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I know I haven't posted or updated much as of late. I've been dealing with a lot of crap. I never really fully recovered from the string of deaths around me, only to have another man very close to my family pass away. I can honestly say that this year sucked. So many bad things have ben going on. I only hope this means the start of next year will be happier. I need happy. I am so desperate for happy right now.
I think the one good things about this week for me has been tutoring. I teach children who still believe in Santa Claus. I was never put in a situation where I had to have a thoughtful conversation with kid about the mysteries of Santa. One of the girls I tutor asked me if I believed in Santa. I wasn't sure how to respond to I did what all good psychologists do, ask the same question back. She responded that she believed and that she also learned about an email address to the elves who work for Santa. I asked her if she wrote him an email. She sadly looked down and said she didn't know the email address. So I told her she could go to the mall and go see Santa there She looks up at me and says, "But he's not real." (referring to the mall Santas) I told her she was right but that these Santas are representative and if she told them what she wanted he would remember it and report back to the real Santa because real Santa couldn't be at all the malls at exactly the same time. She thought about it for a second and declared, "That makes sense." Then she preceded to tell me about last Christmas when she didn't get what she wanted. I told her that Santa might have gotten lost. Which she responded with, "Oh that's true because I wasn't home last christmas." We rounded off the conversation with her questions about Santa liking cookies and milk (I don't think it's something told to children). So I assured her that Santa did like cookies and milk and his favorite was chocolate chip cookies. I also told her not to get too upset if Santa didn't eat the cookies because he might have just been full.
This little girl made me remember why I like Christmas so much. She brought back a little of the joy for me. Hopefully the rest of the joy will return soon.
I think the one good things about this week for me has been tutoring. I teach children who still believe in Santa Claus. I was never put in a situation where I had to have a thoughtful conversation with kid about the mysteries of Santa. One of the girls I tutor asked me if I believed in Santa. I wasn't sure how to respond to I did what all good psychologists do, ask the same question back. She responded that she believed and that she also learned about an email address to the elves who work for Santa. I asked her if she wrote him an email. She sadly looked down and said she didn't know the email address. So I told her she could go to the mall and go see Santa there She looks up at me and says, "But he's not real." (referring to the mall Santas) I told her she was right but that these Santas are representative and if she told them what she wanted he would remember it and report back to the real Santa because real Santa couldn't be at all the malls at exactly the same time. She thought about it for a second and declared, "That makes sense." Then she preceded to tell me about last Christmas when she didn't get what she wanted. I told her that Santa might have gotten lost. Which she responded with, "Oh that's true because I wasn't home last christmas." We rounded off the conversation with her questions about Santa liking cookies and milk (I don't think it's something told to children). So I assured her that Santa did like cookies and milk and his favorite was chocolate chip cookies. I also told her not to get too upset if Santa didn't eat the cookies because he might have just been full.
This little girl made me remember why I like Christmas so much. She brought back a little of the joy for me. Hopefully the rest of the joy will return soon.