They don't believe in Santy Claws, either
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Only a true skeptic would regard a collection of articles shattering illusions as a bunch of gifts.
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Since I don't have a blog, here's a little seasonal ditty that earned its author a Parental Advisory sticker on the CD containing it:
Conspiracies
We don't believe in you-know-who
but we don't let the kids know it
we're parents and we're grown-ups
there's a line we have to toe it
but, we're part of a conspiracy
about this bearded big fat guy
who isn't real, who never lived
who is old and doesn't die
we went to the department store
we climed out on that limb
told the kids that it was you-know-who
we said that bum was him
then, we placed him on his knee
(to me the knee seemed rather bony)
happily they sat there though
chatting with that phony
told the kids we could provide the proof
(phfft, deceit - how I hate it)
we put out the milk and cookies
yes I admit - I drank and ate it
then that fib about the North Pole
as if any elves could live there
we helped to write and send that letter
knowing full well it went nowhere
you-know-who comes down the chimney
how could such a fat man fit?
the whole thing is preposterous
yet we get children to buy it
we have no shame, the lies pile up
you think at least we'd balk
when we sing of red-nosed reindeer
and snowmen who dance and talk
well, it's just a harmless story
of fairy tales and Christmas fun
not unlike that other fairy
the one about God's son
where angels talk to shepherds
wise men troop after a star
and a virgin has a baby!
boy, that's fetched pretty far
but we adults buy that conspiracy
we toe and swallow that old line
disappearing milk and cookies?
what about that bread and wine?
it's enough to make you hesitate
it's enough to give you pause
perhaps it's just as crucial
kids believe in -- you-know-who
-- Loudon Wainwright III