My fairy goddaughter, who just turned 3, is getting impatient about waiting for Christmas. Some days, the fact that Santa isn't coming tonight reduces her to tears! Yes, it's just a couple of weeks away, but think about that in terms of proportions: she's 3 and I'm 33, so 2 weeks for her is like 22 weeks for me. That's nearly half a year!
Stores and TV channels and media in general have been in xmas mode since the beginning of November, for a total of nearly 2 months of christmassing. But, for my fairy goddaughter, that's like 22 months, or nearly 2 years! Imagine hearing "Santa is coming soon!" for 2 years! And imagine this in a context where Santa coming is The Most Exciting Thing You Can Imagine, and where you haven't yet developed the cynicism to say "Meh, that's what they always say"!
I think it's extremely unkind to get my fairy goddaughter's hopes up for such a painfully long time. If Christmas is supposed to be for the children, it should be scaled down to something the poor kids can manage!
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