How Did You Find Out Santa Wasn't Real?

@mommymonky, Honestly, I can't remember at all.

I don't remember. I think it just figured it out over time and kids at school always talk so of course I heard it there. Sorry to hear that you found out the way you did. That must have been so terrible for you. I never told my kids. They figured it out on their own in time.

Since Christmas is not our official festival, so I learn that Santa Clause is not in real. But I still want my son to have a good imgination and memory. So I have never told him that Santa Clause is not in real. And every year I secretly gave him a nice Christmas gift on behalf of Santa Clause

I think it was just a gradual thing for me. Boy, you really took it hard, didn't you?!

If you wanna know how Christmas has began must read the bible Christmas is all about Jesus,reindeer and Santa Claus is not there. And most of us know that Santa Claus shows only at Christmas season and i never seen Santa Claus ever since and never written on the bible, The reason why I don't believe Santa Claus exist.

Me and my big brother stayed awake on christmas when I was 5 and we kidnaped Santa only to find out it was our step dad. He was not happy as we jumped him threw a sheet over his head. the next day we both could hardly sit down with a sore backsides

My parents never told us Santa was real. We were told, however, not to ruin it for other children.

Oh my gosh, that's an awful way to find out and so young too! I found out when I was around 13. I didn't want to know until then-I wanted to believe in the magic still. I finally asked my mother. She told me once I tell you I can never take the words back again. I said I wanted to know. She told me and I wanted so bad to get the magic back but couldn't, it made me terribly sad. When my children ask me I will tell them what my mother told me-I feel that's the best way.

My Dad tripped. He rarely drank. I never saw him drunk, but about that particular night I have my suspicions.

I was 6 years old, when Christmas was approaching, our teacher told us to thank our parents for the gifts and do not be upset if we could not have all what we asked because Santa was not real and our parents bought and paid for the gifts.

I guess I found out through the kids at school when the question came up and some kid always had to spoil it

I figured it out for myself. How can one man be on TV, at the North Pole getting things ready,and at every store we went into? I came to the realization that he is made up and just for fun.

It used to get talked about a lot at school and gradually we just all worked it out. But we pretended to believe so that we'd still get presents from him.

I can't remember. I guess the realization came slowly.

My Mom told me when I was 10 and it crushed me because I really thought he was real .

I actually didn't know much about Santa till i was a teenager...and by then i was too old to see him as a magical being. I still liked the thought of Santa bringing presents....i was still a child after all. Actually...i still love presents.

When I was a kid I never heard Santa, Only when I grew up. I know santa was not real because before, I tried to put a sock in our window and nothing has changed it was the same empty sock I left until night ended.