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When did you know...
that Santa wasn't real?? How old were you? How did you find out?
I was 7... After 3 years of failed attempts by my father to 'catch' Santa on video I started to wonder why it never worked... Then, the day after Christmas 1988, I was re-reading the letter that "Santa" had left for me... and it dawned on me!! The letter was written in my fathers hand-writing!! So, I pulled out the letters from they year before (yes I saved them) and I realized that those letters were all written by my mother!
So, I walked into the living room and declared "THERE IS NO SANTA!" and my parents tried desperately to convince me otherwise... but I had PROOF!! LOL
I was like Nancy Drew up-in-dat-biotch!! LOL
I was 7... After 3 years of failed attempts by my father to 'catch' Santa on video I started to wonder why it never worked... Then, the day after Christmas 1988, I was re-reading the letter that "Santa" had left for me... and it dawned on me!! The letter was written in my fathers hand-writing!! So, I pulled out the letters from they year before (yes I saved them) and I realized that those letters were all written by my mother!
So, I walked into the living room and declared "THERE IS NO SANTA!" and my parents tried desperately to convince me otherwise... but I had PROOF!! LOL
I was like Nancy Drew up-in-dat-biotch!! LOL
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Re: When did you know...
I was a very precocious child.
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[QUOTE]Santa is real. Don't crush my dreams.
Posted by PaigeMcC[/QUOTE]
OhMiGosh!! Paige... I'm sorry!! LOL ;)
Actually, to be honest, I don't remember ever believing in Santa. It wasn't for lack of trying on my parents side, they never really gave it away or anything, I just never did.
I like to think it was the scientist in me.
My papa still gives me gifts "from Santa". Apparently Santa brings me birthday gifts too because I'm special like that
[QUOTE]I always knew. I mean, it doesn't matter to me because I'm Jewish, but I remember at five years old going "a fat man with a beard that comes into your house and gives you presents? That's stupid." I was a very precocious child.
Posted by GreenPepperBurger[/QUOTE]
LMAO! Me too, and also at 5. I had to ask my mom who Santa was because I had no idea what the kids in kindergarten were talking about (I also went to an all-Jewish preschool, so this was my first interaction with kids who weren't).</div>
Then the following year, my Dad cut out an article from "Dear Annie" in the newspaper and handed it to me. It was about how parents over-play Santa. Then he went in the bathroom while I read it. And I remember going to the door of the bathroom and saying, "What does this mean?" and he said, "What do you think it means?" and I looked glumly at the paper and said, "That Santa's not real?"
I remember it was rather melancholic to find out the truth. Like I wanted to be proven wrong, that he really did exist! My parents put on a very good show, though!
[QUOTE]My family still has 'santa' since my sister is seven. I remember in 4th grade my mom told me and I was heartbroken. No one else believed in Santa in my class at that point, and I was always sticking up for him. It was pretty embarassing.
Posted by bourgehm[/QUOTE]
I keep telling my 'sister' that it might be time to let my 10 year old niece know that Santa's not real... All the kids in her class know and she's the only one saying "and Santa got me...."
[QUOTE]Santa is real. Don't crush my dreams.
Posted by PaigeMcC[/QUOTE]
THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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A very pitiful 'Santa' came to Christmas on my Dad's side.
He wasn't the greatest impersonator, and it was pretty obvious that my uncle left, Santa visited, and the uncle came back after Santa left.
I've never told him, but he ruined it for me.
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[QUOTE]A very pitiful 'Santa' came to Christmas on my Dad's side. He wasn't the greatest impersonator, and it was pretty obvious that my uncle left, Santa visited, and the uncle came back after Santa left. I've never told him, but he ruined it for me.
Posted by Wrkn925[/QUOTE]
That's pretty tragic!!
I found out the Tooth Fairy wasn't real in an even better way. My brother had just lost a tooth and the next morning my mom and I were making breakfast. I must have been about 6. Then my mom says, "Oh Shiit. I forgot to put money under your brother's pillow." Then she handed me 5 dollars and asked me if I could hurry up and do it for her before my brother woke up.
Not wanting to outright lie to me my mom just conceded that no, he was not. She says she expected me to be heartbroken but instead I just nodded and said, "Okay," then went back to bed.
[QUOTE]I think I was about 7. I was snooping in my mother's closet for my Christmas presents. Then I came across some packages addressed to me and my brother "From Santa". I<strong> found out the Tooth Fairy wasn't real in an even better way</strong>. My brother had just lost a tooth and the next morning my mom and I were making breakfast. I must have been about 6. Then my mom says, "Oh Shiit. I forgot to put money under your brother's pillow." Then she handed me 5 dollars and asked me if I could hurry up and do it for her before my brother woke up.
Posted by loves2shop4shoes[/QUOTE]
When I was 6 or 7, I hit the back of my head on a dresser and it knocked out both of my front teeth. Mom was pretty busy, and forgot. The tooth fairy was a few days late, and after the excuse I figured it out.
I promise, my childhood was not as tragic and depressing as this thread has made it sound.