Slacker Santa Parent

(time for my yearly, unrelated blog entry)
i am a slacker parent. i take the easy way out of discipline at this time of year and i am SO ok with my attitude.
me: please eat your vegetables.
justin: i don't want to!
me: santa will see...
justin: [he says nothing as he is too busy cramming veggies in his mouth]

this is one simple example, but it just shows how i have turned all discipline over to santa for the month. it is quick and easy and always works. santa parenting also works to address this situation:
me: who did this?
kids: not me
me: santa will know
kids: [instant confession from sneaky culprit]

but, as i have older kids...i know it will come back to bite me in january when my child no longer listens to me and santa is gone. maybe this year i could lie to my kids even more; i'll invent a character that will bring a present at the end of each month if the kid is good. it's tempting...