Letter to Santa 2024

Before I proceed to my post, in case you didn’t hear, I had to take a break from publishing blog posts last month. I started a new job, I needed time for my mental health, and I had to prepare for my upcoming holiday blog series. This year, I will be only doing 4 posts for the entire month. I will be starting off with my letter to Santa for this year. Yes, I still write to Santa despite being an adult, but seriously these last few years have been difficult. I feel like I could use some good holiday cheer by going back to my childhood tradition of writing to Santa. And who knows, maybe I might get a Christmas miracle by the end of the year. I should however, give a little trigger warning because I am about to reveal in this letter some personal stuff that I have been refraining to reveal. Don’t worry, I will go into these things in more detail in future posts.

Dear Santa,

It is that time of year again where I write my annual letter to you despite being an adult in their mid-to-late 20s. However, I feel like I need to write to you more than ever because these last few years haven’t been easy. This year, especially has been the most difficult not only for me but for others. I know you are busy preparing presents for a lot of children who mostly wish for toys, but maybe you can give me some sort of a miracle for the holiday season. You will understand why once I go into further detail.

One of the reasons why this year has been very difficult is because a few months ago, my dad decided to file for divorce. I know my dad and I have an estranged relationship, but I didn’t think he would go this far by separating our family. Ever since he told my mom, things haven’t been easy between each other. Considering that the divorce is an issue between both of my parents, I have decided to not get involved. However, it still affects me personally by giving me greater stress. It is even more complicated since he announced the divorce a week after my grandma passed away. I know you can’t bring my grandma back, but the one thing I want is to have no more conflict between my parents even after the divorce is finalized. I don’t want to see/hear them fighting about their relationship especially during the holidays. I hope that both of them settle their differences like mature adults, and they both move on peacefully. I never thought of seeing my parents separating, but I guess their marriage was never meant to be.

  Going off of that, it is really important that my personal life stays stable despite current family issues happening around me. I recently started a new job after quitting my last one due to personal reasons. I now work at a small accounting firm, and even though it isn’t the ideal industry I want to work in, that was the only job offer I got. Therefore, I need to do my best to make the best of this job. In order for that to happen, I am also asking that my new job isn’t as stressful, and it is not a toxic work environment. I don’t want this job to be a repeat of what I experienced 3 years ago which resulted in getting fired form that job. If you also have time, I also want to know what my dream job is since I still have no idea. As long as my job isn’t a toxic work environment I just hope to stay in this job for as long as I can. I try my best to work hard in any job I worked at while still keeping my mental health as a top priority.

Even though I will be busy working once again, I would like something that takes my mind off when I am not working. Recently, I have started getting into crocheting, and while I do enjoy making little crochet objects, I want to still continue it as a hobby. Therefore, I would like some crochet supplies like yarn and even crochet kits that come with step-by-step instructions. That way I could dive into more crochet techniques to make unique items. One of the crochet kits I have been interested in is called “The Woobles” where it includes easy-to-use yarn, and all the instructions in video form. I would buy a lot of these, but they are kind of expensive to be honest. Maybe after you grant my most important wishes, you can give me something similar to that as a gift to enjoy. Hopefully I can also use my crochet skills to make gifts in the future.

I do have one more request, but this isn’t for me. Going back to my parents’, even before my dad announced the divorce, my mom was working on the renovations to the place we will be moving into. It is my grandma’s old house, but it is currently not ready to be moved into. So far, some parts of the house have been renovated, but there is still so much to do. Plus, it is very costly a bunch of renovations to fix a really old house which also includes the addition of new furniture. Since my dad is divorcing from my mom, he isn’t supporting her in this whatsoever (and he already has his own place). I wish I could give her some money, but I am waiting for my paychecks to start coming in from my new job, and I have to save it for my own use. I am asking to help support my mom in renovating the house, so that it is in good condition when we move in. It is very important because she grew up in that house many years ago. That way, she doesn’t have to worry about any current and incoming expenses.

Once again, I thank for all the many times you granted my wishes for the last few years of Christmas. I do appreciate all that you can do, even though many people no longer believe in you. Like I said, these last few years have not been easy especially this year when society has been completely divided. I think that some nostalgic holiday magic is what we all need right now. I wish you all the best with this upcoming holiday season as it sure to be a busy one granting everyone’s requests no matter the age. Hopefully you can find this letter on my blog assuming you have internet service, but I will mail you a hard copy just in case.

Happiest of Holidays, and don’t work too hard!

-Lyss Ku