It is obvious that the divorce took place in recent years; because parents still argue and family interactions between them are relatively unstable. An example of this from the movie was when Neil and Laura came to Charlie's soccer game and Scott was there with his new weight and gray facial hair, because they thought it was part of Scott's stunt to buy Charlie's time, they asked for full custody. from Charlie because they thought Scott was suffering from mental problems. Another part of Santa's chronosystem was Scott's transformation into Santa Claus. At the beginning of the film, he wanted his mother to pick him up at dawn because he didn't want to spend time with his father. However, this change in Charlie's life caused Charlie to become closer to his father, as his father now plays an important role in his life.