I was was at the GCT gift fair earlier this week. I didn't see anything, but then again I wasn't looking for frames.

It wasn't in a frame, actually, but like a clippy thing. Anyway, it seems like it would only be likely if the store owner was a friend of the family or whatever, and you'd probably know that right? Not that I know your neice, but the little girl in the picture had Those Eyes.

I'm getting out of work now, so it looks like I'll have some time today to get something for my niece.

I don't remember when I stopped believing in the Tooth Fairy but I don't think I ever believed in the Easter Bunny. I figured out Santa pretty early. I know I faked believing for at least two years because I was the youngest and I was worried my family would be sad when they found out I knew the truth.

When my brother was young, I think around eight, definitely old enough to know... some older kids in the playground started making fun of him for believing in Santa. He argued and they said, "go home and ask your ma." He ran home, "Mom? Is Santa real?" She replied, "Why of course he is!" So he ran back to the playground and told all those kids they were wrong!

That's totally how I'll be. I think Laura said it in Bitches the other day. If you are in my house, you believe in Santa. You don't want to believe, that's fine, but keep it to yourself.

IOHolidayN I am still pissed about the photo on the front page of the Daily Breeze on Friday. It showed a miserable baby trying to get down off Santa's lap while his sister tried to comfort him. This is not funny. This is cruel. I wish all Santas everywhere would enact a "no crying babies" rule. If your kid's not excited to sit on Santa's lap, please come back next year.

This is not funny. This is cruel. I wish all Santas everywhere would enact a "no crying babies" rule. If your kid's not excited to sit on Santa's lap, please come back next year.

Yes, this.

My parents never did the take a picture on Santa's lap thing with us. I'm not sure if it was a lack of money, lack of desire to wait in line forever, or the complete lack of interest on we kids' part. I think I may have asked about it once and my mother told me "That's not the real Santa, that's just his helper." which quashed any interest I may have had.

I agree, Laga.

I remember my mother and mother-in-law being annoyed with us, because we didn't take the kids for photos with Santa. The thing is, we have two (big) family Christmas parties on my husband's side of the family, every year, and Santa makes an appearance. They all cried, every year, for years, even when they seemed happy to see him, before it actually happened. Why in the world would I torture them, by taking them somewhere, and making them sit on his lap?

I didn't force the issue with the kids, and didn't make them sit on his lap if they didn't want to, and took them off, if they said they wanted to, and then started to cry.

We do have a picture of Julia crying on Santa's lap, but that's because she was okay when we first put her up there, then she started to cry. Scott snapped the picture as I was reaching for her.

Scola, sorry you work in "Office Space", babe.

Tom - sending you calm ma~~~

I remember being concerned that Santa wouldn't find us when we moved because we had no chmmney. But I was good at fanwanking / hand waving back then, so I came up with some idea.But I am really not sure how strong my belief was in Santa. I 've always had a thing for the story. I liked fairies and brownies and elves and magic, etc. I wanted them to be real , but I am not sure I ever believed. So I was never untramatized by the unbelief. But I never felt lied to either. I understood the magic of story - which was different then a lie. even at a very young age. I Knew Mr. Rodgers was playing make belive - even if he had never said it.

Another fun bro story:

One Christmas we spent at Disney World. I asked my brother, James how Santa would find us. He said, "Who cares? We're at Disney World!!!"

When we were grown I related the story back to James and he said, "Wow, cool. I'm suprised I didn't say, 'there's no Santa Claus!'"