"I know that you and dad are Santa"

[Cath!]

came out of the mouth of my 10 yr old the other day. I just looked at him and asked how he wanted me to answer that. He asked for the truth, so I gave him MY Christmas truth.

I believe in Santa and the spirit of Christmas.


How old were you when you figured out the ins and outs of Christmas, the tooth fairy, et al?

 

[Fly_On_Wall]

I've always been good at figureing things out, I can take any usless info and put it together for the answer i need.

so I was 6 when I figured it out... a young age acording to my mom.

 

[freakygirl]

santa and the tooth fairy aren't real???? next you are going to tell me the easter bunny isn't real either..

i'm 33.. i just found out.. my world, as i know it is shattered! i'll never be the same again.

Thank you all for ruining my joy

 

[Wiggles]

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[Phil333]

Being Jewish I never had this problem (though when I was 6 or 7 I figured out the tooth fairy) but this reminds me of when I was in Kindergarten and all the kids thought our teacher got pregnant because she swallowed a watermellon seed. I knew better. I made my mom tell me the truth. But she promissed I couldn't tell the other kids.

 

[JennyOmanHill]

I think I found out "for sure" when I was 7 years old.

I lived in the same house as my Grandparents, and they always had a "grownup" Xmas eve party. I remember trying to sleep in the hall room (with dreams of Santa delivering the gifts) but woke up after my aunt starting playing "my" electrical organ and the whole gang started singing! The the new canary I was getting starting singing like crazy as well, so my Mom gave up and let me stay up with the rest of them!

I still like the Santa "idea", and only wish it felt more like the holidays here in NYC.

 

[morninggirl5]

I was eight when my Mom told me the truth and I'm still mad at my sister about it. I had no clue that Santa wasn't real. My sister was snooping where she shouldn't have been and discovered receipts for our Santa gifts and told Mom she knew the truth. Since she knew Mom told me the truth, too.

 

[Mischka]

I never believed in Santa. I was first vocal about my disbelief the Christmas when I was 4 1/2. The whole idea of one person delivering presents to everyone in one evening, with the aid of flying reindeer, just simply made no sense to me. I didn't understand why my parents wanted to hide their gift giving behind a fictional character. After they gave up trying to get me to believe, my parents swore me to secrecy so that way my brother could find out on his own, when the time was right for him. They put forth such an effort to keep him in the dark that he believed in Santa until he was 10.

 

[freakygirl]

My ex husband will not give up Santa.. him and his wife still have a couple of little ones around.. But my older kids (15, 13, and 11) haven't believed in a long time.

Every year.. the kids write santa a note and leave the cookies and milk. My ex husband tracks muddy footprints thru the house.. and hides the kids stockings and places their presents (wrapped in never before seen wrapping paper) under the tree. He drinks the milk and makes sure to leave a few cookie crumbs laying around. Then writes a note back to the kids "from santa". He has saved everyone on of those notes, and plans on getting them out to share when the youngest no longer believes in Santa.

Christmas at their house is a huge production.. and I know the kids enjoy it as much as my ex husband does.

They may not believe in "Santa" but they know someone special visits them on Christmas..

 

[T.H. Oughts]

I feel a joke coming on

Morris asks his son, now aged 10, if he knows about the birds
and the bees. "I don't want to know!" the child said, bursting
into tears. Confused, the father asked his son what was wrong.
"Oh dad," he sobbed, "at age six I got the 'there's no Santa'
speech. At age seven I got the 'there's no Easter bunny' speech.
Then at age 8 you hit me with the 'there's no tooth fairy'
speech! If you're going to tell me now that grown-ups don't
really have sex, I've got nothing left to live for!"

 

[Guest]

Cath!,

I have always believed in Santa Clause - have never stopped and never will. Of course, Santa, is my vision of hope and love - he's a man who instills caring and giving. Christmas/Santa is all about believing and helping - it's the magic we share amongst each other at holiday times. Too bad it can't be all year long.

When I was 12 years old, my dad finally confronted me about this Santa thing. I can remember him telling me that mommy and daddy were having money problems that year and that Christmas would be light. I already had known for 2 years who Santa really was, but I never told anyone because believing in him was just so awesome to me. It was something I wanted to hold onto forever.

On Christmas morning when we all woke up, there were so many presents under the tree. Santa had come to our house after all. Apparently, Santa had been the local fire department who knew of our money problems and my dad volunteered with them so they had taken a collection for us without my mom and dad ever knowing.

I still believe in the Spirit of the season - I believe that Santa is the soul inside us.

 

[Cath!]

Exactly!!

I still believe in the Spirit of the season - I believe that Santa is the soul inside us.

 

[Weird Harold]

I think she was eight...

When my oldest daughter told me Santa wan't real. I cried and refused to believe her, but she finally convinced me.

She was just so cruel about it.

I'll probably cry and argue when my granddaughters get around to telling me too.

 

[LadyDarkFire]

I was around 6. My mother says that apperantly I figured it out by the gift tags and thank you note. Both of which were written in my father's highly stylized handwriting. He tried printing it out on the computer when I was 7, but that didn't work due to the fact that I could here the old Epson printer, which happened to be down the hallway from me. I was actually relieved, since Mall Santas had terrified me since I was tiny. The tooth fairy myth got debunked on night one. I suffered from night terrors as a child, and shot up screaming just as my father tried to lift up my pillow. Great kid, wasn't I?

 

[plasticman33]

The spirit of Christmas lives in us all! Christmas is for kids, whether they're 1 or 90!

 

[Juan Trickpony]

I think I always knew.

But I figured out that 'Santa' brought more presents than Mom & Dad.

So I let them have their fun.

 

[Black_Bird]

It doesn't feel like christmas anywhere...

I still like the Santa "idea", and only wish it felt more like the holidays here in NYC.

For some reason - the last three years just haven't felt like christmas, anywhere! Its like the whole world cares only about presents for two months out of the year - it feels like a jip to me!

I'm not christian, but I *thought* this holiday was suppose to be about GOD! Where is god? For that matter, where is FAMILY this year? I'm just not feeling it.

 

[Black_Bird]

I still believe in the Spirit of the season - I believe that Santa is the soul inside us.

I remember one christmas, going through the same thing. Money was tight, and my brother and I were promised only one gift - a super nintendo...

To tell you the truth, I think that was the best christmas we ever had - we all played with the damn thing all day - taking turns playing the one game that came with it. Sometimes when you have less, it means more.

 

[AStormyOne]

Did I believe in Santa?

I don't remember ever believing in him, though my parents say I did when I was young. But Santa was never a big production in our house. I was taught the true meaning of Christmas, what Santa stands for, all the love and kindness we should show others. My parents taught me the spirit of the season. I don't "do" Santa in our house either. My boys know who Santa is (they are 2 and 4), so when we go get their picture with him, they don't freak out. But I am teaching them the gifts come from friends and family because we love them, and they give or make gifts to others because of the love and kindness in their heart. This stopped the "What about Santa?" question they would have asked when we went through and donated about half their toys to the needy this year.

Storm

 

[JennyOmanHill]

Re: It doesn't feel like christmas anywhere...

For some reason - the last three years just haven't felt like christmas, anywhere! Its like the whole world cares only about presents for two months out of the year - it feels like a jip to me!
I'm not christian, but I *thought* this holiday was suppose to be about GOD! Where is god? For that matter, where is FAMILY this year? I'm just not feeling it.

Finding this is true as I reach and get in touch with my distant friends and family.

It's even harder to hold onto the feelings of Peace, Love and Goodwill among men with bombs literally blasting! I have noticed that more of us appear more thankful and appreciative than in past years, so I suppose that's a good start.

Now if it would only snow in NYC... just a little!

 

[LukkyKnight]

(AP) North Pole -

Santa is real. Santa is the spirit of the holidays, coalesced into an image everybody who celebrates that holiday knows. Santa is what's right in the world; I see the spirit of selfless giving, a desire to see children thrive, and a way to say to each other, "You're worthy." What could be more real?

 

[christophe]

My sone just looked at me and said it pint blank, and went on playing his Nintendo. *sigh*

Well on the bright side, at least he knows that money tree mom and dad have in the back yard has only so many leaves on it

 

[PowerOfOne]

Re: (AP) North Pole -

Santa is real. Santa is the spirit of the holidays, coalesced into an image everybody who celebrates that holiday knows. Santa is what's right in the world; I see the spirit of selfless giving, a desire to see children thrive, and a way to say to each other, "You're worthy." What could be more real?

LukkyKnight, I think this would be a good time to point out a song performed by Celine Dion (I think) called, "Don't Save It All for Christmas". Are you familiar with it? Very pretty song and so true if only we could live up to it.

 

[LukkyKnight]

Don't save it all for Christmas

LukkyKnight, I think this would be a good time to point out a song performed by Celine Dion (I think) called, "Don't Save It All for Christmas". Are you familiar with it? Very pretty song and so true if only we could live up to it.

I am in favor of the concept, but that does not diminish the reality of the jolly old elf. It is unfortunate that he's so associated with Christianity by those who are not of that faith, for the message is univesal.

 

[PowerOfOne]

Re: Don't save it all for Christmas

I am in favor of the concept, but that does not diminish the reality of the jolly old elf. It is unfortunate that he's so associated with Christianity by those who are not of that faith, for the message is univesal.

This has nothing to do with Christianity or Santa..it is about love. Here you go, LukkyKnight! Happy Holidays!

DON'T SAVE IT ALL FOR CHRISTMAS DAY
(Peter Zizzo, Ric Wake, Celine Dion)

Don't get so busy that you miss
Giving just a little kiss
To the ones you love
Don't even wait a little while
To give them just a little smile
A little is enough

How many people are crying
How many people are dying
How many people are asking for love

So don't save it all for Christmas day
Find a way
To give a little love everyday
Don't save it all for Christmas day
Find your way
'Cause holidays have come and gone
But loves lives on
If you give on
Love...

How could you wait another minute
A hug is warmer when you're in it
And baby that's a fact
And saying "I love you"'s always better
Seasons, reasons, they don't matter
So don't hold back
How many people in this world
So needful in this world
How many people in this world
So needful in this world
How many people are praying for love

So don't save it all for Christmas day
Find a way
To give a little love everyday
Don't save it all for Christmas day
Find your way
'Cause holidays have come and gone
But loves lives on
If you give on
Love...

Let all the children know
Everywhere that they go
Their whole life long
Let them know love

So don't save it all for Christmas day
Find a way
To give a little love everyday
Don't save it all for Christmas day
Find your way
'Cause holidays have come and gone
But loves lives on
If you give on
Love...
Love...