If you’re a terrible enough human being to ruin Santa for a little kid (like “he who shall remain unnamed”), then chances are — you deservedly should get a lump of coal in your stocking this year.
There are lots of misconceptions or “myths” we tend to hang onto throughout our lives. Some of us still believe there is good in all people. I will work hard at maintaining that one for as long as I live.
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