Comments on: White Lies http://www.houseofzathras.com/?p=3244 Zathras understand... No. Zathras not understand, but Zathras do. Zathras good at doings, not understandings. Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:46:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Theresa http://www.houseofzathras.com/?p=3244&cpage=1#comment-13843 Theresa Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:47:12 +0000 http://www.houseofzathras.com/?p=3244#comment-13843 Everyone before me said exactly what I would have. I am 43 and I still believe in Santa - not the man, but in the magic and the love that he represents. You rock! Everyone before me said exactly what I would have. I am 43 and I still believe in Santa – not the man, but in the magic and the love that he represents. You rock!

]]> By: patti http://www.houseofzathras.com/?p=3244&cpage=1#comment-13841 patti Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:40:09 +0000 http://www.houseofzathras.com/?p=3244#comment-13841 Santa is real (and you can tell Tyler this Pam!) Santa is magic and Santa is about love. Love is real. Does everyone believe? No. And those poor souls do not get visited by the real Santa. But for those of us 40ish year olds who still believe - he still comes. Every year. Does Santa always bring toys? Well no, but is that really what he was ever about? No again. He is about warmth, love, a realization of what matters most in the world. Can he spread love around the world in one night? You betcha, with time for snacks along the way. It breaks my heart when parents think they have to "tell the truth" to a child in order to prevent someone else from "telling the truth". Those poor children likely never will know the truth. I wish those well meaning parents would share the real truth. As for me and my house, we believe. And thank you Mrs Who for not steeling the wonder of Santa from the little lights in your care. Now, I gotta polish up a little of the Christmas in my house here... Santa is real (and you can tell Tyler this Pam!) Santa is magic and Santa is about love. Love is real. Does everyone believe? No. And those poor souls do not get visited by the real Santa. But for those of us 40ish year olds who still believe – he still comes. Every year. Does Santa always bring toys? Well no, but is that really what he was ever about? No again. He is about warmth, love, a realization of what matters most in the world. Can he spread love around the world in one night? You betcha, with time for snacks along the way. It breaks my heart when parents think they have to “tell the truth” to a child in order to prevent someone else from “telling the truth”. Those poor children likely never will know the truth. I wish those well meaning parents would share the real truth. As for me and my house, we believe.

And thank you Mrs Who for not steeling the wonder of Santa from the little lights in your care. Now, I gotta polish up a little of the Christmas in my house here…

]]> By: Lemon Stand http://www.houseofzathras.com/?p=3244&cpage=1#comment-13834 Lemon Stand Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:46:57 +0000 http://www.houseofzathras.com/?p=3244#comment-13834 Santa is thinking twice about stopping at our house. I think it might be safer for him if our daughter Rachel is around. We'd end up with cops, SPCA, PETA and fashion police on our doorstep. Sigh. Santa is thinking twice about stopping at our house. I think it might be safer for him if our daughter Rachel is around. We’d end up with cops, SPCA, PETA and fashion police on our doorstep. Sigh.

]]> By: Pam http://www.houseofzathras.com/?p=3244&cpage=1#comment-13828 Pam Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:50:45 +0000 http://www.houseofzathras.com/?p=3244#comment-13828 GOD BLESS YOU! I was moved to tears reading this... too often childhood joy is cut short by painful reality. At 52, I still want to believe. ;) This year our 10 year old grandson Tyler found out there's no Santa. It was unbelievably painful; he cried. His mother told him the truth because she was afraid that his sister would beat her to it... I still could not have done it. The burdens of a parent! And teachers....! GOD BLESS YOU! I was moved to tears reading this… too often childhood joy is cut short by painful reality. At 52, I still want to believe. ;)

This year our 10 year old grandson Tyler found out there’s no Santa. It was unbelievably painful; he cried. His mother told him the truth because she was afraid that his sister would beat her to it… I still could not have done it.

The burdens of a parent! And teachers….!

]]> By: Ladybug Crossing http://www.houseofzathras.com/?p=3244&cpage=1#comment-13827 Ladybug Crossing Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:27:52 +0000 http://www.houseofzathras.com/?p=3244#comment-13827 Thank you for being you! The magic of love - that's where it's at! Santa does rock!! AND, you can tell your students that I saw him at my Gram's when I was little. I had gotten up to use the bathroom and there he was. He was eating the cookies in the living room. (I booked it back to bed!!) No one believes me to this day, but he WAS there. xo LBC Thank you for being you! The magic of love – that’s where it’s at!
Santa does rock!!
AND, you can tell your students that I saw him at my Gram’s when I was little. I had gotten up to use the bathroom and there he was. He was eating the cookies in the living room. (I booked it back to bed!!) No one believes me to this day, but he WAS there.
xo
LBC

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