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re: At what age did your kids stop believing in Santa?
Posted on 12/20/23 at 8:20 pm to StringedInstruments
Posted on 12/20/23 at 8:20 pm to StringedInstruments
Tell kids between 10 and 11. After 5th grade is pushing it. (13, 9, and 5 yr old here)
Pro-tip bonus….I had the “there is no Santa” AND the sex talk in the same stroll up our street. By 3 houses down, he knew Santa was made up and babies come from tiny tadpoles that squirt from your pecker inside girls. I shite you not.
Pro-tip bonus….I had the “there is no Santa” AND the sex talk in the same stroll up our street. By 3 houses down, he knew Santa was made up and babies come from tiny tadpoles that squirt from your pecker inside girls. I shite you not.
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Posted on 12/20/23 at 8:25 pm to StringedInstruments
Mine is 5 so obviously believes still but I think he will catch on young.
He was already questioning his Elf on the Shelf the other day. My husband put him on a light pole thing and tied the arms so he'd stay. My son was like why would he do that if he can use magic.
He was already questioning his Elf on the Shelf the other day. My husband put him on a light pole thing and tied the arms so he'd stay. My son was like why would he do that if he can use magic.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 8:32 pm to LSU6262
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Just let them figure it out. You got maybe 2 more years
You think the kid will believe in Santa at 12?!! That is 6th grade. We relentlessly mocked the kid in my class in 4th grade who believed still.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 8:49 pm to nola tiger lsu
He just snuck up behind me and read this thread title over my shoulder, thanks Grinch.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 8:56 pm to StringedInstruments
I still believe.
My stocking is hanging.
My stocking is hanging.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 8:58 pm to StringedInstruments
I have a sweetheart of a wife.
We have a 26 yo, 14 and a 12
She is under the impression that the 12 year old believes and the 14 yo might.
I tried to break it to her but she is still moving that damn elf.
The kids haven’t looked for it other than to please her in two years.
We have a 26 yo, 14 and a 12
She is under the impression that the 12 year old believes and the 14 yo might.
I tried to break it to her but she is still moving that damn elf.
The kids haven’t looked for it other than to please her in two years.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 9:32 pm to tigerfoot
Posted on 12/20/23 at 9:36 pm to StringedInstruments
Most of the kids were about 10
#2 was like 12
The youngest is 8 … so everyone plays along bc she still believes
I was 8 when I stopped believing bc Santa left a note in my mom’s handwriting
#2 was like 12
The youngest is 8 … so everyone plays along bc she still believes
I was 8 when I stopped believing bc Santa left a note in my mom’s handwriting
Posted on 12/20/23 at 9:38 pm to StringedInstruments
My son is 10. This year when I asked him what he wanted Santa to bring him he said “Daddy Santa isnt real come on.” I was devastated.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 9:45 pm to StringedInstruments
Our oldest was ten when we told her the truth, but she was definitely smarter than me at 10, and she knew what was going on. Our youngest is now 10 and he’s still all in, at least that’s how he’s a acting. In today’s world I have a hard time believing he doesn’t already know the truth, but if he still wants to put on a show for us, it’s definitely ok with us, especially his mother. I’d like to keep my son unspoiled to the world as long as he will let me.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 9:48 pm to StringedInstruments
I think my oldest son, now 16, was told at 11.
His younger sister is 12 and we still haven't told her, but I know she knows. I overheard her on a call with a friend one morning talking about how she didn't talk about believing in Santa at school because she knew she'd be made fun of, but that she just wanted to still be a kid for as long as she can.
I'm certainly not going to ruin that for her. She can believe as long as she wants to.
His younger sister is 12 and we still haven't told her, but I know she knows. I overheard her on a call with a friend one morning talking about how she didn't talk about believing in Santa at school because she knew she'd be made fun of, but that she just wanted to still be a kid for as long as she can.
I'm certainly not going to ruin that for her. She can believe as long as she wants to.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 9:51 pm to StringedInstruments
WTH you talking about? Santa IS real.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 9:52 pm to blueboxer1119
I’m saddened by the fact my kids will no longer believe in santa…my daughter is 6 and she is crazy about Santa….elf on a shelf….one day that will all come to an end.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:16 pm to nola tiger lsu
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We relentlessly mocked the kid in my class in 4th grade who believed still.
Sounds like you and your friends were assholes.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:22 pm to Tantal
Told both my kids when they quit believing he quits coming. That stopped all the questions.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:32 pm to Xignals
My oldest is 21, we never told him. Of course he figured it out in his own but Santa still came
My middle is 9 and youngest 7. They are still all in believers, maybe not my 9yo, but she doesn't let on. My 7yo, all in on Santa and the elves.
There is so much crap in the world, let them be kids and feel the magic as long as they can.
My middle is 9 and youngest 7. They are still all in believers, maybe not my 9yo, but she doesn't let on. My 7yo, all in on Santa and the elves.
There is so much crap in the world, let them be kids and feel the magic as long as they can.
This post was edited on 12/20/23 at 10:33 pm
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:33 pm to StringedInstruments
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Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:43 pm to StringedInstruments
I asked why there was a limit to what I could ask for since Santa could just make anything. My dad told me he got an invoice from Santa after Christmas. So I was burdened with protecting my little brother from knowing that Santa was just a super convoluted middleman for Toys R Us and Walmart.
As an adult, I have this mental image of Santa being like Deniro and Pesci in Goodfellas. Making Amazon trucks disappear throughout the year and strong arming parents into buying the shite their kids want for a markup.
Edit: I also asked how he would get in our house since we didn't have a chimney. He said Santa had a key to everyone's house. At that point, I was afraid to ask what would happen if we didn't leave cookies and milk out.
As an adult, I have this mental image of Santa being like Deniro and Pesci in Goodfellas. Making Amazon trucks disappear throughout the year and strong arming parents into buying the shite their kids want for a markup.
Edit: I also asked how he would get in our house since we didn't have a chimney. He said Santa had a key to everyone's house. At that point, I was afraid to ask what would happen if we didn't leave cookies and milk out.
This post was edited on 12/20/23 at 10:48 pm
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:56 pm to StringedInstruments
My 8YO son is close. He's asked a few pointed questions and made a few observations. He knows all the Santas he sees on TV, at the mall, etc are "fake" Santas but I think he still believes in the big guy on Christmas Eve.
I grew up in a community that heavily celebrated St. Nicholas Day with the shoes by the fireplace and such, and I still do all that stuff with my kids to this day. I also married into a very Catholic family that's all in on saints.
So my wife and I agreed that when the time comes we'll be honest with our son that there isn't a big old man with a white beard and red suit and magical sleigh and a workshop, but we'll also work it into a lesson on the historical St. Nicholas, how his kindness inspires us, and how legends are born and passed down as part of our cultural heritage.
My daughter is 3 so we still have plenty of time to enjoy the magic with her.
I grew up in a community that heavily celebrated St. Nicholas Day with the shoes by the fireplace and such, and I still do all that stuff with my kids to this day. I also married into a very Catholic family that's all in on saints.
So my wife and I agreed that when the time comes we'll be honest with our son that there isn't a big old man with a white beard and red suit and magical sleigh and a workshop, but we'll also work it into a lesson on the historical St. Nicholas, how his kindness inspires us, and how legends are born and passed down as part of our cultural heritage.
My daughter is 3 so we still have plenty of time to enjoy the magic with her.
This post was edited on 12/20/23 at 10:57 pm
Posted on 12/20/23 at 11:02 pm to SoDakHawk
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There is so much crap in the world, let them be kids and feel the magic as long as they can.
That’s it right there. I don’t know if y’all do the elves but my youngest trying to find what the elves got into during the night is something special to us.
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