"Waited an hour for our 2 year-old son to take pictures with Santa - this was the best we could get," wrote Reddit user TJAK82.
It's that time of year parents take their children to the mall to get the famous Santa picture. It's a rite of passage for all small kids really.
As you pull up to the mall with your child, you imagine them sitting on St. Nick's lap with a big radiant smile worthy of framing for the family wall gallery. Let's be real, though, these pictures almost never go as planned.
"Waited an hour for our 2 year-old son to take pictures with Santa - this was the best we could get," wrote Reddit user TJAK82.
Something tells me this is the fifth time this has happened to Santa that day.
At first I thought this Santa's face of agony was fake, but now I'm realizing from Pleather_Boots quote that it is far from it.
Hey, this pup may be shook to the core, but he's being a good boy and staying put for the shot.
"This year is my daughter’s first Christmas, so we thought it would be nice to do a photo shoot. At least Santa is having fun. Happy holidays," wrote TheOnlyToast.
"My dad was Santa at our local Petsmart, was not expecting this," wrote MichaelDerp.
FlyingCrunkman wrote "My dad is the Macy's Santa in Seattle. Today he got to meet a legend!"
I want to see the original Santa shot this one is modeled after from xfocalinx.
Mrs. Claus isn't too happy with these women snuggling up to Santa. Can you blame him? He's stuck up at the North Pole all year!
Hey, at least baby isn't crying! Looks like both of them could use this nap.
So does IbisVox ask Santa what he wants for Christmas?
"Caught just the right moment of my daughter and a mall Santa," wrote Reddit user sincethenes.
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