Dan Ports on Nostr: A recently retired friend went to Santa School to work as a mall Santa. His diploma ...
A recently retired friend went to Santa School to work as a mall Santa. His diploma is signed by the Dean of Santa Clauses and everything.
“So what do you learn in Santa School?” I asked.
“Mostly how to deal with kids’ questions. A lot of them don’t have anyone to talk to,” he answered. “What do you tell them if they say ‘I want my parents to stop fighting’ or ‘I want my uncle to stop touching me?”
Well fuck. How did we wind up with mall Santas as an essential part of our social safety net?
“So what do you learn in Santa School?” I asked.
“Mostly how to deal with kids’ questions. A lot of them don’t have anyone to talk to,” he answered. “What do you tell them if they say ‘I want my parents to stop fighting’ or ‘I want my uncle to stop touching me?”
Well fuck. How did we wind up with mall Santas as an essential part of our social safety net?