Is there anything better than a Christmas Eve with children? Especially with small children who are still completely smitten by the Christmas magic? For whom a suddenly brightly lit tree is an incomprehensible miracle. For whom the Christ Child lives, in real life. And, unseen, brings an incredible number of completely undeserved gifts in glittering paper. Wow!
But there inevitably comes a time when all the parental hide-and-seek around December 24 seems silly. When the children become teenagers, who no longer trust the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus and Co., but know very well that behind all the wondrous surprises are mum, dad, grandma and grandpa or other earthly helpers. Already checked???
Well, it might still make sense not to throw all the beautiful Christmas traditions overboard right away. Such a wish list, for example, can provide helpful insights into a young mind – even if the 14-year-old author from Grafing no longer really believes in the existence of the heavenly addressee. As it turns out, this highly official format is a notable exception to what is otherwise rather monosyllabic communication. In addition to the usual requests such as books, ball track accessories or new snow pants, which should no longer be the Hochwasser model, the attentive reader will find out here where the shoe pinches.
Could Santa please get an A in the next Latin school assignment? Heieeii, maybe a serious conversation about performance and aspirations is needed again. In addition, the son would like a “system that automatically removes the dust from my room” for Christmas. Mmmhhh. Of course you could think about a voucher from Heinzelmännchen Mama – but actually not. Shouldn’t he invent something himself? Would definitely be a bestseller. Also in the “unrealistic” category is another item on the list: the end of the war. And there is fear that nobody can actually help. No parents, and not even the Christ Child. The only consolation: that this wish is formulated at all. Christmas as a festival of hope – isn’t that the real magic?