Hers:
Picked up my fourth-grader and his friend from school today. (They share the same name and call each other Mr. S and Mr. L) My son (Mr. L) is taking a Young Entrepreneurs class where they are charged with creating a product to sell to fellow students. The two boys were discussing what would be cool.
Mr. S: Action figures.
Mr. L: It needs to be for both boys and girls.
Mr. S: Well, then you can have Desperate Housewives and Samurai Warriors action figures.
I suggested a Pencil Snuggie, which was met by blank stares. The conversation moved on to a pan-theological comparison of gifting.
Mr. L: I got a Tech Deck for Hannukah. What sorts of things do you get for Christmas?
Mr. S: I got Legos last year from Santa.
Mr. L: Is there really a Santa?
Mr. S: What do you believe?
Mr. L: Well, I think he’s part real, part make believe. Like, there is a fat guy in a red suit…
Mr. S: Who lives on the North Pole and rides in a sleigh pulled by reindeer?
Mr. L: No, that’s the part that’s make-believe. I think he rides around in a low-flying plane.
Mr. S: Well, then there’s a little bit of Santa in everyone. (spiritual pause) I’m just repeating what my mom said.
The conversation digressed.
Mr. S: Where do you think you want to go to college?
Mr. L: I have no idea.
Mr. S: Well, it’s in 8 years.
(Gulp!)
Mr. S: I want to get a full scholarship to Princeton and study literature and acting.
So now I’m in a full panic. Is it because my 9-year-old does not yet have his eye on a prestigious academic institution or a focus of erudite study?
No. It’s because I don’t believe in Santa, whether friending antlered mammals or soaring in a homemade weather balloon or working for the Treasury Department, who can make our kids’ college accounts flush in 8 years.
Blessing – Driving carpool. You just can’t make this stuff up.
This is freaking fantastic! And, since I'm Mr. S.'s mom, I'll share another layer to the story: Mr. S. came to me one morning a couple of weeks ago and said (in such a beautifully gentle way) that he knows Santa's not real. After a bit of discussion about how he figured it out, I did indeed say something along the lines of, "Well, I've always said that in this time of giving there's a little bit of Santa in every one of us." After another one of his spiritual pauses (captures those beats perfectly, by the way!), Mr. S. said, "I knew you'd say that…" Well, at least he hears all that stuff I'm saying!
Anne – Mr. L has been asking me about the tooth fairy. And since we have two more kids in the house who have not yet lost their first tooth, I had a really hard time letting that one go. I made the big guy swear on his allowance for the rest of his life that he would not ruin it for his brothers. Oy.
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Let's be extra clear about the scholarship part….