Monday, December 13, 2004

it's chirstmas time

if there's one thing i love about the newspaper (besides the comics, of course), it's the letters to santa that come out this time of year. i love them so much, that i've decided to share some with you! some of them are so sweet you just want to find that child and hug them. things like, "i want homes for the homeless and more hospitals so everybody will be well". they almost bring a tear to your eyes! but everybody knows that the newspaper just puts those in there so it doesn't seem like it's trying to make fun of grammatically challenged small children. which it is. here, i'll show you. [note: all spelling/punctuation/capitalizations were written that way in the letters]

letter #1
Dear Santa Claus.
I want you to go to Hyouxten texas. I Lick your gifs and efs and pesets whtwat for cresemes is a pool.
Love
*insert girls name*

i have decided to withhold names for their safety, by the way. so, while i understand that this cute little girl is in elementary school... i mean, seriously now. people wonder what's wrong with the nation today? children are making up words! our president (and people like me) must set an awful example for them. so far, i have figured that lick = like, gifs = gifts, efs = elfs, pesets = presents, and whtwat... i still am thinking on that, though i'm sure it's something like what i want. i do like the way she spelled cresemes though. it's cute.

letter #2
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? How are the reindeer? And I want Grang Theft Auto San Andres. I really hope you bring it to me. I have been a good kid almost every day. And how is Mrs. Clause? And I also want the three Egypition God cards. Can you wake me up so I can meet you"
Love,
*some little boy*

this one is really not that bad, considering he is in elementary school. the one thing i am going to mention is the whole "grang" theft auto. they should not sell games like that to little boys! especially ones who can't spell grand right...

letter #3
Dear Santa Claus
Thank You for all that Playdo! Can You ask God for my mom to Have a Baby? I Hope my wish comes true and my favorite Carikter is Santa.
Love,
*some kid with a unisex name*

this one made me laugh. one, this kid gets props for liking playdough. and their random capitalization was interesting. i love it when kids are unsure of how to do things (like capitalize just the first letter of the sentence and proper nouns!) so they just kind of make the rules up. and the bluntness of children always makes me smile.

which reminds me of something interesting i read the other day in the paper. lying is a good thing! this made me very happy. apparently it's a sign that children are developing correctly and realize other people's emotions. think about it; you only lie because you have the ability to read other people. you wouldn't lie to your parents if you didn't realize it would make them mad, now would you? of course not. that's some doctor's point. i think it's a good point, too.

it also talked about how kids wouldn't lie if their parents didn't encourage it, but they do. when kids say stuff to a person's face, like, "that makes you look ugly" and such, their parents scold them and tell them not to say things like that. so we are stuck in an endless social cycle in which lying is taught and then reprimanded after we've passed the point of return.

what a crazy world.

in the city