I've written hundreds of letters as Father Christmas. Here's why, after 16 years, I'm retiring my festive pens.

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Whatever holidays you might celebrate, Santa envy is real. Here are some helpful tips for how to deal with Christmas when you don’t do Christmas.

How to explain Christmas to your Jewish kid

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It seems fundamentally wrong to say that something’s real with the intention of, later down the road, revealing it was all just one big, fat, jolly lie.

My six&#x2d;year&#x2d;old’s questions about Christmas have me seriously stumped

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Holiday

Blindly following this tradition made me ignore all the usual ways I respected and protected my child

What I learned after forcing my baby to sit on Santa’s lap

Does Santa have email? Because there are going to be some slight delays with the mail. Here's everything you need to know about The Canada Post strike.

How will the Canada Post strike affect holiday packages and Santa letters?

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Family life

After being molested on her grandfather's lap, this mother seeks to teach her daughter about physical boundaries, and that includes Santa's lap.

I was molested; now I'd never ask my kid to sit on Santa's lap

I want my daughter to understand her body belongs to her. Trigger warning: this story contains descriptions of child abuse.

I was molested; now I'll never ask my kid to sit on Santa's lap

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Why I've Given Up Playing Santa

How to Explain Christmas to your Jewish Kid

My six-year-old’s questions about Christmas have me seriously stumped

What I learned after forcing my baby to sit on Santa’s lap

How will the Canada Post strike affect holiday packages and Santa letters?

I was molested; now I'd never ask my kid to sit on Santa's lap