A mother was sick and tired of hearing her children always telling her what they wanted Santa to bring them. On one such occasion she reminded them that Christmas is a time of giving and not receiving.
The children could tell that Mom really believed what sounded like absolute nonsense to them. They secretly met and tried to figure out what was going through their mother's head. They finally came to a conclusion as to what must be done.
They went to their mother in a very concerned manner. The oldest child acted as the spokesperson: "Mom, we've been thinking about what you told us about how important it is to give at Christmas; with all of our talk about Santa, you must have felt left out. We don't want you to feel this way, Mom. So I'll tell you what we have decided to do. Santa doesn't have to get us all the presents; if you want to get us some, too, we're going to let you!"
- Michael Hodgin, Parables, Etc. (December 1993)
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