CLEVELAND, Ohio — Plain Dealer and cleveland.com advice columnists Yadi Rodriguez and Lucas Daprile have teamed up to provide different perspectives on the advice you’re seeking. If you enjoy their collaboration, email them at yrodriguez@cleveland.com, ldaprile@cleveland.com.

Dear Yadi and Lucas : My brother told my kids Santa isn’t real, and I’m livid. For years, our family has made so many beautiful memories around Christmastime with our daughter, who is now 8 years old. I understand she has to grow up eventually, but I feel as if my brother has robbed us of the holiday cheer we’ve waited all year for.

Dear Reader : No need to worry. We made Santa up, so we can just as easily invent another mythical being that punishes our moral failings.

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