Believing in Santa Claus?

United States
November 27, 2007 8:15pm CST
I have an eight year old grandson who still believes in Santa Claus. At what age did you stop believing, if you did stop!
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• Malaysia
28 Nov 07
Hello errolllevant. i stop believing santa at 10 years old. I don't know it is early to stop but I realize it a false statement when I saw my dad put the present under the Christmas tree. I feel so sad at that time because my parents lied to me. They said that the santa will put it. Then they told me the true. HAPPY LUCKY. **prettyhanan**
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• United States
28 Nov 07
Most of us survive the trauma and accept that our parents were only playing make believe and making wishes come true! Merry Christmas
• United States
28 Nov 07
I found out when I was 12 I kinda knew since I was like 10, but I did not have the proof until I was 12, then I asked dad, and he fessed up to it. Now last night my 4 year old was talking to me, and I told her that I was gonna give santa a call and tell him that she had been good so that he would bring her gifts. She said to me that he was not bringing her gifts because he is not real and that me and her daddy were gonna sit presents out and dress up like santa clause and be fake ones. LOL. I have no clue where she got this from. Maybe the T.V. or somehting because all the cousins live far away so she don't see them, and she don't know any other kids.
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• United States
28 Nov 07
It is funny how some learn so young when others, like you cling to the myth. I think you had the better of the deal for having 8 more years of magic! Merry Christmas
@sizzle3000 (3036)
• United States
28 Nov 07
I was six years old when the kids at school teased me for believing in Santa. When I got home from school my mom sat down with me and told me about Santa not being real. I told her that Santa was real he was just gone and moms and dads kept up his work for him. My daughter was about seven or so when I decided I would tell her about santa. Well she told me that she has known for some time about Santa and she thinks that dad and I do a good job keeping santa alive. I am forty three years old and Santa may not be real but the love and the giving on that day bring more joy and happiness to so many that maybe there is not only a Santa but a Jesus as well. Merry Christmas to all and may there be lots of good will towards men.
• United States
28 Nov 07
Very Nice, Sizzle! I have been concerned about how my grandson is going to react when he hears the reality of our complicity in Santa's work. Merry Christmas