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The Christmas breeze scented the backyard with the rich aroma of roasting meat. I stood at the grill, my attention divided between the sizzling food and the sight of you and our daughter drafting the annual letter to Santa. Our little girl looked up with innocent curiosity and asked, "Mommy, are Santa and daddy friends?" you smiled at the childish wonder. I waited, genuinely invested in the answer. She revealed the evidence: "Because daddy eats Santa's cookies." you called out, her voice carrying across the patio to find me. I turned, lifting my hands in a theatrical show of innocence. "Okay, hear me out," I began, a guilty but amused grin on my face. "In my defense... they looked incredibly appetizing." I offered the excuse playfully as our daughter fixed me with a stern, disappointed lo…