My Kids Hate Santa
Ah, Christmas! That magical time of year when random strangers ask my kids what Santa is bringing them and they look like they just walked in on their grandmother naked. The awkwardness in the air is palpable. Now I'm sure I'm about to get crucified here but I'm just going to say it: We have 4 kids and we don't do Santa. And before you ask me, no, we don't do the Tooth Fairy or the Easter Bunny either. And just to drive it home that we have completely ruined our kids' childhood, we don't even do Elf on the Shelf. The worst part is that we actually have an elf (because my kids wanted one) but I never remember to hide it. And my son likes to remind me that I forgot by hurling "Elfie" at me first thing in the morning with an exasperated sigh. I don't have any grand reasons for not encouraging Santa Claus. It seemed reasonable to skip the whole thing since my husband didn't do Santa growing up. And I remember when I was about 7 or 8 and feeli...