{"id":1124,"date":"2013-12-18T12:06:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T12:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/?p=1124"},"modified":"2014-12-23T17:07:16","modified_gmt":"2014-12-23T17:07:16","slug":"scared-of-santa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2013\/12\/18\/scared-of-santa\/","title":{"rendered":"Scared of Santa"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Nicole <\/a>
Nicole Barr, 3, said she wanted a baby want to walk. Bethany, 1, apparently wanted to get off Santa’s lap (Dec. 10, 1991). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Timmy <\/a>
Timmy Betler, 3, fights to keep his Christmas spirit in light of the competition from his 18-month old brother, Michael. (James Klingensmith\/Post-Gazette, 1982) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Joshua <\/a>
Joshua Woods was not too sure about his first visit to Santa (The Pittsburgh Press, Dec. 17, 1989). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

“Who is this man? And what am I doing here? He has a beard, glasses and hair\u2026 lots of hair. And he makes weird sounds: Ho-ho-ho. And for some reason, he invites me to sit on his lap: Noooo! What can be scarier than that?! I know I am supposed to snuggle. Or at least be nice and smile\u2026 mom is taking a picture. Cheeeeeese! It\u2019s horrifying. Whoa! Wouaaa, wouaaaaa, wu, wu, WHAAAAAHHHHH!”<\/p>\n

Many kids are not too sure what to make of their first visit with Santa. So they cry.<\/p>\n

But put yourself in Santa\u2019s shoes \u2014 or should we say boots? How easy do you think it is to coax a smile from a screaming child?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Who is this man? And what am I doing here?”<\/p>\n

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