Hey Santa...Just Say NO!

Hello my dear friends.  I was just reading a fascinating article in the New York Times. It was about the famous Santa School (Michigan's Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School) and how this year's class of Santa's are being told, in these tough financial times, to 'size up the family's financial situation and lower kids' expectations'. Picture this..."Ho Ho Ho, hello little Jimmy! I'll bet you've been a good boy. What can Santa bring you this Christmas?"  "Well Santa, I've been really good and I want an XBox 360!"  "Ho Ho Ho Jimmy, does your house have wheels on it? Perhaps you'd enjoy this nice wooden stick even more!"  NEXT!  "What's your name little girl? Madison? Would you like an XBox 360?"  NEXT!  This has amazing potential!
"Oooh a new Kindle Fire.  Does Daddy always dress like that or does he sometimes wear a tie? I see. Here's a library card. You'll get a lot more use out of that." NEXT!  "I'm sorry Malia, not even Santa can pull that off. You'll all have to move next January." (You'll get that in a minute and laugh). NEXT! "Are those Jimmy Choo's mommy's wearing? Why, you can have anything you want little girl! Ho Ho Ho." After all, if we can count on Santa to lower a kid's expectations, who can we turn to? So, Santa's of the world, if you don't want to be the one to break little Virginia's heart, let's just stick with "Santa will do the best he can," and let mom and dad handle the rest!
Good Luck to You All!
Po
here's a link to the article 
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/us/santas-taught-new-lessons-amid-economic-slump.html?_r=1&scp=5&sq=santa&st=cse