My oldest is eleven. He is on the fence whether santa is real or not, but he whole-heartedly believes in our elf on the shelf– thus far. He saw some boxed elf-on-the-shelf at Target tonight and i explained that not all people just get an elf, sometimes they have to buy one at Target so Santa knows they have not received one and that family wants one. Then Spawn one says,” so kind of like adoption?” Yes, kind of… At least for this year.
It makes me sad that his world of wild belief is starting to dwindle. That his blind-eye love of make believe is about to cease. I only hope that while his might stop, that he does not share the secret with everyone else, including the younger spawn. I recall some “this is how to tell your kids about the real santa” on pinterest. I will have…
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