T.J., 3, went outside to play. He was wearing a red sweater. After awhile he went inside and his mother asked him where his sweater was. He
said, "My friend Mary has it. She was cold." Sonya, his mother, asked, "What friend Mary?" He said, "The one in the front yard." Sonya went
outside and saw T.J.'s sweater wrapped around Mary in the plastic nativity scene. (T.J. is 19 now, but the story still makes family members smile when they see nativity scenes in people's yards.) -- Danette (aunt of T.J.) of
Dallas, Texas
Thirty years ago while living in Memphis, Dennis worked with a woman who had a small son named Chris. At the family Christmas party, Chris' dad dressed up in the Santa suit. The disguise worked fine until Chris grasped Santa's left hand and announced to the entire room, "Hey, Santa's wearing Daddy's watch!" -- Dennis Smith of Oak Ridge, North Carolina
Here is another story from Dennis Smith. The Morgan Holt family was gathered around the Thanksgiving dinner table when Diane asked Elizabeth, her 6-year-old niece, when she was coming to visit her. Elizabeth put down her fork, looked thoughtful for a few seconds and replied, "As soon as I get me driver's license." -- Dennis heard the story from Elizabeth's grandmother
Carleigh, 8, was helping her grandmother put out the Hummel nativity set. They carefully put the baby Jesus in the manger, along with Mary and Joseph, followed by the shepherds and sheep. Then Carleigh picked up the next piece and asked, "Where does the Gene go?" "What Gene?" her
grandmother asked. "This one," she said, holding out one of the Wise Men who had a bottle in his hand. She thought he was a genie! -- Judy Hoffman (grandmother of Carleigh) of Table Rock Lake, near Branson, Missouri
Dallas, 8, lost a tooth. He put it under his pillow and found his money the next morning. But he had doubts. "Is the Tooth Fairy real?" he
asked his mother. She had heard from child
experts that the right age to tell the truth is when they start asking. So she said, "No, Dallas, the
Tooth Fairy is just a story. It's really me that takes your teeth and leaves you money." He didn't bring it up again, and the next time he lost
a tooth he played along. About six months later, a few weeks before Christmas, he asked, "Is Santa Claus real?" His mother started to answer,
"Well, Dallas..." A look of horror crossed his face and he said, "Is this going to be like the Tooth Fairy? DON'T TELL ME!" And he enjoyed one more year of believing. -- Dianne (mother of Dallas) of Seattle
Logan, last week, said to his mother, "The gig is up, Mom. The cat is out of the bag. I no longer believe in Santa Claus but I will keep the
spirit alive, as you say, for Jared." (Jared is his 3-year-old brother.) Logan continued, "I know you are going to tell me that if I don't believe, then I won't get any presents." His mother was
dumbfounded and had no comment. -- Debbie (mother of Logan) of Ypsilanti, Michigan
Taylor's dad is no longer with them. The other night, Taylor prayed, "Dear God, will you please send me a new Daddy so Mommy doesn't have to mow the yard?" -- Cristy of West Virginia
Taylor, who is 6, was eating fish one day and suddenly started to spit the fish out. She said, "Mommy, this fish has wires in it." (She meant
bones.)
Madison, was playing children's games on her grandmother's computer. Her grandmother was using her sewing machine, which sits next to the
computer. Suddenly, Madison asked,
"Grandmom, can you turn down the volume
on that machine?" -- Ruby (grandmother of Madison) of Marion, Illinois
And here are some favorites from years ago when I first started my column. These kids are all teens or in their 20's now...
At a Christmas Eve program a 5-year-old whispered: "Grandma, why doesn't that baby Jesus ever get any older? I've been to five of these
programs!"
A few weeks before Christmas Lindsay came home from first grade and told her mother: "I believe in Santa Claus. And I believe in the elves.
But those flying deer. I don't buy those flying deer!"
Elizabeth, 3, was helping her mother Melinda wrap a present for her father. While wrapping, Melinda told Elizabeth about keeping the present a secret so it would be a surprise. After the present was wrapped, Elizabeth proudly put it under the tree. When her father asked her if he could shake it and guess what's inside, she said, "No, T-shirts don't rattle!"
Niccole, 4, was afraid of Santa. When she saw him greeting children in a department store, she said to him, "I'm NOT sitting on your lap! If
you give me your phone number, I'll call you when I have time!"
Luke, 4, wanted a Christmas chore. His parents told him he could water the Christmas tree every day. The next morning when they woke up they saw Luke using a sprinkling can from the garden to water the tree -- presents and all!
Rebecca, 5, said she thought the Christmas tree must be a girl because it has a skirt.
Adam, 4, sang "Frosty the Snowman" this way: "...with a torn tob pipe and a runny nose..."
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