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Yeah...No. This girl has the legal right to take a photo with santa at the mall. She doesn't have to go to PetSmart. She has the legal right. Bottom line. This isn't an emotional support animal. It is a full fledged service dog.
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So where does the Santa employee's rights kick in? It seems if he has a serious allergy to dogs, that needs to be accommodated too.
I'm so sick of seeing children on news reports hanging their heads and saying "it made me feel so sad" "it made me feel afraid". Why do we encourage children to say they felt sad or afraid? ???
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Yeah...No. This girl has the legal right to take a photo with santa at the mall. She doesn't have to go to PetSmart. She has the legal right. Bottom line. This isn't an emotional support animal. It is a full fledged service dog.
I almost always agree with you, but in this case, I don't agree that a 10 year old has a "legal right" to have her photo taken with a dressed up Santa Claus at a mall.
Why does that matter? I had one kid believe until he was 11. Against all odds....he loved the idea. But he is now older and still is willing to do a Santa photo for his younger sister.
I have seen full grown people do Santa photos
And....lets add. Some people with epilepsy are also delayed developmentally. Just saying...stop judging...
I almost always agree with you, but in this case, I don't agree that a 10 year old has a "legal right" to have her photo taken with a dressed up Santa Claus at a mall.
So all other kids are allowed...but not this child? She should go line up with the nasty santa by the rodents in PetSmart?
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Isn't 10 a little old to still believe in Santa?
Yes, she is. But I think the article said a sibling no longer believes in Santa, not the 10 year old.
I realized Santa wasn't real when I was 4. So there's that. I sat on this guy's lap and saw his fake beard and realized no one could deliver gifts all over the world in one night on a sleigh. When I was 4.
So yeah, it's time for her to realize this. I'm astonished why kids over 5 don't realize Santa is a fun tradition but isn't real. Like the tooth fairy and the Easter bunny.
So where does the Santa employee's rights kick in? It seems if he has a serious allergy to dogs, that needs to be accommodated too.
I'm so sick of seeing children on news reports hanging their heads and saying "it made me feel so sad" "it made me feel afraid". Why do we encourage children to say they felt sad or afraid? ???
Because it elicits sympathy, and anyone who doesn't get their heart strings pulled are selfish, non-sympathetic, terrible people without feelings. The child would carry on with his or her life if the adults didn't make it an issue to the media, which then gets the masses all in an uproar. These stories on the news are staged (the sad, head hanging child) to get ratings. Ever notice these stories are usually used as "teasers"?
Yes, where does Santa's "rights" begin when dealing with the public? Accomodations were made, it was the parent who chose to decline them. 15 minutes of fame......
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Because it elicits sympathy, and anyone who doesn't get their heart strings pulled are selfish, non-sympathetic, terrible people without feelings. The child would carry on with his or her life if the adults didn't make it an issue to the media, which then gets the masses all in an uproar. These stories on the news are staged (the sad, head hanging child) to get ratings. Ever notice these stories are usually used as "teasers"?
Yes, where does Santa's "rights" begin when dealing with the public? Accomodations were made, it was the parent who chose to decline them. 15 minutes of fame......
You may disagree with my post, but snarky replies are not wanted. TIA.
Bingo. Because, thanks to mom, her 9-year-old son who was with them, was also indignant and carping to the media about how his sister was treated. And, after the mall honchos said they'd send [presumably, a different] Santa to her house, she said she'd have to think about it because she was still upset, and wasn't sure if she wanted "those people" in her house.
Most of us have taken our kids to see Santa. When you're at the front of the line, as these people were, that kid could have had her pic taken with Santa, without the dog, and without a medical incident--a medical incident that didn't happen, BTW, in the LONGER time it took for this mom to create a scene, and argue with Santa's elves.
And I'd love to know how long her daughter is away from her support dog when she's doing her thing on "a normal cheerleading team," as the mom sniffed. I'm guessing a lot longer than the time it would have taken to simply sit for a picture with Santa.
I almost always agree with you, but in this case, I don't agree that a 10 year old has a "legal right" to have her photo taken with a dressed up Santa Claus at a mall.
True. There is no legal right. Santa can refuse service.
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I'm guessing a lot longer than the time it would have taken to simply sit for a picture with Santa.
