From Mrs A Kaleniuk
Sir, - The report about the "pressure" of children's
Christmas lists (News,
9 November) could not have come at a more timely juncture in
our household. I came downstairs on the Sunday morning to find that
my seven-year-old son had written his Christmas letter to Santa,
and had also, after taking instructions from our three-year- old
daughter, written his sister's letter to Santa.
As a stay-at-home clergy wife, I
approached the letters with some trepidation; but imagine my
surprise and delight when I saw that the price for each item was
specified, and that the total cost of all the presents requested
had been totted up by my son at the bottom of each letter.
The total sum for each child came to
less than £70; so obviously my son had been listening when I told
him that Santa has a budget, which is why he can't give too many
presents to one child, but has to distribute his gifts equally.
Perhaps this could be a solution to
the Mothers' Union's concerns about writing letters to Santa?
ALEX KALENIUK
1 Tamarisk Close, Claines
Worcester WR3 7LE