Santa Sadness

G'day Everyone.

Know what? Christmas is suppose to be a lot of fun this year. Especially at a time when you are trying to listen to many kids' wishes and hear their stories. Some times it's happy. Some times it's not. But the greatest sadness belongs to the 3 hearing women who kept me busy with the kids rather than taking time out to talk to these news people. I did warn them that they were coming. They came, the news people. I looked to these women to stop the line so I could talk to them.
Alas, they kept the line going. By the time the last child left, I looked for the news people. They were gone. I kept up the happy smiles till I got back to my mall change room. The women departed, leaving me to sit heavy in the chair and cry.

It was that night of Friday, I heard some children speak of jobs for their parents. Others asking for comfort of their parents that they are feeling the stress at this time of the year. I looked into their eyes and said "My dear child, God shall bring your parents comfort. I shall pray that He shall bless your parents with employment as a special gift that God can put under the tree for me". Some of these children left me with a sense of comfort that I would hold them up in prayer. I drove home emotionally exhausted.

In the next morning of Saturday and then Sunday, I looked for any news of Deaf Santa. There was nothing. What more could I have done? What more could I do?

As I look back on this experience this year in this job, it was an eye opening life for me. I don't know if I will repeat being deaf Santa next year. It will depend on where I am in 2010.

So, in one last Santa mode, I hope many of you will remain on the naughty...(whoops!)...I mean nice list this year. May you all get the wishes you want, the prayers be answered, and be filled with all the holiday cheer.

God bless you all and to all a good Christmas.

Semper FI.