A Practical Kind of Magic

Nov. 29, 2010

The Christmas season is upon us, and with it comes a new discussion of Santa Claus.  Last year, Owen declared that Santa was “like a superhero”–that he existed in movies and stories but wasn’t real.  But this year, a combination of preschool and more susceptibility to advertising has weakened that resolve. 

He seems unwilling to give up on Santa completely, even if he may not be completely convinced.  After watching a Christmas cartoon special the other day–a cartoon where Santa uses his sleigh and reindeer to deliver all the presents around the world–he became a firmly skeptical believer.  As he was going to bed he informed me that he did NOT believe in Santa’s sleigh.  And reindeer don’t fly.  He hypothesized instead that Santa must really have an airplane or a space ship, because there is no way Santa could get to all those places in a sleigh. 

So this year, I suppose we will listen for a jet engine or perhaps the whirring of space technology.  I just hope Santa doesn’t land on the roof.

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