Dad is Santa
Finding out about Santa34 total reviews
Comment from Sandra Nelms-Ludwig
Oh, Mrs. Mary my heartache for you at eight years old. It was sad enough you lost your mom but added to it was the removal of all childhood fantasies. I have now cried to the point I need tissues. As the old church song lyric are written: "Nobody knows the trouble I see, nobody knows but Jesus". You are a writer I will return to read. From a distance, I hold you in my thoughts and prayers. I pray some joy has been in your life since your childhood trauma.
reply by the author on 02-Nov-2022
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Oh, Mrs. Mary my heartache for you at eight years old. It was sad enough you lost your mom but added to it was the removal of all childhood fantasies. I have now cried to the point I need tissues. As the old church song lyric are written: "Nobody knows the trouble I see, nobody knows but Jesus". You are a writer I will return to read. From a distance, I hold you in my thoughts and prayers. I pray some joy has been in your life since your childhood trauma.
Comment Written 02-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 02-Nov-2022
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Thank you Sandra I truly appreciate your kind words. As soon as computer is cooperating with me, I will be reading your words. Thank you for the six stars.
My very best wishes
Mary
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You are most welcome. It is the least that I can do when you have poured out your heart.
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
You really deserved to win this, congratulations. How sad it was for your poor dad to have to tell you the truth, that was when you lost all the magic that life had to give you as a child. I'm sorry you lost your mother at such a young age. Well done, this was a very poignant story, and very well written. :)) Sandra xx
reply by the author on 13-Dec-2020
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You really deserved to win this, congratulations. How sad it was for your poor dad to have to tell you the truth, that was when you lost all the magic that life had to give you as a child. I'm sorry you lost your mother at such a young age. Well done, this was a very poignant story, and very well written. :)) Sandra xx
Comment Written 13-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 13-Dec-2020
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Thank you Sandra. I truly appreciate not only the review but your very kind words.
Take care and stay well.
Mary
Comment from Jasmine Girl
What a moving story about a Santa Claus and it must be hard to lose your mother and a baby sibling at your young age. I'm glad you have overcome it and live a nice retirement now.
Congratulations for winning the contest and you deserve it.
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2020
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What a moving story about a Santa Claus and it must be hard to lose your mother and a baby sibling at your young age. I'm glad you have overcome it and live a nice retirement now.
Congratulations for winning the contest and you deserve it.
Comment Written 12-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2020
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Thank you for the kind words and review. It is truly appreciated.
Regards
Mary
Comment from greyson ernst
nice job with this and congrats about the win you deserve it and as always keep writing and stay safe also have a happy holiday
sincerely Greyson Ernst
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2020
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nice job with this and congrats about the win you deserve it and as always keep writing and stay safe also have a happy holiday
sincerely Greyson Ernst
Comment Written 12-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2020
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Thank you Grayson for the kind words and encouragement.
You stay safe as well.
Regards
Mary
Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)
This is a very fine piece of writing. You blended finding out about Santa in with other fictional events, as children would do. Then you also linked sorrow at the loss of innocence and belief to the more important loss of your mother - truly tragic. This of course pushes Santa and the Easter Bunny far into the hinterland.
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2020
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This is a very fine piece of writing. You blended finding out about Santa in with other fictional events, as children would do. Then you also linked sorrow at the loss of innocence and belief to the more important loss of your mother - truly tragic. This of course pushes Santa and the Easter Bunny far into the hinterland.
Comment Written 12-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 12-Dec-2020
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Thank you for taking the time to read the story and the rating. It along with your comments is truly appreciated.
Regards
Mary
Comment from Judy Lawless
A wonderful story of loss. It must have been so hard to learn the truth at such a young age. You've written about it in few words, but managed to convey all the pain and sorrow and speculation. Congratulations on your win.
reply by the author on 10-Dec-2020
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A wonderful story of loss. It must have been so hard to learn the truth at such a young age. You've written about it in few words, but managed to convey all the pain and sorrow and speculation. Congratulations on your win.
Comment Written 10-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 10-Dec-2020
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Thank you for your kind words and review.
I appreciate your taking the time to read.
Regards
Mary
Comment from Cynthia Adams1
Oh what a sad and painful story this is. I'm sorry you all had to live it.
It is a terrible way to find out about Santa. I don't know why your Dad and big sister felt the need you tell you and your sister just then. Maybe finances were such that they needed to explain why there wouldn't be big presents.
Whatever the circumstances, you already had enough loss and it is sad to add that to it when you were still so young.
I hope that as time went on, your family healed as much as possible.
It is a precious picture of you and Santa.
Blessings to you and yours.
reply by the author on 10-Dec-2020
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Oh what a sad and painful story this is. I'm sorry you all had to live it.
It is a terrible way to find out about Santa. I don't know why your Dad and big sister felt the need you tell you and your sister just then. Maybe finances were such that they needed to explain why there wouldn't be big presents.
Whatever the circumstances, you already had enough loss and it is sad to add that to it when you were still so young.
I hope that as time went on, your family healed as much as possible.
It is a precious picture of you and Santa.
Blessings to you and yours.
Comment Written 10-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 10-Dec-2020
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Than you Cynthia.
Christmas was my mother's joy. Dad was lost and depressed and was not going to give us Santa that year.Rose did not want us to wake up with no Santa. Dad never truly recovered even 30 yrs later. Also money was tight. If we ran out of food before payday, Ma would make us ketchup sandwiches.
Thank you
Mary
Comment from Pantygynt
Posted as non-fiction and so easy to believe this as a true story. It is too heart-breaking to be fiction. If I were asked the question I wouldn't know when it happened, though I do remember going to sleep with my head against a bristly hairbrush, in an effort to keep awake long enough to find out. It didn't work. I fell asleep.
I suppose I must have realised finally when asked to play the part at a local infants' school, I was 35 at the time!
reply by the author on 10-Dec-2020
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Posted as non-fiction and so easy to believe this as a true story. It is too heart-breaking to be fiction. If I were asked the question I wouldn't know when it happened, though I do remember going to sleep with my head against a bristly hairbrush, in an effort to keep awake long enough to find out. It didn't work. I fell asleep.
I suppose I must have realised finally when asked to play the part at a local infants' school, I was 35 at the time!
Comment Written 10-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 10-Dec-2020
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I wrapped myself in a blanket openned the window leaned against the radiator and waited to see Santa. It did not work either
Thank you for your review. It is appreciated
Mary
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Nothing ever does. Lol.
Comment from Anne Johnston
I can understand why your story won the contest. Very well written. I especially love the way you ended it, sadness was not so much for the loss of Santa but for the loss of a mother, and what it meant to Dad.
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2020
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I can understand why your story won the contest. Very well written. I especially love the way you ended it, sadness was not so much for the loss of Santa but for the loss of a mother, and what it meant to Dad.
Comment Written 09-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2020
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Thank you for your review and kind words.
I appreciate it.
Thank you.
Mary
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You are welcome
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
This is such a sad write Mary and it brings a tear to my eye, I still believe in Santa and will never stop believing in the magic of Christmas, I have passed this onto my children who feel just the same. Congratulations on your win, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2020
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This is such a sad write Mary and it brings a tear to my eye, I still believe in Santa and will never stop believing in the magic of Christmas, I have passed this onto my children who feel just the same. Congratulations on your win, love Dolly x
Comment Written 09-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2020
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Thank you Dolly for your kind words and review. It is appreciated. I also still believe in the magic of Christmas.
Take care and regards,
Mary
