Santa taken to court over cases of post Christmas depression
The sugar high from Christmas cookies has turned into a sugar low. Santa Claus has come and gone for another year. Toys that were once longed for fail to live up to the hype, or all the batteries have been drained of energy. Christmas trees are being places on the curbside. The period directly following Christmas is often one of darkness and psychological burden for children everywhere.
"We see this every year, children get really excited for Santa Claus, and then, when he's gone, the letdown follows," said child psychologist Barbara McHugh. "This constant up and down can lead to a cynical outlook on life."
A group of parents have decided to do something about this yearly depression, by filing suit against Santa Claus. This lawsuit is meant to stop Santa from delivering presents on Christmas Eve in order to prevent the post-Christmas blues. "Taking Santa to court should put an end to this nonsense," said the plaintiffs' attorney Arnold Alderson. "Santa has to take responsibility for these actions that put children through a yearly roller-coaster of emotions. Santa's culpability in this instance is huge."
Santa's attorneys are seeking to dismiss the lawsuit as "frivolous." In their motion to dismiss, Santa's attorneys list the numerous gifts received by both the parents and children and claim that the lawsuit is an attempt to "commit larceny by forcing [Santa Claus] to leave more presents as part of an out of court settlement."
"Not true," says parent plaintiff Shirley Masters. "My children are already bored with their video games and have watched their DVDs four or five times. They feel hopeless without Santa coming for another year. What kind of person fills a child with such hope and promise and then disappears, other than their daddy?"
A second suit is expected to be filed tomorrow accusing Santa of delivering more toys to the houses of the rich then to those of the poor.
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"We see this every year, children get really excited for Santa Claus, and then, when he's gone, the letdown follows," said child psychologist Barbara McHugh. "This constant up and down can lead to a cynical outlook on life."
A group of parents have decided to do something about this yearly depression, by filing suit against Santa Claus. This lawsuit is meant to stop Santa from delivering presents on Christmas Eve in order to prevent the post-Christmas blues. "Taking Santa to court should put an end to this nonsense," said the plaintiffs' attorney Arnold Alderson. "Santa has to take responsibility for these actions that put children through a yearly roller-coaster of emotions. Santa's culpability in this instance is huge."
Santa's attorneys are seeking to dismiss the lawsuit as "frivolous." In their motion to dismiss, Santa's attorneys list the numerous gifts received by both the parents and children and claim that the lawsuit is an attempt to "commit larceny by forcing [Santa Claus] to leave more presents as part of an out of court settlement."
"Not true," says parent plaintiff Shirley Masters. "My children are already bored with their video games and have watched their DVDs four or five times. They feel hopeless without Santa coming for another year. What kind of person fills a child with such hope and promise and then disappears, other than their daddy?"
A second suit is expected to be filed tomorrow accusing Santa of delivering more toys to the houses of the rich then to those of the poor.
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