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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 109220" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>I have to choose D. over 9.</p><p></p><p>In youth Hope Springs Eternal, I was the epitome of that on the subject of Santa as a child.</p><p></p><p></p><p>My mother never did the Santa thing. We were lucky to get more than 2 presents and usually those were from garage sales. Hard to pass off second hand toys or clothes as Santa gifts. But each year I was determined to Believe hard enough that Santa would come and give us a happy xmas.</p><p>The xmas I was 9 my step dad had had enough of our grinchy xmases and went out and shopped for gifts for us kids. Since he'd been divorced from my Mom for 3 yrs, he hid all the gifts in this massive closet he had in his apartment. Somehow he and Mom got into a big fight about it. He was "showing her up". So she went out and bought us a ton of presents too.</p><p>For the very first time ever, we woke on xmas morning to our livingroom literally piled high with presents. I was so excited and thrilled!! I thought I'd FINALLY been good enough for Santa to come!</p><p>My sibs got so sick of me praising Santa they had to ruin it by telling me my stepdad did it, and Mom had joined in to spite him.</p><p></p><p>Still, it is my ONLY happy memory of xmas. Actually, it's pretty much the only memory I have of xmas.</p><p></p><p>Sort of sad when you write it out. *sigh*</p><p></p><p>I know that's why Christmas and Santa became such a HUGE deal in our home as my kids were growing up. I bent over backward to make xmas a memorable and happy season. And Santa NEVER failed to show up. Oh, they might not have always gotten everything they wanted.....But Santa never forgot them, and they usually got at least some of what they'd asked him for.</p><p></p><p> :santa:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 109220, member: 84"] I have to choose D. over 9. In youth Hope Springs Eternal, I was the epitome of that on the subject of Santa as a child. My mother never did the Santa thing. We were lucky to get more than 2 presents and usually those were from garage sales. Hard to pass off second hand toys or clothes as Santa gifts. But each year I was determined to Believe hard enough that Santa would come and give us a happy xmas. The xmas I was 9 my step dad had had enough of our grinchy xmases and went out and shopped for gifts for us kids. Since he'd been divorced from my Mom for 3 yrs, he hid all the gifts in this massive closet he had in his apartment. Somehow he and Mom got into a big fight about it. He was "showing her up". So she went out and bought us a ton of presents too. For the very first time ever, we woke on xmas morning to our livingroom literally piled high with presents. I was so excited and thrilled!! I thought I'd FINALLY been good enough for Santa to come! My sibs got so sick of me praising Santa they had to ruin it by telling me my stepdad did it, and Mom had joined in to spite him. Still, it is my ONLY happy memory of xmas. Actually, it's pretty much the only memory I have of xmas. Sort of sad when you write it out. *sigh* I know that's why Christmas and Santa became such a HUGE deal in our home as my kids were growing up. I bent over backward to make xmas a memorable and happy season. And Santa NEVER failed to show up. Oh, they might not have always gotten everything they wanted.....But Santa never forgot them, and they usually got at least some of what they'd asked him for. [img]:santa:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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