Ho ho no!

Well, this is depressing:

Of parents with children younger than 18, 17 percent said they’d lie to other shoppers, compared to 7 percent of parents with no children under 18. Sixteen percent of parents with under 18 children said they’d be willing to cut in line, while a troubling eight percent said they’d knock down an adult. An even more troubling eight percent of the same group admitted they’d push a child over if it meant walking out with the last coveted toy.

Why? Why would people be so terrible to others at a time celebrating peace and joy?

If there really is a holiday gift shortage, what would the likely fallout look like?

The No. 1 response? Temper tantrums. Forty four percent of parents with young children predicted massive fits over missing toys and goods, 43 percent felt a gift shortage would result in tears, 31 percent felt Christmas Day would be ruined and 10 percent predicted their kids would threaten to run away.