"Uh, oh," I said. "Someone is in trouble..."
"But it's almost Christmas! Why would they do something when it's almost Christmas?!?" Ben asked.
"I don't know. Looks like they are getting a ticket. They were probably speeding." I said. (The road we were on is notorious for it.)
"But if they go to jail, they won't be home for Christmas. That would be bad. They wouldn't get presents!" Ben exclaimed.
"Does Santa bring presents to jail?" asked Nick, now joining in on the conversation.
"No, because the people in jail were naughty, and Santa doesn't give naughty people presents. Remember?"
"What the heck were they THINKING?!? Don't they know it's almost CHRISTMAS?!? Don't they want PRESENTS?!?" Ben questioned loudly.
"Yeah...." Nick said-clearly not as upset as his brother.
"Maybe they were in a hurry to get home," I offered. "But they just got caught."
"But, don't they know it's Christmas soon?" Ben wondered.
Life is so cut and dry for a 7 year old around Christmas. Good people=presents. Bad people=no presents. If only he'd remember this rule applied to him as well.....
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