Kid's Reply to Santa's 'Naughty or Nice' Question Has Woman in Stitches

A woman who responds to kids' letters to Santa has been left in stitches at a child's honest reply to the "naughty or nice" question.

Over 40,000 people have liked the photo posted by Redditor/Hsabes01 that shows two boxes for children to tick, one labeled "nice" and the other "naughty" However, this child decided to draw and tick a new box labeled "decent."

The Redditor captioned the image: "My girlfriend writes Santa letters to kids who write Santa a letter. This one kid was very candid with his behavior this year."

The daughter of a mail carrier, Kimberly Walkins, 24, responds to children's letters to Santa as a hobby alongside her job as a dog walker.

Kimberly Walkins told Newsweek: "A co-worker of my dad's used to respond, but once she retired they asked around the office if anyone wanted to take over.

"My father offered and when he brought them home I asked if I could help and eventually started doing them on my own.

"I respond to the letters and my father creates the official envelopes and sends them out. I've always enjoyed reading the letters and knowing I'm helping spread the magic of Christmas for kids.

"I have three prompts that I have written in advance that I add in the child's name and specific presents they've asked for. When I saw this specific letter, I immediately started laughing and knew I had to send it over to my boyfriend because it was so cute.

"This particular paper (the 'official' Santa letter) is sent quite often, but this is the first time a kid has ever created their own box that gave a middle ground!"

How To Write to Santa

Over the festive period, Kimberly's dad, a mail carrier, brings 50 to 150 letters back to their home in Massachusetts.

According to the United States Postal Service (USPS), in 1912, Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock created Santa's first mailroom—authorizing local postmasters to open up these letters for employees to read and respond.

You can do this too by following these six simple steps:

1. Have a child write a letter to Santa.
2. Write a personalized response to the child's letter and sign it "From Santa."
3. Place both letters into an envelope and address it to the child.
4. Add the return address "Santa, North Pole" to the envelope.
5. Add a first-class stamp to make sure it gets there.
6. Place the complete envelope into a larger envelope, both with appropriate postage, and address it to:NORTH POLE POSTMARK
   POSTMASTER
   4141 POSTMARK DR
   ANCHORAGE AK 99530-9998

What Do the Comments Say?

While Kimberly found the letter to be amusing, thousands of people on Reddit have commented on the child's handwriting.

Over 2,800 people have commented on the post with many saying they could not decipher the 8-year-old's handwriting.

The top comment, though, came from someone who has managed to read what is written under "Something I did that was extra nice was."

Racking up 43,800 upvotes, it said: "'I helped my dad build stairs for Grammy' & then he goes straight into his Christmas wish list: Trampoline, Nerf Guns, Keyboard."

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