2008-12-17

I went to a supermarket this late afternoon, when I’m about to pay in the counter, one little girl asked her mother “mommy who is Santa Claus?” the mom looked at me and smiled, and I smiled back and I said your daughter is so smart. I remember the time when I was 5 or 6 years old, I asked also my mother who is Santa Claus? When my mother was preparing our food for our “Noche Buena” and I was helping her to prepare the table utensils. I asked my mother “who is Santa Claus? and she said, Santa Claus is the one who gives a gifts for the children who are good and obedient to their parents for the whole year. And I asked her again “what about the bad children? they don’t receive a gift from Santa?” and she said “yes” if they are bad they don’t receive a gift from Santa. And I wonder how will Santa knows if we are good or bad? After we took our Noche Buena it was about 1:30 am of December 25. Our parents told us “okay kids its time to sleep now and don’t forget to prepare your sacks and hang it in the door because Santa will visit our house while we are sleeping.” I told myself this is the time to know who is Santa. I didn’t slept and I waited for Santa to come. My mother checked us from time to time if were sleeping and I pretend that I’m asleep. Before the morning comes our parents went out from the room and they got something in their hands, and I saw it with my two eyes they are the one who put candies and chocolate in our sacks. I was so disappointed its a mixed emotions, I thought there was a real Santa who gives us a gift every Christmas. My parents didn’t know that I knew who’s Santa is. Since then every Christmas day my younger brothers and sisters are excited for Santa’s gifts. Now that I have a children I did it one’s to let them enjoy the Christmas spirit and to feel that Santa is real.

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