It was Chritmas 1968 when I was seven years old and on the fence about the existence of Santa Claus. Some of my peers insisted that the haul of gifts were simply purchased by parents. I wasn't sure either way. Just days before the holiday my Dad bought a nice console stereo, the old kind that was like furniture. I asked him how much he paid for it and he replied with a straight face "A thousand dollars".
Well, I knew that was a lot of money, I did not know it was an absurd exageration. Based on this inquiry I concluded that there was no way my parents could afford gifts for four children after incurring a thousand dollar expense. Therefore Santa exists!
There is a life lesson in here somewhere, good objective inquiry and linear logic proved the existence of Santa Claus.
A childhood belief about father christmas
others believed things like this
- My parents told me that Jesus visited Santa Claus when he was dead for three days. — Rick Hamell
- i used to believe that a elf familly lived on my window, long after a new my parents were Santa Claus— anna
- I thought Santa was going to be sent to jail for stealing gifts from Toys R Us.— Sandy
- I used to believe that, if God would die, Santa Claus would be boss.— Judith
- I used to believe that the Holy Trinity was Dad, God and Santa Claus!— Cathy P.
- When i was little, i thought Santa Claus was my grandfather— Junie