Storm Tussey

I was obsessed with Christmas growing up and I believed in Santa. My parents made a consistent effort in making the holiday “magical” by surprising us with the Christmas gifts we really wanted even if they didn’t make it on our Christmas list.

As I got older the magic became tarnished by my 2 older sisters and their goal of tormenting their little sister. However, my mom was sure to explain to me that everyone has a little “Santa” inside them and that all we have to do is look around for someone who could use a little “Christmas magic”. So, I spent my pre-teen and teenage years leaving “surprise” Christmas gifts for random acquaintances that I knew needed a little magic in their life.

Fast Forward to 2010, My mom’s tradition had fallen by the wayside and I was having a bit of a blue time. I wasn’t really in the mood for Christmas celebrations but being a fan of Reddit, I signed up to participate in a Redditgifts exchange. I did my part and sent my gift and didn’t think much about it until one day I got home and found a package. When I opened it, I was overwhelmed by the generosity of my secret Santa Claus and the effort that went into it. They single handily made my blue mood turn cheery and bright. It was exactly what I needed to remind me how magical Christmas could be.

So, Thank you RedditGifts for bringing Santa back to life and reminding me that each of us has a little bit of Santa inside.

And Thank you Redditgifts for inspiring me to walk in my mom’s footsteps by looking for people in or around my life that seem to need a little magic and trying to delight them with an anonymous Christmas Gift.