"Santa is a stalker"

[slsh]

She's definitely my daughter, poor thing.

She's hit the age where she's a confirmed nonbeliever. The only of my children who had become adamant about it - the boys still "believe" today. I've been peppered for the last month with- statements about her nonbelief and questions about when we told the boys there's no such thing as Santa. I honestly was able to tell her that we've *never* told them that Santa doesn't exist. Truly, in my book Santa is real.

So.... when I picked her up from the Christmas Bazaar yesterday, she hit me with this little morsel of 11-year-old wisdom:

He knows when you are sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good. So he's watching you all the time so he's a stalker. It's creepy, Mom.



Out of the mouths of babes.

 

[tiredmommy]

It sounds like she's trying to justify her non-belief. She does understand that Santa doesn't bring gifts to those that don't believe in him, right?

 

[busywend]

Oh how entertaining she must be! That is so funny!!

 

[gcvmom]

Sheesh! Who knew?!



I think this is easy child's year to "get it" too. She's been asking lots of questions with a very knowing smile. I just tell her that if you stop believing, he stops coming. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

 

[AnnieO]

Santa doesn't exist?????

What?????

 

[tiredmommy]

Jen- It's a lie being spread by SCROOGES! There is a Santa Claus!

 

[ML]

I think she's taking it hard. Manster, also 11, still plays with me because I told him he would continue to get presents as long as he believed lol.

 

[klmno]

Smart one, is she?? LOL!

The deal with my son- he still gets a stocking and almost the same amount of presents (they cost more now), but I do NOT stay up half the night dragging in presents from Santa to place in front of the fireplace or even worse- put stuff together all night long so it's finished before difficult child wakes up.

 

[SRL]

He knows when you are sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good. So he's watching you all the time so he's a stalker. It's creepy, Mom.



Out of the mouths of babes.

My 16 year old son just told me the same thing, only the word he used was "creeper".

 

[DammitJanet]

I always told mine that the minute they told me they didnt believe in Santa that was the time he would stop coming so they never said a word...lol. Well...they finally gave in when the kids started coming along. They told me then that it was time for THEM to start being able to be a part of the Santa ritual so we could now stop including them in the Santa part...lol.

 

[Lothlorien]

That's pretty funny!