Sometimes Lying to Your Kids around Christmas is Necessary
Sometimes lying to your kids around Christmas is necessary. Let’s not just lock this into Christmastime. This is relevant 365 days a year. Depending on the age of the child or question they decided needed answering the word sometimes changes to most times. Over at Scarymommy.com they’ve got a list of 32 lies parents have had to tell their children. Anyone who doesn’t have children doesn’t understand this is called survival! When you’re peppered with 1,500 questions a day you do what you must. Have you ever been trapped in a car with kids and they’re in a talkative mood? buckle up because it’s going to be a barrage of questions, statements and half question/half statement.
The other day my boys (six and four) were asking questions, 1 after the other, and at one point the conversation went like this:
J – “Dad.”
D – “Yea?”
J – “Ummm, i’m thinking about what to say.”
He never did say anything else. I thought he passed out. That was it. That was the end of the conversation. I’m am sort of curious what he was going to ask, and would I need to think of a lie or half truth for the answer. We’ll never know! Let’s take a look at some of the lies parents have had to tell their kids this Christmas season.
“Santa won’t deliver presents when toys are scattered all over the floor.” — Sherry Blamer
“Santa can see you through our internet.” — Wynona Grandi
“I told my son that the hospital gives all new parents the phone numbers of Santa (and the Tooth Fairy and Easter Bunny), so I can call and text them any time I need to!” — Jennifer Moreno
“We changed our friend’s name to Santa in my phone and he changed his picture, so we phoned him for a very convincing chat about behavior.” — Katie O’Connor
All genius comments from these parents! Find the full list over at scarymommy.com. They’ve got a good Instagram account if you’re a parent that likes parenting memes or true stories of insanity from other parents.
Christmas Songs: 25 Classic Rock/Pop Tunes to Get into the Holiday Spirit
Now that it’s finally December, it’s time to fully embrace Christmas songs. (Sure, some may have started long ago, but many like to wait until Thanksgiving is in the rearview.)
There are a surprising number of Christmas songs recorded by some of music’s biggest icons. Many rockin’ holiday tunes tend to be covers, but many artists have tried to pen the next Christmas classic. If they don’t end up classics, they are often at least a lot of fun.
On one rare occasion, an original Christmas song inspired a theory that went viral. The song in question is the Paul McCarney hit “Wonderful Christmastime.” The theory started on X (formerly Twitter) via Canadian actor Ryan George, who wrote, “Paul McCartney’s ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ is about friends practicing witchcraft but then someone walks in and they have to suddenly play it cool.”
McCartney was asked about the theory in a special Q&A about the song on his official website in December 2022. Sir Paul said when asked if the theory was true, “Oh yeah. Well, thank goodness they found me out. This is completely true, and in actual fact, I am the head wizard of a Liverpool coven. [Paul laughs] Either that… or it’s complete nonsense. And you know it’s the latter!”
Macca is then asked, “This theory may have come from people mishearing the lyrics. Could you confirm if the lyric is ‘the moon is right’ or ‘the mood is right’?” He responds, “It’s ‘the mood’! This is the mood; I’ve gathered together the witches and wizards… I’ve got ‘the mood’, which is what we in wizardry call it [laughs]. The thing is about this stuff, it’s so easy to convince half the people in the world. You do have to be a little bit careful! “
McCartney added, “No, it’s ‘the mood’. And you know what, I’m thinking about Liverpool Christmas parties, that’s really all I’m doing with that song. ‘The mood is right, let’s raise a glass, the spirit’s up’ – you know, all the stuff you do at Christmas. Particularly with my old Liverpool family parties.”
To help fully get into the holiday spirit, consider adding these 25 songs to your Christmas playlist. Or you can try and see if Sir Paul has an opening in his coven.
Steve Vassalotti is co-host of “The Matt Cord Show with Steve Vassalotti” weekday mornings 6a-10a on 102.9 WMGK. He has been with the station since 2015. For WMGK he writes about inane nonsense that surrounds our daily lives, sports, food and other various topics. Steve writes about Philadelphia lifestyle content, the Philadelphia Eagles culture and trending topics.
