Parents always want to do the right thing. You think you leave peer pressure behind when you enter adulthood but not a chance. You don't want your child to miss out and so you do what all the other parents do.
Hence the madness of the Santa parade.
She remembers nothing of the monumental sacrifice I made for three years running. So with the parade on today, maybe this is the time to take your child to the zoo or the local park. There'll be carparks for Africa, you won't be jostling for position and a calm, relaxed parent will be worth remembering.