A Text Message to Santa
Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by Sara in Social Media Parenting
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We’re close enough to christmas that it’s okay to use Santa and his Elves as a behavioral tool. In recent moments of a pre-tantrums, I have reminded my preschooler that Santa’s elves are watching her to make sure she’s being a good girl or she will be without presents this year. I have also used the “Santa tool” in the store whenever my preschooler demands I buy her something because in her words, “I’m being such a good girl.” This is when I tell her, “Why don’t we write it down on your list for Santa?” She is very okay with that.
Okay, she was very okay with that until she asked to add the Lucky Care Bear to the list and I couldn’t find a pen. My husband seems to always “borrow” my pens and then they magically disappear. She got mad (pre-tantrum), I got annoyed. I don’t know how I came up with what I did next but it was brilliant. I simply said, “Hey, it’s okay. We can text it to him.” Like I said, it was brilliant. She quieted down and together we texted Santa:
Dear Santa (aka her uncle), I wish for a teddy bear named Lucky for christmas this year. Love, Summer.
So maybe I though of it because for some weird reason, it made sense. Who really writes letters these days. We have internet enabled phones that allow us to email, text, tweet, blog and oh yeah, we can call people too… My daughter didn’t think it was strange, that’s crazy!
Since my kids are too young to write their Santa lists they drawn Santa a picture to leave next to the cookies and milk, and they will again this year. I will hold on to this Christmas tradition, in spite of technology, as long as I can. But maybe, in dire situations, texting the actual list is the way to go:
Dear Santa (aka my husband), this year for christmas I wish for a spa weekend. Love, me
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