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    The Family Weekly: The Stress of Upholding the Santa Myth

    Americans’ obsession with paper towels, the joys of no-gift Christmas, and the confusing request for ‘space’ in relationships
    by Natalie Escobar Dec 15, 2018 2 minutes
    Source: Michael Probst / AP

    This Week in Family

    Protecting a child’s belief in Santa in 2018 requires a lot of effort beyond leaving behind half-eaten cookies near the fireplace—parents have started to take measures such as installing browser extensions to hide web pages that might reveal the truth. that might be staff writer Ashley Fetters. She explores the reasons why families try so hard to preserve their kids’ belief in Santa, and why it might be time to bring the illusion to an end.

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