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I Didn’t Tell My Kids About Santa, Neither Did These Parents

A sidewalk Santa rings his bell on 5th Avenue as people gathered on the streets of New York to do their last minute shopping Dec. 24, 2001. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

In my favorite home video ever, it’s 2020 and my kids are opening their Christmas morning gifts while wearing new ski jackets, even though it was 75 degrees in South Texas, where we live. My son’s 4-year-old hands are still pudgy, and he hasn’t learned to glide his “l” sounds yet, so his raspy morning voice is extra adorable. As he unwraps his gifts, he shouts and cheers and stares at some Power Rangers in adoration.

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