Just back from our office Christmas party and am feeling positively grinchy. It all just felt so forced and fake. Too many politics in the office at the moment for people to really relax and let down their guard.This picture was taken as Santa was handing out presents. S is so full of expectation here-- and his present was the second-to-last, so I saw him growing increasingly worried that Santa had forgotten him.
The heartbreaking thing is that the office Santa seems to have mixed up his gifts and S got a christmas ornament while other kids received playmobil and fierce-looking dragons. He was so incredibly disappointed! And what can you do except to sympathize and say that even Santa can make mistakes sometimes.
Fortunately, though, C bought a present for him as well-- some hotwheels and a stopwatch, which were perfect!B sidled over at some point with a funny look on his face and said: "That wasn't the real Santa." and when I asked why he said "Because he shoes were brown." ???
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