Santa, Don't Eat Me!

Dressed up people give me the creeps - Halloween is one of the worse times of the year in my opinion. Whether it's Santa at Christmas or Mickey Mouse at Disneyland, I think it's just wrong. Think about it, random old men dressed up or a 6 foot mouse! Does no one else see an issue here? Now that I have a little one, I have been making decisions on what I should expect from her. (P and I are still deciding on whether Adelaide receives gifts from Santa once she can understand.)

We went to a Christmas Party where Adelaide had her first chance to meet Santa. Sadly (or luckily for her) to say, I wasn't able to get her reaction about this weird old man since she fell very asleep. She got her gift with no stress involved.

When we went to Disneyland, Santa was also there and since the line looked small, we decided Adelaide can meet Santa - awake. This time, there wasn't even a gift involved either! She was happy and playful as we stood in line but once it was her turn on Santa's lap, her mood changed 180. She was wailing! We picked her up afterwards and she was alright again. The whole upsetting ordeal took about 60 seconds.

P feels a bit bad that we put Adelaide on Santa's lap and made her cry that badly. I don't feel quite the same. If you asked me to pin down my proudest mommy moment, I would say - without hesitation - it was that Adelaide realized how creepy Santa is and knew not to go near this strange old man! I think the most appropriated response any kid should have is, "Santa, don't eat me!"

Good girl Adelaide!