It's About Christmas
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I don't remember when I stopped, I had younger sibs so I must have had to pretend for a while. My DD was 5. She was in the bath and said to me, "The Easter Bunny isn't real, you do all those things." A moment of silent thinking. "And that means Santa is you, too." More thinking. Then she looks at me with huge tears in her eyes. " And that means the Tooth Fairy isn't real either." We never knew if was just all of them together that got her or if the Tooth Fairy was just that important to her
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I think I was around age 7 when my older sister told me...in the same conversation she told me about sex. I was more traumatized about the sex explanation. Btw...she was wrong. Lol!
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We still believe in Santa around here!! My DGS is 11 and developmentally delayed. He's very bright, and we've handled many questions and issues. His house didn't have a fireplace and that was a real concern. We got him a Santa key to hang out side so Santa could let himself in. This past Christmas we had a heart to heart (broke my heart) and he told me he "knew" but just wasn't ready to give up on the fantasy. He said it made him feel safe and special and he would let me know when he was ready. Easter he told me not to hide eggs, but he sure lit up when he saw a basketful on the coffee table! Growing up we were 8 kids spread over 17 years, so Santa was still coming when I left home!
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Probably when I was 5, I knew there was no Santa. But then something happened that made me wonder if I could be wrong. One Christmas Eve, we were awaked with bells ringing. My brothers and I awakened and went into the Living Room to find Santa sitting in a chair. I looked around the room and saw the upstairs neighbors, the next door neighbor and my aunt and uncle. Needless to say I was questioning my knowledge. However, Santa kept getting my brothers confused. I can still see that scene in my head. The first Christmas after I moved in with my mother, I asked her about it. She reminded me that the little girl who lived upstairs was very ill. One of her uncles had dressed up as Santa and came to give her gifts to her. On his way out he had stopped to visit my parents and offered to give us or gifts. I know that my father probably jumped on the chance to make that Christmas memorable, he would have enjoyed it as much as we did -- that was the kind of dad he was.
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I came in from the back yard telling my parents that I had found hoof prints of the reindeer touching down in the snow. They wanted to see it. Just some snow that had fallen off a branch and it looked sort of like one reindeer hoof print. Being overly logical, I knew that there could be no flying reindeer, but I just wanted to see their reaction. Priceless.
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I don't remember my age, but I think I was older than most. I DO remember asking one hot, summer day (go figure), and my Dad explained to me. He also said he was telling me that there was no Santa Claus, no Easter Bunny and no Tooth Fairy. However, He wanted to emphasize that he nor Mom would ever tell me there was no God and not to let anybody else tell me that there was no God. I have taken that with me for life. Funny, this question came up. I just sent my niece (who has twin 1-year old boys) a letter that I saw on Pinterest this week about a parent's explanation about Santa Claus (Letter to Ryan). It was priceless.
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