You guys I just can't contain my excitement!! I went to the court and they granted me emergency custody of my baby brother and two sisters! They said they will serve the ppr work to our mother and give her the court date. They told me my chances of getting full custody or gaining parental rights is very good! Telling the kids and seeing their reaction was amazing it filled my heart with so much joy! I truly couldn't have asked for a better gift this Christmas season❤️❤️

My heart smiles❤❤ https://imgur.com/a/mrsBFj8

It’s EMPTY!! That’s so amazing - that list had sooo many kids on it earlier this month! I would check it all the time and buy a gift or two whenever I could. I can’t believe how wonderful and wholesome this community is. 😀 Now that the list is empty I don’t know quite what to do with my free time. 😂

For anyone who has a list and doesn’t have gifts for their children, I felt like it might be helpful to give a perspective of a Santa on here who loves to buy off your wishlists. Here’s how I do it:

I look for lists with modest requests. If your list has an item on it above $50, “dream gift” or not, I will likely pass up the whole list. If you don’t have at least a couple of items under $10, I pass on the list. If anything on your list doesn’t seem like it would be a gift for a child, I also pass on the whole list. If things on the list can be easily pawned, whether that is the intent or not, I don’t buy.

I really don’t care much about “evening up” gifts. If one child has 4 gifts and the other child has 1, and there’s a request made for one more toy under $10 or so, I’m much more likely to buy.

Third, if your child has all their needs taken care of (such as coats and shoes) but they have zero toys, if you place a couple of under $10 items on your list, I’m much more likely to buy. I do understand the magic of having a toy under the tree.

I also do not buy for infants under 8 months. They simply won’t know the difference. I’m more likely to buy for the Santa aged kids. I might buy for teens if you have reasonable, small gifts on their lists.

Most importantly, if I get any sense of greed, entitlement or fraud from your post, I won’t buy a thing. Don’t make up a sob story. Don’t lie about medical conditions or claim that someone has died/is dying if that’s not true. Tell the truth! It shows!

If you have a large family and no gifts or only 1 each I suggest you come up with a family gift or two under $20 each.

If your child has a dream gift, I’m not going to buy additional items for that child and if you ask, I’m likely to pass on everyone on your list.

I say all of this with the best of intentions. I know there are so many people on here who have hit rough times and could use a hand up. I want to do that for you, but collectively, you guys need to make that easier for me.

I can’t speak for anyone else, but I am pretty sure other Santas have a similar perspective. Please take these things into account when you post and repost.

Thanks for taking the time to read, and I wish all of you the best of luck in securing some Christmas magic!!