Madame Catfish
...Fascinating...
Never believed in that sort of thing. I found it hard enough to believe in a god by the time I was eight.... I was a very cynical child and have become a cynical woman.
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When did you stop believing in Santa?
- Thread starter Christian T
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xNIGHTPAINx
Active Member
I wasn't allowed to believe in Santa. My parents never did anything "Santa" related until after my sister was born. They were horrified when I talked to her about Santa not being real but how was I supposed to know not to tell her?
Our house had a gas furnace and I did wonder how Santa could come down the cinder block chimney (it wasn't very wide) or get out of the flames in the furnace. We didn't have a fireplace. All the good stories & shows indicated he'd hop out of the fireplace, a little sooty. It was too much cognitive dissonance for me, so I resolved the issues, up until the age of 9, by taking it on faith/believing that Santa could overcome these technical obstacles.
When I was 9 1/2 the girl next door said that she didn't believe in Santa Claus. She was older. I figured that was her prerogative, the way some people were Methodists and some were Episcopalian, so a person could believe in Santa or not. A choice. I told her that I wanted to believe in Santa Claus until I was 12.
I knew that it was ok for little kids to believe in Santa, but 'big kids' said they didn't. Before I was 10 I acknowledged to myself that there was no existing Santa Claus. Only an idea of giving personified.
When I was 9 1/2 the girl next door said that she didn't believe in Santa Claus. She was older. I figured that was her prerogative, the way some people were Methodists and some were Episcopalian, so a person could believe in Santa or not. A choice. I told her that I wanted to believe in Santa Claus until I was 12.
I knew that it was ok for little kids to believe in Santa, but 'big kids' said they didn't. Before I was 10 I acknowledged to myself that there was no existing Santa Claus. Only an idea of giving personified.
AsheSkyler
Feathered Jester
My parents never confirmed or denied he existed. A lot of kids are devastated to hear Santa isn't real and they weren't going to do that to me. But I figured out he wasn't real when they did a documentary on the north pole and there was no little workshop. Completely unrelated to Santa, but that's where I drew the conclusion because I didn't believe in a magical disappearing workshop.
When my kid gets older, I'll probably just give him Santa's history. He was a kind old man that lived hundreds of years ago and in his honor they exchange gifts once a year.
When my kid gets older, I'll probably just give him Santa's history. He was a kind old man that lived hundreds of years ago and in his honor they exchange gifts once a year.
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