Scared of Santa?
As a child, were you scared of Santa? When Mom and Dad took you to the mall to get pictures, did you scream like a banshee?
I remember being shy and sometimes I wouldn’t want to go up to Santa at first, but I wasn’t as scared as these kids. Via BoingBoing, I found this link to a whole gallery of pictures of kids that are just terrified of Santa. Some of them are so hilarous. Go check it out!
I think my favorite is the eighteenth one in the set. That poor little girl looks like she’s crying a river.
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5 December 2006, 23:38
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Lol, no I wasn’t scared of santa. I didn’t really belive in him that much. And those pics are so funny! Lol.
@Sakura
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Anyway, yeah, the pictures are just hilarious. I showed my Mom and she said, “I was just lucky you were only shy around Santa…” And then she busted out the photo albums, heh.
I bet the people in those pictures are now mad at their Moms for showing everyone their pictures with Santa, too…
Haha, those pictures are hilarious! xD But I can understand why the kid freaked out in the 5th picture; that Santa IS scary!
@Shao
Yeah, some of the Santas terrify me. Scary looking dudes!
I don’t think I ever cried but I don’t remember going to see Santa as an enjoyable thing. I was always scared of strangers, and still am.
I love Santa now and would probably hop on his lap if I couldget away with it. I didn’t like going to see Santa though because I KNEW he wasn’t real, despite what my mum said about the guy in the suit being ’santa’s little helper’.
I was scared of Santa one time. It was a year after I had seen multiple other santas in stores and the Easter bunny, but this one santa at a local grocery store made me cry and I didn’t want to go up to him. You’re right, some of those pictures are hilarious, though I do feel kind of bad.
@Deanna
I don’t think it was ever a positive experience for me either.
@Amber
Haha, same here. My Mum never fed me the bull about it being his helper though. I just knew it was fake and she was cool with it as long as she got some cheap polaroids of me with Santa.
@Rach
Yeah, it’s like laughing when a puppy runs headfirst into a door. You know they can’t help it, and it’s kinda sad, but still funny and cute even though you feel a little guilty for thinking so.
Lol that’s crazy .. Poor kids.. They’re not scared of the Boogey Man.. They’re scared of Santa..
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Those pics are hilarious! The Santa on the fifth pic is kinda scary.. No wonder the poor girl cried.
I was never afraid of Santa, maybe because I was born on Christmas Day itself! lol.
I was never scared of Santa, But I do not remember ever getting my picture made. My daughter was scared of him..
Ha, I don’t know if I was scared or not. But I so want to see those pics. ;0)
Aaahahahhaahha at this link, shame on YOU! (It’s great) My favorite so far is the second one. Ahahah she looks like she’s 3 seconds from running in the wind.
@Vanessa
Heh. But what if the Boogie Man and Santa were in the same room. I think the poor kids would be scared half to death.
@Elle
Oh, thank you! That’s so nice of you to say.
Yeah, everyone seems to think that one is hideous and terrifying, haha!
@Ammar
Oh, that kinda stinks. My brother was born near Christmas, and I feel bad for him, because he always gets his Christmas presents lumped in with his birthday presents.
@Stephanie
I only remember getting my pictures taken with Santa when my Mom pulls them out to embarrass me.
@Leslie
Yeah, the poor kids. Everyone gets to have a chuckle at them, and now they’re old enough to really get mad at their Moms for posting them on the web.
@Rora
I think thei’re all really hilarious. Poor people having their kiddie pics all over the Internet.
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LOL no, I was definitly not scared of Santa! Ooh, poor kids… look at their faces! =( Haha.