Following is an impromptu “interview” with my 5-year-old daughter about Santa, Jesus, and the real meaning of Christmas. (It gets funnier every time I read it.) In it you will hear the uncensored honesty of a child, and the uncensored efforts of a mother trying to pass on her religious beliefs by asking questions. This isn’t meant to be a sermon on Christianity, but rather a humorous look at the way a child’s mind works and the struggle we often have as mothers to teach our children things they aren’t yet ready to hear, but somehow already know. (Thankfully, I held a similar interview with my 15-year-old daughter and found out that, yes, many things were actually sinking in!)