Santa.....when did you

[Bitter Clinger]

Keep your kids from reading this

When did you or your kids stop believing? I was about ten, I figured it out on my own. I ask because my niece has been asking Ol' uncle bitter A LOT of questions. She's only eight but she's putting two and two together. My grandpa told my dad and he is STILL pissed at him about it lol. Were you told, or did you figure it out?

[HoneyBadger]

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I honestly don't remember. I think I started to figure it out when I realized that Santa's handwriting looked a lot like Mom's... My mom still gives us presents "from santa" every year - It's usually something small, but utilitarian, like a nice pair of socks or a new tie. Momma likes us to look good.

My parents did some fun things for us over the years. One year, (probably more fun for them, now that I think about it) they didn't put names on any of the gifts. My dad used a pretty complex code system and you had to bring it over to him to decipher. This way, none of us knew who was getting which boxes. All the presents were under the tree for several days, but we never figured out his code.

[Sawin]

I honestly don't remember... the truth must not have hurt that much.

[GilpinGuy]

My 9 yo still believes in 'ol Saint Nick. We put our gifts under the tree a few days before Christmas, then put the gifts from Santa under there on Christmas Eve when they go to bed. We just "mailed" his letter to Santa yesterday.

[SNAFU]

WHAT??? Santa Claus isn't real? Wow learn something new every day.

[Robb]

I actually still remember the moment. I was in the car heading home from somewhere with mom and she told me. I forget how old I was but sadly it must have been f'ing traumatizing! I still remember I cried.

I told both my kids at a fairly young age that Santa was actually mom & dad, grandma & grandpa. No tears, they were good with it.

[ruthabagah]

I was 10. But you know, a lot of grown ups still believe in Santa... They are called: Liberals.

[Aloha_Shooter]

I think I was 7 or 8. I reminded my parents to remove the AAFES price tags before they filled the stockings one Christmas Eve. There was a pause while they looked around, saw I had chosen a moment when my brother and sister weren't around, and they simply said, "don't ruin anything for your brother and sister."

They never actually admitted there was no Santa until about 25 years later when we were holding Christmas at my house and my dad said humorously that he wished we "kids" would go to sleep so they could fill the stockings and I told him it was my house, I was filling the stockings! Come to think of it, he never did come right out and say "there is no Santa," even then.

[Zach O]

Around 7-8. Because I have two older brothers that weren't very nice to me :-(.

[Chad4000]

Yeah I figured it out on my own.. i actually had a FB "friend" post up this ridiculous article today and how it's "almost criminal" to lie to your kids in an attempt to control their behavior etc etc.. (she meant like "santa claus is watching!").

she went on to comment that it's based on logic and bla bla. I replied, with "same must be true then for easter bunny, tooth fairy, imagination and hope". I mean really, are we trying to "shield" our kids from the "disappointment" of finding out that santa claus is an idea and not an actual man? what about the disappointment of your young son believing wholeheartedly that he will land a space ship on venus someday only to find out later that it wont happen.. lol I mean damn.. people get so far up their own ass these days..