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Varela Steel, 20 months old from Texas - one of the children whose meeting with Santa didn't result in the happy childhood memory photo their parents were hoping for. See SWNS story SWSANTA: Christmas is a magical time of year for youngsters but these tots would avoid meeting Saint Nick if given the chance. Parents have been sharing pictures on social media of red-faced boys and girls bursting into tears as they are made to sit on his lap. Some of the kids can be seen reaching out for their mums and dads to remove them - while one deaf girl attempts the sign language for ‘Help’. One poor lad, Niko Argiropoulos, is pictured crying on the same Santa’s lap three years in a row.