12/21/09
It is very usual for a child to wish for a material thing from Santa Claus every Christmas! I was doing it too when I was a kid growing up. I firmly believed that there was a Santa Claus who will deliver my gift comes the eve of the birth of Jesus Christ. It thrilled me to receive candies in the morning of Christmas Day as i search the inside of my used sock hanging by the window even though i was expecting for a different present from him. However, I never doubted that it was really Santa Claus who gave it to me! I was always satisfied with what my parents used to explain to me that it was all he could afford for me that year because he's also giving presents to all other children in the world. Now as a parent myself, I am encouraging my children to believe that Santa Claus does exist. That they would be receiving the gift of their choice if they stay to be good the whole year. I always remind them that Santa Claus expects to see from them the kindness of sharing what they have. That they should always respect their parents and other people not only those who are older than them but of their same age as well.
Few months ago before Christmas, Christopher and Jonathan had have told my wife-Honey and I that they wanted a PS3 as a gift from us. We told them that we would give it to them provided that they have to show us that they deserve it by not fighting over a thing and that they would study hard. It was not a pressure to excel in the class but at least to be average students. We were more than happy to learn during the parents-teacher conference that both of them are doing excellent jobs. Christopher was awarded Citizen of the Month for December while Jonathan is doing very well in math being the best in the subject in their class. He even promised to be citizen of the month as well when school resumes in January. We were even more obliged to give them what they've been asking for!
Few days before Christmas, both of them wrote a letter to Santa Claus listing what they want to have. Jonathan the youngest asked for a Star Wars Clone Wars toy while Christopher wished that we could afford to buy the PS3 that they wanted because he knows it's expensive and if we could not afford it he would be content to have a green Bakugan toy. This made my wife and I very happy because at a very young age of our children they understand that not everything they want could be afforded by us though they did very well with what we have asked from them to do.
We are very proud that our children are learning their lessons! Well for sure they would be very happy to open their presents on Christmas day because they would be receiving the gifts they've been wanting for plus the gifts they asked from Santa Claus.
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