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November 17, 2016 by: Hodgepodgedad

I Am Santa Claus

My three-year-old daughter brought me a picture the other day. She said, “Daddy, here is a picture of you.” She handed me the picture. This particular picture was taken before she was born. In it were the three older children with a red-suited man who had a long, white beard. Santa Claus.

A simple answer in a fun way. I am Santa Claus. The focus is not on a fictitious character. The focus is on the Great Gift--the Christ.

Ever since my oldest daughter was old enough to understand language, I have told my children that I am Santa Claus. I suspected that they would not believe me; I was right. I have always told the truth about who Santa Claus is.

During the Christmas season, I have a song that I sing (to the tune of ‘Jolly Old St. Nicholas’) to reiterate my status as Santa:

Daddy is St. Nicholas,

He says so every day!

He’s always telling every soul,

What I’m about to say;

He is coming very soon;

He is a dear old man,

He won’t say what he’s bringing you;

So find out if you can.

Since the true reason for Christmas is so important, I did not want my children to wonder if the other person so closely identified with Christmas–the person whose name the holiday shares–was also a fictitious character.

So, I decided early on that I would simply tell the truth when asked about Santa Claus. This has been a source of great amusement for my children. They get to hear their “deluded” father claim that he is Santa Claus. They then point out all of the reasons that I cannot be Santa.

I get the satisfaction of focusing on the season – not on a fictitious character. The focus is on the Great Gift – the Christ.

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Steve keeps busy with five children and a job in information security. He also has a second job as principal of the Hodgepodge homeschool.

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  1. Mary says

    November 18, 2016 at 8:46 AM

    Tricia Hodges, I really love the way you approach things with your children. I love this 🙂

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    • Hodgepodgemom says

      November 19, 2016 at 7:21 PM

      All credit goes to Hodgepodgedad who came up with the fun approach!

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