The New York Times
The boy and his parents blended in.
One Saturday in December, they competed in a set of holiday running races in which some participants wore reindeer onesies. Later in the day, they stopped at a dollar store to buy Secret Santa gifts, then sneaked them onto a neighbor’s porch.
That night, they went to a Christmas parade where marching Boy Scouts handed out candy canes and Santa waved at spectators from inside a fire truck. The mother and her 6-year-old son posed for photos in front of a giant inflatable SpongeBob SquarePants.