coopah

My brother told me when I was 7. Really made me mad at him for a LONG time. My own kids were 4 years apart. I don't remember how the older one found out about Santa, but we played the "Santa game" when his sibling was old enough. The younger asked me about it one day, and I explained it was a "game" that some people play because it's fun and anyone who gives a gift to someone else is a "Santa." When I taught second grade, I knew it would be an issue, so every November, I sent home a letter in a sealed envelope (so the kids couldn't read it) and asked the parents who were totally against the idea or whose children were already savvy, to ask their children not to burst another child's beliefs. If the parents had a problem with my letter, no one ever complained. This continued from 1980's-2010.

KwiltyKahy

Me too!!!!

Tudey

I was young, maybe 7; my sister who is 17 mos older than me was upset because someone told her there was no Santa. I asked my mom if we still got presents and she said yes, so I didn't much care who brought'em! LOL Years later, the "Santa Clause" movies made it totally possible, for me anyway, to believe again and so I choose to believe.

notmorecraft

My kids are 36 and 27 and there still has to be a joint usually silly present from Santa under the tre��. When thing we’re younger because of the age difference they were told if you don’t believe he won’t come ��

cjsews

I like to still believe in the magic of Santa Clause. I told my grandkids if they don't believe they will not get anything. Or worse, they get underwear ��

c joyce

I don't remember my age, but I remember my children's ages - each was about 8 years old. They each came to me separately and asked. I told each in turn that Santa was the spirit, a feeling and a way of acting during the holidays; it was important for each one of us to make it special for others and now that you know Santa is not a real person who comes with presents, it it each of us giving presents and love to each other in a secret way. I asked each of them to not tell their younger sibling/s and Dad and I would need their help in keeping the spirit of Santa special for the whole family. They were delighted that they were allowed to be part of all the secrets for each other.

ptquilts

I don't remember ever believing in Santa. I remember leaving out cookies and Coke for Santa but I knew my dad ate them. I was the youngest child.

madamekelly

Santa and all that he entails was for other kids. We were told we were lucky we could live in the house.

lynnie

My son believed in the great pumpkin too. He woke up on Halloween, and on the front steps, it was decking, was a pumpkin that had grown thru the slats. No one saw it the days before either. He knew the great pumpkin left it for him. He got letter from Santa for awhile. I had friends mail him a card in early December. he believed in a long time.
Cupid would bring him gift for Valentines day till he was about 6. The Easter bunny, about the same time. when he was about 7, He heard the story of Ostara, and learned all about the holiday and how the story of the bunny started.
He believed in the St.Pat's leprechaun for a long time, because of something that happened to both of us. I still give him something goldish. Usually, some gold coins, the gold ones from the Sacawajia ones that were minted about 15 years ago. the train station gives them out in the machine.
Santa comes to our house every year, along with Haunnauka Harry.

Rose_P

I think older kids probably clued me in, but I don't remember a thing about it. I don't think I was much inclined to believe in Santa as a child, and my parents weren't big on the myth. They were more likely to inform us if something we were hoping for was beyond the family budget, and I don't remember being very troubled by that. I do remember them reading The Night Before Christmas, but I thought of it as any other charming storybook. I could easily get more excited about brown paper packages coming in the mail because those were unexpected and unpredictable surprises from distant relatives. Now I still get excited about Amazon boxes because half the time I can't think what it was I ordered!