The ladyfisher thought we needed some levity in this issue. A little digging on her part brings us some classic FAOL courtesy of the late Al C.
Hah! Parents doing something like that now (i.e. telling them there’s no Santa) could probably get sued by their kids for emotional abuse or something! 
(Just kiddin’) Good story! Missed this while going through the archives.
Paul
Wonderful sense of humor, there are other such stories in the Al Campbell Archives.