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 Santa seems to be a really emotional subject still for a lot of people. My original comment was made quite casually. I should clarify that  Official Kayaking Gets Me Wet Vintage Retro Shirt I'm not suggesting we cancel Christmas. The issue I have is that we generally feed kids this idea that there is a godlike figure who will pass judgement on how good or bad you are, but then doesn't even follow his own rules, because he gave your bully more gifts than he gave you. I am not in denial that shitty things still happen to good people either. It's a big hot topic in schools right now to help children be resilient and we do that whenever opportunities arise. Buy it:  Official Kayaking Gets Me Wet Vintage Retro Shirt  Diamond  Trending Shirt This Is Season  Warmtees-Custom-Tshirt 

 I think this value being widely shared throughout the community back then made it so that more "Santas" showed up for kids like you  Nice I’m A Louisiana Girl I’m Not Perfect But I’m Limited Edition Shirt with gifts that were special, instead of "oh I bought the cheapest shit off the shelf and dropped it in the collection bin, so I'm awesome". It's just how society changes over time, so it's nobody's fault, but I can't help but believe the reason so many kids have and will continue to be left out when it comes to Santa is because fewer people "believe" in being Santa to others these days. Buy it:   Nice I’m A Louisiana Girl I’m Not Perfect But I’m Limited Edition Shirt  Diamond  Trending Shirt This Is Season  Warmtees-Custom-Tshirt 

 I totally get the thought behind this but for our family we do the opposite. Not only do I A) want credit for the gift they've been wanting  Love Men Who Wear Masks Properly Will Eat Your Pussy Shirt  all year but B) my heart breaks when other kids that are less fortunate wonder why santa didn't bring them what was on their wish list. I was that kid. I'm one of 6 and our Xmas gifts were donated from the church and were labeled with our sex and age. (Boy age 8, girl age 10). I wish everyone did this so kids never had to wonder if they weren't good enough throughout the year. Buy it:  Love Men Who Wear Masks Properly Will Eat Your Pussy Shirt Diamond  Trending Shirt This Is Season  Warmtees-Custom-Tshirt 

 Santa has the advantage of displacing the blame (dont be mad at me, its Santa you have to worry about) and being all-knowing (Santa will  Hot I Had The Right To Remain Silent Being A Danish I Didn’t Have The Ability Shirt know what you do even if you hide it from me). We just tell our kids that "Santa is just a fun thing people like to pretend about, like unicorns and affordable healthcare." I know when I was a kid my parents weren't well off at all and loved budgeting so whenever I got a toy or anything it would be something cheap and small. Every Christmas i would say "Im asking Santa for this because I know it's too expensive" And "Santa". Buy it:   Hot I Had The Right To Remain Silent Being A Danish I Didn’t Have The Ability Shirt  Diamond  Trending Shirt This Is Season  Warmtees-Custom-Tshirt 

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