the_santa_clause_theory The Truth My parents never let me believe in the lie that is santa claus. As a kid, I was pretty upset that I didn't get to participate in what all the other kids were doing. Now that I look back on it, I am deeply grateful that my parents loved me enough to be totally honest with me. When I took psychology 101 in my freshmen year in college, this theory first came to me. You see, we learned that the childhood years are extremely crucial and vulnerable times for a child's psyche. Most of the child's core values and personality traits are based on those developmental years. So I thought, " I wonder if the big lie about santa claus has any affect on a person's psychology." And It DOES! My Proposal is this: People who believed in santa claus as children, only to find out they had been lied to, are conditioned to be less likely to believe in other enchanting concepts that they encounter in later years. (Such as Love, or God) So...I started to collect data. At all the parties I would go to, I'd ask people how traumatized they were when they found out they had been lied to about santa claus. It was almost always the same case..."I cried and cried and cried..." Then I'd ask other questions... Do you believe in love at first site? "No!" Do you believe you have a soul mate? "NO!" Do you believe in God? "HELL NO!" It wasn't always the case, and I don't have statistical percentages for you, but it was more often than not, I'll tell you that. If I had more ambition and financial backing, I could have made a better analysis. But I got the results I wanted. I found out something interesting about humanity, society, ploys of the devil, and whatnot. SO Do your children a favor. Don't Lie to them about santa claus. You may excuse it as being fun, and joyful, and part of the holiday tradition, but think about it. You could be damaging their fragile little minds. 010529 ... birdmad my failure to believe in love came from all the times i've been betrayed and the questions that were never answered i keep hoping i'll find it again, but i'm not hoping too hard my failure to believe in god stemmed from the times when i was hung out to dry (i wasn't asking for a miracle) and from the questions that were never answered i keep hoping i'll find it again but i'm not hoping too hard 010529 ... my list dear big man, I have been a good girl this year, my mummy and daddy said so, Jimal Fix it never answered my letter, so I hope you do, please my i have a seal for christmas. I promise I will look after it. and feed it lots of tasty fish. also could I have a years worth of pick n' mix. That is all I need at the moment. thank you don't fall down me chimney, I will leave my back door open. thank you Love Alice 010530 ... Nolas List Higha, this christmas please may i have, a bigger bed, a rope, a wHip, a clean table, and someone to make the dinner. oh and a book on decision making. and any thing else you think I might need. oh and a spank for being greedy! tender love from Nola. . 010530 what's it to you? who go blather from