Sitting on Santa’s lap and sharing your wish list is a time-honoured holiday tradition for kids. It’s also one that often leads to tears and chaos.
Considering that parents spend the rest of the year talking about stranger danger and bodily autonomy, it’s understandably a bit confusing for kids to be asked to sit on a strange man’s lap come December. Thus, cue the screaming, crying, running away, silly faces and more.
We asked the HuffPost Parents community to share photos of their children’s less-than-picture-perfect moments with Santa.
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Courtesy of Amber Sharp
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Courtesy of Maureen Jo Errichetti
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Courtesy of Olivia Carmela
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Courtesy of Emmalee Plotner
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Courtesy of Rachel Leszczynski
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Courtesy of Katie Gervais
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Courtesy of Amanda Jackson Tolman
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Courtesy of Jamie Barnes
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Courtesy of Sara Porter
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Courtesy of Kara Conliss
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Courtesy of Stephanie Gendron
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Courtesy of Becky Kronemann
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Courtesy of Kathie Hilliard
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Courtesy of Marie Norman
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Courtesy of Alyssa Condit
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Courtesy of Cara Holloway Skinner
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Courtesy of Jennifer Lynn
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Courtesy of Jennifer Miktus Dillard
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Courtesy of Stephanie Hoyt
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Courtesy of Shereen Langrana Kalathil
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Courtesy of Katie Greer
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Courtesy of Heather Fishburne
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Courtesy of Alyson Prevost
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Courtesy of June Kim Wilson
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Courtesy of Jessica Frazo McManus
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Courtesy of Jodie Fisher
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Courtesy of Katie Grandgeorge
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Courtesy of Rachel Douglas
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Courtesy of Alison Barnes
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Courtesy of Hollie McGregor
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Courtesy of Jacki Henderson
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Courtesy of Kaitlyn Fazio
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Courtesy of Julie M. Walter
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Courtesy of Jackie Giusti
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Courtesy of Anna Brys
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