Yesterday while nannying, the twins brought up a controversial topic. They asked me if I believed in the Easter Bunny and Santa Clause. While trying to remain as neutral as possible on the topic I probed them for their personal opinions. We all agreed that the Easter Bunny is pretty unbelievable and childish but the boys noted that they'll "believe" in him as long as he continues to contribute to their candy stash.

The boys expressed to me that Santa, on the otherhand, is TOTALLY believable and not just because he gives the most awesome gifts. The boys said they were shocked to learn that some of their classmates dont believe that Santa is real.
And that those kids believe that its actually their parents, not Santa, who put all of the gifts under the tree. One of the twins responded to this nonsense by saying:

"if its our parents who put all the gifts under the tree why would they give themselves gifts marked 'from Santa'? and besides, I've noticed that Santa's handwriting is NOTHING like my parents' writing anyway."

I told him that his argument seemed totally valid and that all he'd have to do is take samples of Santa's writing from other houses to prove his theory. Then he responded, in all seriousness, with:

"well, yeah that would be a good way to prove that Santa is real. But what if he comes to my house writes a note to me then decides to drink a bottle of whiskey before going to my friend's house? Then his handwritting would be TOTALLY different."