Scared of Santa

It's that time of year again - The Los Angeles Times "Scared of Santa" photo contest. Click here to see more entries.

In years past I laughed when I saw these photos. But this year my 2 and a half year old daughter is deathly afraid of Santa Claus, so it's going to be an interesting *ahem* experience to try to get her to sit on Santa's lap for a photo. Now I feel for the parents (and Santa!). Even before the photo was taken you know it took a lot of cajoling, begging, pleading, and sheer determination (if not brute force) to get these kids to even go near Jolly old Saint Nick.