He Sees You when You're Sleeping

Parents, it is that time of year again when we get an extra parental aid. And I know I'm not the only one using this method of threatening. Every store you are in, you will hear a parent saying, "Be good because Santa is coming" or "Santa's watching you so behave" or "We aren't going to get that right now, because you don't know what Santa is going to bring you." And just like that, the child remains calm with hopes that Santa can see this good behavior too!

With my kids, I had to take this threat a step further because my kids may be on to me. Bryce says, "How can he watch all the kids everywhere, ALL over the world?" Good question! You know there is no such thing as a dumb question? Well, I'm not going to let a little half link out smart me. Think fast think fast.....

"You see these camera's in the store?" I point to the black dome shaped camera on the ceiling. It's genius. They are everywhere! Bryce says yes then asks, "Santa's in there?" I say, " No, he records people in stores to make sure they are behaving and then the elves review the tapes and only shows him the bad ones."

"Oh I see," says Bryce. He's buying it, he's buying it! I then tell him to wave up at the cameras, so he does. Whenever we are in a store they find the cameras and wave to Santa. It works great for distracting them from EVERY toy they want in the stores too. I tell them to hold it up to the camera and say, "Santa, this is what I want." They do this too. I love to see people's reactions as they pass by and my kids are holding up a toy in the sky explaining to Santa their need for it. Sometimes you have to get really creative.

Then there was an issue about Santa seeing us when we are at home. How does he see us? Another wonderful question! Think fast, think fast....

"You see all these plug-ins? The little circle in the middle is actually a camera too!" SCORE! These are everywhere too! The kids wave to the hole. Now I have all areas covered for this operation scare the kids straight.

It is so much work keeping this up! I have to get more and more creative to threaten them properly. Then after all this work, Bryce comes home the other day and is taking pictures, on his own digital camera, of everything Santa in our house. I ask him why he is doing this. He tells me that his friend told him Santa isn't real. Bryce argued and the friend told him to prove it with a picture. Whoever wins the Santa bet has to say out loud, "Santa is REAL," or "Santa isn't REAL." This kid is ruining my genius plan! His mom must have been NOT so creative at lying!

I'm going to keep this up as long as I can to have pleasant shopping experiences with the kids. It will either make them really appreciative one day or totally freaked out that Santa can see them EVERYWHERE! I would be really creeped out if that was true.

Enjoy the Holidays everyone, and remember Santa is ALWAYS watching....