I think they re more in awe. You know, you really do look like the Clauses. Maybe you re starting to see who you re talking to. It s an asset. Children recognize him all year round.
Kids don t have heroes anymore.
So they ll say, Santa s my hero. And they get thrilled. They ll be little stinkers, which kids often are, and they ll see him and they just simmer down. A quarter or a penny. Once, a little girl gave him a box with her pacifier, and she said, Santa, please take care of it.