Santa

[Vern Gagne 0]

Don't let the kids read.

 

Don't know exactly. Just as I got older.

 

When I approached my mom. She denied it. But by that time, I not only didn't believe, I had to tell everyone reguardless. As the years have gone by, you've learned it's for the kids.

[Ravenbomb 0]

when I heard about the assholes at school getting stuff from Santa

[the max 0]

When I was 9, my mom just flat out told me. I didn't really care. I figured it out when I was like, six.

[Mole 0]

When I was 9 or 10, I was walking into my parents room. Their closet was open and I saw some wraping paper that wasn't under tree. So I took a piece of the paper so I could bring with me Long Island, where we celebrated X-Mas.

 

On X-Mas morning, when "Santa came," it sure enough was the same wraping paper.

[Ted the Poster 0]

Nine? Wow, Ralphie.

 

I found out when I was six, and then proceeded to tell my entire first grade class.

[Cuban Linx 0]

I've no clue of the exact moment, whenever i found out it clearly wasn't a big deal to me. As long as the presents kept coming the life status of an imaginary fat man was inconsequential.

[Guest Vitamin X]

I never believed in the first place. I was an early skeptic.

[Guest Failed Mascot]

I was 4 years old. My parents obviously didn't want me having any sense of faith since they didn't take me to church and they told me there was no Santa.

 

They told me a few years ago my response was "I can't believe you lied to me!".

[Guest Failed Mascot]

I never believed in the first place. I was an early skeptic.

Everybody knows Santa doesn't go to the homes of you drug lording spaniards anyways.

[CanadianChick 0]

Not sure exact age, but it did seem a bit strange when my mom's and Santa's handwriting were identical.

[Guest uyaljg]

Around 17.

[Lightning Flik 0]

Well now that he said 17, I'm glad I can put up 11 and not feel terrible.

[cbacon 0]

Around 9 or 10, although I may have even tried to convince myself till later, despite what the other kids would say.

 

I also hate those kids that go around telling other kids that he's not real. I can understand famalies having their own beliefs regarding when/if to break it to their child, but that's a personal decision that should stay within the household. Santa embodies the innocence of childhood for many, and to have that taken away at an early age seems wrong. One of the kids my mom babysits has gone around telling the other kids that he's not real, upsetting many of the other parents in the process.

[1234-5678 0]

I was a skeptic as well, never really believing. I found my proof, however, when I was about 8, and found a Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior Wrestling Buddy in my laundry room.

[Black Lushus 0]

my father, being the hardcore bible thumping christian that he is never even began the Santa/Easter bunny thing for me and my siblings...he opted to teach us the "true" meaning of said holidays instead...

 

I sure took wrestling not being real pretty hard though...that was around 9 or 10 i believe...

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

I vaguely remember my parents finally denying his existence around my fifth christmas after I probably asked 12,000 questions about how santa accomplished his feat in one night.

[Lightning Flik 0]

Actually, its kinda funny. I believe Santa was real till I was 11, but professional wrestling was always known as fake.

 

Kinda weird how that works.

[Guest Dr. Wrestlingphysics]

I was quite young, perhaps 5, as my sister who is 2 years older had found out from school and told me.

My parents never kept up much of a pretence anyway, asking me what i wanted from them and seeing them buy things for other people.

It was half-assed covered by saying that they sent them to santa and then he delivered them.

It didn't make sense then, and it was a pretty poor effort on their part!

[King Kamala 0]

I believed in Santa until about fourth grade so I figured out he was fake when I was...11? Somebody actually was talking about how Santa was fake and I was like "No is he isn't!" then I thought about the logics and realized he was fake.

[Mr. S£im Citrus 0]

Thirteen. Seriously; my family was having dinner at a Chinese restaurant, and my mom blurts it out. And, being thirteen, I had to pretend like I already knew, but the whole time, I'm trying to hold back tears. It was really pathetic.

[Kaertos 0]

I think I was 11 or 12. I'm pretty sure it would have been earlier, but my sister is 7 years younger than me, and they didn;t want me to ruin it for her.

[Damaramu 0]

Oh I think I was about 10. When I found out he wasn't real my dad tried a lame cover of saying "Santa is a spirit! He comes to me in my dreams and tells me what to buy you!" and I was like "I'm 10 asswipe! Don't insult me!"

I think I knew hew was fake when I was like 9 and asked for a Super Nintendo and my dad said "I don't think Santa can afford a Super Nintendo this year!"

 

I found out wrestling was fake around that time too but I lived in denial over that for a couple of years.

[Nighthawk 0]

Who the hell believes in Santa? I don't care if you're a kid, it's stupid.

[The Metal Maniac 0]

So are kids.

[BUTT 0]

I don't remember when I found out that Santa wasn't real, but when you're young, you don't really have any reason to believe that he isn't until you start to hear people at school say that there's no Santa. I mean, when I was three, there was no reason to think that my parents would lie to me.

 

That said, I can't understand why parents would lie to their kids about something so unimportant.

[Nighthawk 0]

Because they believe in the "magic of childhood" which is the biggest load of crap I've ever seen.

 

There are elements of childhood which are given the romantic treatment in hindsight, but the whole Santa Claus thing comes from people too stupid to understand where this "magic" was coming from.

[Vern Gagne 0]

Expanding on the Santa discussion.

 

My Aunt and Uncle have a Christmas Eve party every year, and my Grandpa used to pay a guy to show up has Santa. At first, I thought it was actually him..despite seeing my Grandpa paying him, and Santa driving a beat up old yellow olds.

Well, has I got older you figured it out. You didn't really care. For 20 minutes, use your imagination the guy was Santa. Than one foggy Christmas Eve. Santa pretty much lost it. Forgetting he's playing Santa..the jolly old elf. He gets all depressed about his best friend, in the whole world dying. Geez, buddy. You're the real life of the party. After that year the tradition discontinued.

[Nighthawk 0]

I had a drunk Santa with no pants show up to Christmas Eve one year.

[Nighthawk 0]

100% true story.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

Prolly 6 or 7. I just walked up to my mom, and said "tell me the truth, is Santa real?" She laughed and said no, so I just went "okay...so where do you hide the presents?"