out the presents in plastic grocery bags and set them under the tree on Christmas morning. I was about 15 when that happened.
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  19. oh and a pony and an iphone are totally reasonable gifts!! but i get to come over and play with the pony :)
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  20. Awe, too cute!

    I learned waaaaay too early, having two older brothers. They were sure to squash any belief I had at a very early age. :(
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  21. My folks very carefully explained that Santa was something other parents told their children, and I should keep quiet abou him not being a real person and not spoil the fun of my friends.
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  22. My Sister told me, it was so awful! I love your little story!

    http://candyflosspersie.blogspot.com/
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  23. I think I first realized Santa wasn't real when I was about 9ish. I was the oldest of three in my family so I didn't have any older siblings to ruin it for me. When I finally asked my parents they turned it back to me and asked me what I thought was true and why. I think I was most worried that I wouldn't get presents anymore if I admitted to knowing they were really Santa. But they assured me that wasn't true.

    Then they threatened my very existence ;) not really, if I told my younger brothers before they figured it out on their own.

    Oh and I still ask Santa for a pony every year...I am still waiting.
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  24. I don't remember when I found out but ........my girls are 32 and 37 and I still tell them I believe in Santa...
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  26. So adorable...I'm sure there are iphone look-alike toys out there! When I was a kid, I used to be so scared of Santa Claus...I think it's the bright red velvet he wore... You're a fab mommy Iva!
    xo*
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  27. I remember the exact moment when I found out Santa wasn't real! I had asked for a barbie pink, stretch limo. I got it! When I opened it I was so excited that my dad forgot it was a gift from Santa and said, "Thats the first thing we bought you!" I was like SHOCKED!
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  28. aawwe how cute!!! i cant waaiiitt!!! [my baby is 8 months old.] idk what to do in the future for public tantrums. Idk if i like the idea of pushing the Sant thing personally, because i don't wanna be blamed for lieing later, But i bet when the time comes, i'll most likely use that one!!!

    my sister and i found out santa was mom, becasue i recognised her hand writing on a tag of a giant red bag that read to: michelle from: Santa..i knew it was my mom. I guess it wasnt as big a shock becasue earlier that year i got an IOU under my pillow from the "tooth fairy' im my moms handwriting.
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  29. I don't think there was ever a "moment".
    I'm pretty sure I would have bawled my eyes out if there was. ;)
    Xx

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  30. I remember and I was devasted. Truth.
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  31. I think I heard someone say it when I was very young, and when people asked me about Santa from that point forward, I would answer nonchalantly, "Psh, he doesn't exist anyway, helllooo?!" What a snob, eh?
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  32. Your little parantheticals after his unreasonable requests made me laugh... too cute.
    And sadly, I remember learning the truth like it was yesterday. I was so small- only in 2nd grade. My "boyfriend" (yeah... which really only meant that he would always pick me at recess to be on his flag football team) and I sat next to each and other and we were drawing pictures for Christmas. I was drawing Santa Claus... and he said, "So you know he's not real, right?" And, being the oh-so-cool 2nd grader I was, I simply said, "Yeah, of course I know that." I had no idea. So I rushed home that night and couldn't bring myself to ask my mom. She knew I was acting weird. And finally I spit it out. I asked my mom if Santa was real. You'll never guess what she said, "Well, no... we're the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy too." WHAT!?!??!? I curse her to this day for that bad parenting move. Crush ONE of my dreams... why detroy the others too?? Sheesh!!
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  33. i'm pretty sure my big brother told me (much to my parent's pleadings for him not too). i don't really remember how it happened but it wasn't traumatic (or maybe it was SO traumatic and that's why i don't remember???)
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