DADvocate

Some days I think I live in a world of idiots.

Wonkette posts on the Surgeon General's attack on Santa Claus. (Picture at the link that you women might like.)

Acting U.S. Surgeon General Rear Adm. Steven K. Galson has launched the Administration’s first attack in this year’s War on Christmas. The ASG declared that Santa is too heavy to be a good role model, telling the Boston Herald, “It is really important that the people who kids look up to as role models are in good shape, eating well and getting exercise… Santa is no different.” The ASG’s comment comes in the wake of Australia’s war on “hohoho” and made one of us crave, um, cookies.

Here's a video on the stupidity from FoxNews.

If a fat Santa made kids fat why weren't there more fat kids when I was young in the 1950's? Because, A FAT SANTA DOESN'T MAKE KIDS FAT!!! I sat on Santa's lap for many years at the old Miller's department store in Knoxville. Entering the 8th grade I was 5'11" and 128 lbs., definitely not fat.

Here's what makes kids fat - ingesting more calories than they burn. In today's world this seems to be largely a result of less activity for which people find numerous blame objects from McDonalds to, now, Santa.

You know what I think makes kids lazy and fat? Lazy and fat adults. The more active and involved you are, the more active and involved your children will be. If need be, take walks with them, take them hiking, take them camping, go outside and throw ball with them, shoot some baskets. Yeah, you might break a sweat and miss some lame TV show but you'll be amazed how much more fulfilled you life will be.

Yes, we had a couple of chubby kids in my 8th grade class. Guess what? They lived a sedentary lifestyle. They weren't outside playing ball with us after school or performing other physical activity. They didn't burn the calories.

Go out and start a sports league, hiking club or something.

But stop the idiocy and leave Santa Claus alone!