This Article appeared on http://soulliberty.com/why-settle-for-santa/ on 2012 I reprinted it here and no I am not a new parent but I do consider myself an elder of the family.     In 1897, a little girl named Virginia wrote to the The Sun, a New York City newspaper, to ask if Santa Claus is real. The editor’s response to her has since become famous. As a new parent, I (like many other parents) wonder what I would tell my own child who asks a question like that. What follows is the letter I would write in reply. Yes, my dear child, there is a man something like you have heard about in stories and seen in movies. I can assure you he is real. In fact, the real man is much better than you might imagine. Let me tell you about this person we all like to talk about at Christmas… Read moreWhy Settle for Santa?