That was awesome! Loved it! 100% TRUTH!
Little Sister could NEVER wait for a later Christmas Morning Wake Up. I had to talk her off the ledge a time or two through the years. ;)
When we were Toddlers and Mom was trying to break us of our ‘thumb sucking’ and our total dependence on our raggedy-@ss ‘Blankies’ she told us that Santa NEEDED our ‘Blankies’ for the newborn BABY Reindeer, so they would be safe and warm at the North Pole. Wait...WHAT? What little girl wouldn’t surrender her ‘Blankie’ for the sake of a baby animal!?!?
So, of course, I went FIRST, being the oldest, then Sis followed suit a few years after, and we ‘surrendered’ those ‘Blankies’ for the sake of the Baby Reindeer.
And, of course, Mom could NOT part with them, so when we were teens, we found our ‘Blankies’ in the very top shelf of the linen closet!
We blame Mom for our TRUST ISSUES to this DAY, LOL!
But, seriously? How BRILLIANT was that? She got us off of our ‘addiction’ to both thumb-sucking and our ‘Blankies’ in a heartbeat!
Maybe I should build an Addiction Rehab Center? Not sure anyone else has tried this PROVEN METHOD for addictions, LOL!
Your blankie story reminds me of my sweetest ever little sister. I am #5 in the sibling order, and she is #6. Anyway, she had a security blanket just like you and your sister. I am almost 3 years older than she is, so of course, I was always older and wiser. 😎
Anyway, that blanket was in shreds by the time she was 7, and it went everywhere with her, except school. One summer, we went on a LONG tent camping car trip vacation, and space was limited in that station wagon. 6 kids, 2 parents, a large canvas tent, and camping supplies out the wazoo. No room for a shredded blanket.
However…my sis was crafty. She took out her tiny travel pillow, which had a pillowcase, and substituted her beloved blankie in the pillow’s place. No extra room needed, and she had her security with her! (You should’ve seen Mom & Dad’s faces when she pulled that blanket out from its hiding spot!)
Not a Christmas story, but definitely a blankie story. ;)