People say the kids were not happy when they found out it was not so, how unhappy were they?
2006-10-04 12:01:03 · 15 answers · asked by ray w 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
just wondering.
2006-10-04 12:02:53 · update #1
geez it seems like none of these people had a childhood, who would tell a kid at 6!?!? i found out when i was 9, my parents told me, yes i was upset, but the memories from when i thought he was real were way worth it! when i have kids, they'll believe in santa too!
2006-10-05 07:57:29 · answer #1 · answered by AFwife 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I actually didn't believe my mom I refused to believe she would lie to me and until probably age 11 kept believing in Santa. I didn't let on though that I didn't believe until I was 14 and go figure that was the year the prestents got cut back lol. I had a little sister who is 8 years younger then me and my mom told me I better not darn tell her santa wasn't real. She's 15 now so I think she's learned the truth lol. My son is going to be 3 this christmas and I'm pregnant now so this baby will be about a month old and I do want my kids to believe in santa it's fun to have something to believe in but as soon as they start to ask questions I do plan on being honest with them that way I'm not lying about anything.
2006-10-05 04:04:35 · answer #2 · answered by rochelle s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I told my 10 year old last year after Christmas there was no Santa. She was HEARTBROKEN! She was pretty upset. She later put 2 and 2 together and figured out about the Easter Bunny too. I am a single mom and she then realized all the sacrifices I make to give them a nice Christmas. Now that she knows the truth, she is asking Santa this year for a laptop! HA!!
2006-10-04 21:54:08 · answer #3 · answered by diane l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean there is no Santa???? I think there is a Santa. I never told my son there was a man in a red suit that came down Chimneys but I did tell him that Jesus was the reason for the season but Santa was part of the festivities. That Santa was also a spirit of giving and sharing. The feeling of giving to others.
2006-10-05 00:11:33 · answer #4 · answered by buckking_99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I have never told our children that there is a Santa Clause but when they have asked us we just tell them that Santa was a man from the past that lived in Europe who gave children present but he died and the spirit of giving has lived on! We have also told them that Christmas is when we celebrate Jesus' birth and that is the real reason for the day! My 3 and 4 yr. old will tell you that mommy and daddy are Santa and we give them their presents! We don't want to lie to our children because it will eventually bite us in the butt!
Tell them the truth!
2006-10-05 00:36:12 · answer #5 · answered by Bulla 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I found out I actually was not mad at my parents at all, in fact it was just the opposite, since I had younger siblings I became a helper with Christmas traditions that my parents did. It also helped that my parents never actually lied to me about Santa. once I got old enough to start asking questions on whether Santa was real or not my father would simply ask "well what do you think?" usually I said I thought he was real until one year when he asked me that I said no, he told me I was right. I was in Third grade by the time I found out, by my parents decision to let me think for myself and rationalize it in my head, I gained self confidence, because I then figured something out that my younger siblings and some of my friends didn't know.
2006-10-04 19:13:03 · answer #6 · answered by christy_2125 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kids don't really give a cr@p about whether Santa exists or not, all they care about is getting money, presents, and all of that kind of materialistic bull$hit regardless of who said things are coming from because that's how their parents as well as society raise them to be. The only thing that is potentially effected when they find out is their trust in their parents, because once they find out they've been lied to for all those years they may never be able to trust their parents again for a while.
2006-10-04 21:22:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I was always honest with my children. I cried for over two hours when I found out and couldn't even look at my mother for a while after that. I never wanted my children to feel like if I could lie to them about Santa then I could lie about Jesus and God. I always told them if they wanted to pretend and believe they could. I have taught them that Christmas is about so much more than presents. It is about human spirit!
2006-10-04 21:37:49 · answer #8 · answered by copswife93 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
greetings....WHAT!!! you mean theres no Santa Claus. i remember that day i found out. it was just after graduation..ha ha
i believe that most children dont really believe theres no Santa even after there told. its hard to let something like that go after all those years of believing. one things for sure, as long as the presents keep coming each year, that's really all that matters to a child regardless of who provided them. i'm almost 40 years old and i still keep the spirit of Santa Claus alive in my heart. theres nothing wrong with believing in something thats good and pure. besides, you cant prove he doesn't exist. good luck
2006-10-04 21:25:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was crushed, because I found out in 1st grade, and I remember the whole class laughing at me. Now, I have told my kids from day one that Santa is something we pretend in, that he isn't real but we make believe because it is fun.
2006-10-04 19:09:13 · answer #10 · answered by SnarlyBear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋