Originally Posted by Dude
A couple of months later, she decided, "I want to believe." She made out her Santa list, and she had the traditional mall photo.

Lovely!

We have also laid some groundwork for the eventual transformation toward "OK, now you know, it's your turn to be Santa's hands for others" (spirit of giving etc.) Not so much "Santa doesn't exist," but "we keep the spirit of giving alive for one another in this way."

DeeDee