My stepson is 10 years old and still believes in Santa Claus?

Question

I told my girlfriend and I'm gonna tell him that there is no Santa and she got mad at me. Should I just tell the kid that Santa is make believe?

oops the first "and" was meant to be "that"

Answer 1

No. Don't tell him. He'll find out soon enough. Besides, his mom is cool with it. Drop it till next year!!!

Answer 2

I don't think he really believes in Santa Claus. My 10 year old stepdaughter knows Santa is not real but she still wants to let on like she believes. I think it has something to do with not wanteing to grow up and not letting the "magic" of Santa go away. I know Christmas was never the same after Santa quit coming to see me.

Answer 3

Before you choose to dissipate his sense of magic and belief in one deft moment, perhaps try to view the concept of Santa Claus from a different perspective altogether. Philosophically speaking, the concept of Santa is a lot more than meets the eye. Sure, its annoying when we shell out the big bucks on toys for the children in our lives and then hear them yelling in glee how Santa remembered them that year. But ultimately, the concept of Santa is about goodness, its about checks and balances, justice, and generosity. We all need to believe in *something* and even if the 'bottom-line product' we tend to utilize in packaging the element of human goodness and morals, may be somewhat childish or far-fetched (i.e. Santa, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny etc...) these are simply candy-wrapped fairty tales that only help to further emphasize the wonderful basic values of the goodness that *can* exist here on earth.

He's only 10. Dont shatter the magic just yet. He will eventually catch on that Santa doesnt exactly show up once a year in every good child's fireplace but hopefully he will always allow some form of belief in magic-larger-than-ourselves to exist in his heart.

Answer 4

Let the kid be a kid for a little longer. Once he knows it seems like child hood is over.Think about it. Life sucks after finding out there is no santa. Then you start driving, graduate and drink on your 21st birthday and then its all down hill from there.... But Really whats the harm. Let him be a kid a little longer. Im sure part of the reason is your girlfriend wants to hold on a little longer. But its her Kid and she`ll tell him when they are both ready. Besides christmas is only a month away.... leave it alone for now. Its not worth fighting over.

Answer 5

I don't remember how I learned there wasn't one, but I do think my parents stretched all those things out too long. I think I was 9 when i figured out there was no tooth fairy. Letting a kid believe in idiotic things is mean. Tell your gf that one day, he will have to learn that the world is ugly, and learning that there is no santa is probably the mildest trauma he will experience in life. 10 is way too old to still believe in santa- I know I felt retarded when I found out. He's at an age where finding out that he's been lied to his whole life could make him angry, and he may actually feel bad that he believed the hoax. I'd give one of his friends 20 bucks to tell him the truth, and also tell him where babies come from.

Answer 6

D: don't do that. I believed in Santa until I was 11.

Let him believe and find out himself. After a kid finds out Santa isn't real, Christmas is never magical again.

believe me.

Answer 7

I think there is a point when a child should be told there is no Santa Clause, but I also think he will find that out on his own. How do you know that he doesn't already know and just don't want to tell you.

Answer 8

i feel like he is now at that age where its time to tell him the truth, even thought its really going to hurt, i think that someone needs to tell him that santa is make believe...but NOT YOU! you have no right to even think about telling him about the santa, you weren't the one that was with him all those christmas's when he put out milk and cookies, hoping for santa to arrive. i believe that the correct way to tell a child about santa is to let someone very calmly explain it to him. the child is going to be very upset, but too many childern today don't have a clue what the real world looks like bc their parents are so protective. its okay for a child to be sad, their not always going to happy, no matter how much we want the world to be all peacful and happy that unfortunately is not the way the world works.

Answer 9

So what are you married and have a girlfrined. Just because your dating someone doesn't mean their kid is your step son or daughter and yourt not their step mom or dad. Look let the kid believe alright. He'll eventually know Santa isn't really real, just like you ain't really his stepfather though you claim to be.

Answer 10

No. Telling your son should be a joint decision between you and your girlfriend (is he her son?). Be sure to be on the same page before you do anything so as not to cause conflict. If you feel it's important to tell your stepson, talk rationally to your girlfriend and explain why you think he should know at his age. I'm sure she will come around as I can't think of a single reason why he shouldn't know the truth!

Answer 11

NO! Let the poor kid have his fun until he finds out on his own. I'm sure you and everyone else, were upset when you found out Santa wasn't real. Let him believe what he wants.