I did a terrible thing.
Yesterday was St. Nicholas Day here in Germany. The evening before, I was at the store with Anna and her friend, buying supplies, when I spotted a stash of chocolate candy. With no thought for innocent ears, I asked Anna, " Do you want peppermint chocolate in your St. Nicholas boot? Or would you rather I buy dark chocolate? Maybe both?" I didn't realize until Anna pulled me aside a minute later and whispered in my ear, "Mom, Kasie still believes in St. Nicholas..." that I'd pretty much proclaimed to all kids within hearing range: "Santa Claus=Your Parents."
Now, in my defense, Kasie is twelve years old, but she still believes in Santa's existence. I guess she told Anna, "You don't believe in Santa and that's the reason you don't get gifts from him. That's why your mom and dad have to do it." So it seems her faith is unshaken. And Anna is happy too, just as long as the boot is filled one way or another.
2 comments:
Ooh. Don't you just feel horrible when something like that happens? (I did something similar the other day.)
The good thing is that if Kasie still believes in St. Nikolaus at 12 it's because she wants to, and she'll probably interpret your comment in a way that suits her view of the world.
Glad to hear things turned out OK in the end.
Hope you enjoyed your holiday! :-)
Yeah, I'm glad I wasn't the one to shatter her belief! Hope you have a good holiday too, Betsy.
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