I guess I’ve never really looked at it that way. We were never like threatened with it or whatever. Sure, we got the occasional coal mention and wanted to be on the “nice” list, etc. but it was also, and mostly, just magical and fun, exciting, enchanting, whatever to believe in it. I believed in it for an embarrassingly long time


To me, it was just a fun and happy thing rather than a threat or whatever. All the kids I’ve ever known get so excited to meet Santa, etc. like the whole idea of Santa brings them so much happiness. I’m sure some people use it as a threat but to me it’s just a fun story/fairytale like anything else.