I can't believe I was ever intimidated by

There are many things that I have been afraid of throughout my childhood and many of those fears I have never out grew. Out of all the things I am or use to be afraid of I can't believe I was ever intimidated by the man in the big red suit.. yes, when I was little I use to be scared of Santa Claus. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed everything about christmas, from the gifts to the cartoon specials, I was just completely terrified of Santa. Every year my mother would take me to get my picture made with the jolly old man and I was just not going to have it. I would kick and scream until she would pick me back up and hold me while she stood beside him for me to have my photo taken. Obviously I didn't think he was so "jolly". I couldn't figure out what everybody thought was so great about him. I mean I know I was a little kid but I just knew that it was unnatural for an old man to dress in a red and white suit and on top of that he sits there in his big old chair waiting on little kids to sit in his lap to tell him what they want for Christmas. Now, tell me do you see something wrong here? That's the way I saw him when I was little but now I am no longer intimidated by him. I stopped believing in him before I went to middle school. Knowing he isn't a real person and that's what help me over come my fear. Even though I know longer believe in him, I understand why a kid would be frightened of him.