"Will the real Santa Claus please stand up?"
And suddenly, Santa isn't in the chimney anymore, but instead, there's this sparkling dust that's coming out, floating around and around and around, around the mother and the daughter to stop right next to them and tinkling sounds. And there is Santa materializing. Thank you so much for your utter joy in celebrating that I am who I am. I'm not the jolly old man with a white beard and rosy cheeks. I'm just a girl. I take that back. Not just
Carey Braidt
@countryswell · 0:44
Oh, my goodness. To say I love this is such an understatement. Oh, my God. This is such a great story. And this is coming from a Die Hard Christmas. Traditionalist, but a definite strong willed woman who believes women and girls can do anything they set their mind out to do. Apparently, now they can even be Santa Claus. And what a beautiful thing that is. Thank you
But after hearing your response and thinking about it, there really is still value here, even if it went in a direction I wasn't expecting. And it just made me happy. Happy to hear your response. Thank you
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Carey Braidt
@countryswell · 1:33
I can't wait for more children to hear this, boys and girls. Because the boys need to feel that empowerment of the women around them. And it's so healthy for them, too. It's really just wonderful for everyone in the audience. And I can just picture the giggles and the smiles and the oozing, the Oz and the surprise with the twist of this. So bravo. Bravo. I'm loving this. Thanks again for sharing it
Oh, that just makes me smile and warms my heart. I had not even considered the perspective of a bunch of kids listening. And you just painted a really beautiful picture. Thank you
J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 4:44
You are a girl, you are a woman, you are anything you want to be. And this was the most entertaining, delightful holiday story that I could listen to. And as an adult, I could really hear the magic in the story. I could feel the magic in the story. And I appreciate you for sharing that holiday cheer that we can be anything we want to be. And that's the magic, right? I just loved it. I loved it
I thought he was going to realize that you played a role in what was supposedly Santa and like the thought and care you put into his gifts and so on. But upon reflection, I'm like, why did I go there? And then I'm starting to think about it a little bit more. He probably knew that some gifts were from Santa, but some gifts were from other people, you know, family and so on
J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 3:16
The gift giving beings. And one of those was part of it. Just how we grew up. He grew up watching his parents work like slaves to their nine to five jobs and other part time jobs that they had to pick up never being home to provide this grand Christmas in the name of Santa Claus for him and his three sisters. And then for me, I found out fifth grade that there wasn't a Santa Claus in the most humiliating way in front of class
And I'm glad you did. I hope that other parents who are either in the middle of the magical creatures period or leading into it, hear this because there's good things to reflect on. And if I was going to be a parent of things that I would have wanted to have heard about, right? Of how it affects the child not just at home, but in their social circles and so on. So important. And thank you