that I finally look at it that way, I see that what Iâve been doing is merely an attempt to gain the love of parents whose love was never attainable in the first place. Thereâs no point in me making and delivering all of these toys. I see that now. Finally, Iâm free of this onerous task. And I owe it all to you, Henry.
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PS: Whenever children ask me why I no longer bring them toys, Iâll say itâs all thanks to Henry Sellers of Evanston, Illinois.
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My reindeer are able to fly because their muscles havenât atrophied from the inaction that comes from spending all of oneâs time on oneâs ass playing video games, listening to music and watching 50 movies. Maybe you should ask for some presents that require a little physical activity. It may do wonders in staving off the diabetes that will strike you at fourteen, and the heart attack that will bring you down at twenty. Laying off the donuts might help, too.
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Dear Santa,
I would like a tender Electric suitar Laptop and Cellphone for Christmas. and in school I would like good grades in science + a little more freedom at home. from,
Emily not Emma
P.S. Jell Roudolph I said âHi!â
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As far as I know, Fender doesnât make an Electric Guitar Laptop, although it does sound like something I would like for myself if they do decide to produce one. Similarly, they also donât produce a cell phone, so Iâm afraid youâre shit-out-of-luck on those requests. If Rudolph existed, he might tell me that you meant to put a comma after the word Guitar, which would have given a whole new meaning to your wish list. But he doesnât exist. Sorry.
That brings us to your next request: good grades in science. Since science is increasingly irrelevant in your country, Iâm not sure why you care. Your public schools have never exactly been on the cutting edge of science to begin with, and since theyâve eliminated everything from the curriculum that offends the various pinheads in your community, I think the only lessons left in your science books involve photosynthesis and gravityâalthough I suspect gravity will soon be dropped as well. Get it? Gravityâ¦dropped! Oh, never mind.
As for your final wish for more freedom at home, good luck with that one. Your parents feel that keeping you a virtual prisoner will prevent you from becoming pregnant as a teenager. Of course, if they bothered to teach you any sex education, youâd be aware that the neighbor boyâs attempt to give you a friendly âinoculationâ against liberalism when youâre fourteen will ultimately do nothing to actually save you from the welfare state.
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DEAR SANTA CLAUS,
IN THE SONG âI SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUSâ DO YOU REALLY KISS MY MOM? AND THANKS FOR EVERYTHING LAST YEAR. THIS YEAR I REALLY DONâT CARE ABOUT THE PRESENTS I GET. I CARE ABOUT THE PRESENTS I GIVE. BY THE WAY HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
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LUCAS, 8 AND A QRTER
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Iâm often asked this question, to which I usually reply: If I only had the time!
Youâll get that in about ten years.
In the meantime, itâs letters like yours that make me grateful that I can see within your heart. I often get letters from calculating little shits who feed me lines like âI only care about the presents I giveâ like so many beauty pageant contestants, and if I wasnât able to see the truth it would leave me in a difficult position. But I can see your sentiments are genuine, and it does warm my heart. Iâll be bringing you