A Letter to Santa

Update: I already got one of my wishes granted after posting this letter, so thank you so much Santa!

This is the start of multiple blog posts for this month as part of the holiday season. I will try to do as many as I can; not sure if I am going to do 12 posts like” The 12 Days of Christmas,” but at the same time I don’t want to give myself burnout working on something I am passionate about. Therefore, I will try to pace myself while still producing quality work, especially during this special time of year.

Dear Santa,

I know I am an adult in their 20s, but for the last two years I have been writing to you since it has been really tough. In 2020, I wrote a handwritten letter to you, and last year, I think I wrote to you via Macy’s Believe campaign. This year, I write this letter to you via blog. I am not sure if you will accept letters this way, but I am assuming the North Pole has upgraded their technology to include wifi and the internet. Plus, like the song says, I am sure you are watching me write this even though I am not a child.

As I said earlier, it has been a difficult time for me. Even though I stopped believing in you when I was in my late teens, I started to write to you again because you are one of the supernatural beings that can perform miracles. Even my brother still left out cookies and milk for you as he got older. What I ask is for you to make my life happy despite the world becoming chaotic. Honestly, the holidays were much better when I was younger probably because I believed that you could bring me the best presents that I asked for. Perhaps I am yearning for that nostalgia because it isn’t easy being an adult.

The one thing I really want for Christmas above all else, is to finally get a job. Now, I know last year I asked for a new job because I didn’t like the current one I had. However, I didn’t expect to get fired instead of resigning, but maybe that was a blessing in disguise. I have been working hard applying to a lot of jobs, but I still haven’t gotten one offer yet. I don’t want just any job, I want one that will not stress me out, but will help me grow professionally in my career. I want it to include supportive managers and coworkers that I will enjoy working with. Finally, I want this job to have a good work-life balance so I can still do the things I enjoy doing like making this blog, and seeing the new Marvel movies when they hit theatres (speaking of which I still want to see Black Panther: Wakanda Forever while it is still in the theatres. I haven’t had a chance to see it yet, but hopefully I will shortly after I release this post). When I do get a job, I wish that it doesn’t end up like my last job where I made so many mistakes, and my managers were not satisfied with my performance. When I got fired it really wasn’t my fault, I just wasn’t in a good work environment. I hope your elves are happy working for you even though it is a lot work making presents for a lot of people. I also hope you are happy with your job as well despite traveling all over the world in one night and dropping off gifts, at least you get to eat a lot of milk and cookies.

Even though getting a job is the top of my list, there are still a couple of things I want. I am not sure if you can fulfill this, but I want Disney+ to stop raising their subscription prices, and not have ads. I know I asked you for this 2 years ago, but due to inflation, prices are rising for everything including streaming services like Disney+. They are also putting ads, and there is nothing more annoying than watching your favorite content get interrupted by an ad. There is option for a subscription plan without ads, but it is really expensive. Therefore, if you can try to lower the prices so I can continue to enjoy watching Disney+, that would be greatly appreciated. If you are not able to remove the ads option, then that is totally understandable. Also, my dad is the one who pays for the subscription but I don’t want to put a heavy burden on his credit card.

I also want more people to see my personal blog, whether it is through direct links or by its Instagram page, @pressure.shock. When I started this blog, I immediately thought I would get a lot of viewers, but it hasn’t been easy. The reason why I want people to see my blog is that when they read some of my posts, they can relate to what I am going through and/or share a similar interest. However, I haven’t given up as I am still writing blogs into next year. Hopefully by then, I will have a big increase in viewers when they see how great my posts are. I hope you also see how hard I worked on this blog when you read this letter. I created this blog to work on the side while I try to find a job. Who knows, maybe this blog might lead me to a job opportunity?!

This last thing I ask for is not for me, but for someone else. It is actually for my younger brother. Recently, he yelled at someone at a bar, and the police came to our house looking for him. Now, he is summoned to a court hearing, and if he isn’t proven guilty, he could end up in prison. What is worse is that this is all happening during the holiday season; the police came the day before Thanksgiving, and my dad got all mad at my brother and won’t forgive him. Originally, my brother didn’t want to come home to Thanksgiving dinner, or go to my Aunt’s house the next day to avoid the drama between him and my dad. However, my dad forced my brother to come home on Thanksgiving, and he is still upset. The court date is three days before Christmas, and again if things don’t go well, he might spend Christmas in prison. Also, our aunt invited us over again for Christmas, and things might get stressful because of my brother. I know my brother and I don’t get along at times, but I have sympathy for him after what he had done. Even though what he did is considered naughty, I don’t think he meant to do it. After all, he was at a bar where he might have been drunk which affected his judgement. Therefore, I ask you to help prove that my brother is innocent of his actions. He shouldn’t be arrested just because he yelled at someone, at least he didn’t physically hurt them, and he certainly was not driving. Hopefully, you will also bring peace between my dad and brother as their relationship is currently strained in light of all this. Plus, I don’t like it when my dad gets mad at any of us, it makes me not want to talk to him.

That is all I really want for Christmas this year. I do want to thank you for all the other times you granted my requests like my Disney+ subscription, my new phone (even though I got that in January), and my new computer. Even though I have moved on from asking for toys or games, I still ask for non-physical things because I am having a tough time right now. Consider this my “Grown-up Christmas List” because just like the lyrics in the song says, “I’m not a child, but my heart still can dream.” I hope you can find this letter in my blog on the Internet. If not, I can try to mail you a hard copy without anyone knowing I am writing to you (with my real name of course).

I wish you safe travels and Happy Holidays,

-Lyss Ku