How old were you when you learned Santa wasn't real? How did you find out?

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hailiegirl12 · Accepted Answer

I don't care what you think but even though I am 14 years old I still believe in Santa and I will never stop believing in Santa no matter what. When I have kids I am going to make sure that they believe in Santa their whole entire childhood I don't care if they don't believe in Santa when they are adults but I want them to believe in Santa their whole childhood. My dad even gets me and my siblings videos from Santa even though he may think that me and my younger brother may not believe in Santa anymore but even though I know that you have to create these videos from something I still don't stop believing

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I was 10 when I found out. I saw my mother putting presents under the tree 😆 At first she told me that she was helping Santa 🎅 then she just told me the truth. She figured it was time I knew. She told me not to tell my little brother or sister which I didn't do.

Jay3344 · Accepted Answer

The first time I had doubt I was like 5. I wondered why Santa wasn’t on the news because if he could get around the world in one day and no one else could why weren’t people talking about it? I was sitting on the floor watching the evening news with my parents and just thinking. I had flown in planes with my grandpa before then and knew that it was a big thing to get around quickly. So why wasn’t Santa on the news? It didn’t make sense. I didn’t let it spoil the presents but in the back of my mind, I knew something was up.

NathanDavis · Accepted Answer

I was never told Santa was real... lmao

I was around three or four... the first time I saw a "Santa in person" at this mall, and didn't get close that big old creepy jolly person...

days later at the daycare, another damn Santa showed up and took pics with children, and when they asked me I was like hell no... you're not going to take me and hand me to that monster... lol

I was just too shy for any of that, so my parents never got me into any of that either

Caramelpie · Answer

I’ve always known that he wasn’t real because my mom never lies to me about anything since I was a kid. So, when she told me about Santa and the gifts she explained it well and I got it. I never cared to be sad anyways and that made me a rare kid. lol

Kaneki05 · Answer

Odd thing about 11.
Even though i already knew god didn't and Easter bunny and the rest pretty much always, cannot even remember believing such things ever. And my parents always knew about me not getting along with people who believe in such things.
I think with Santa i was just in denial lol.

Jaximus-Lion · Answer

Santa is real. He was a real person who gave children some presents when they were sleeping in his town. He is not alive now. My parents told me the story when i was 4 (i asked my mom) 😁. I never believes this all red dressed white beatded guy is the real deal, but nothing more than a modern image of the legend St Nicholas.

DonkeyDan · Answer

Wait, what? santa isn't real? 😂 I think I was 6 or 7 when one of my gifts had a price sticker on it, I started to suspect.

TheSpaceGnome · Answer

I never thought he was real.

As soon as I was told about him, I asked myself how it was possible to visit that many houses in one night, and came to the conclusion pretty quickly that anything moving that fast would just disintegrate. Plus deer can't fly, and we didn't have a chimney, and I stayed up and waited to see who actually puts the presents there.

purplepoppy · Answer

The main thing is never let your parents know that you know he's not real or they might stop your presents.

MCheetah · Answer

I grew up poor and didn't get Christmas presents most years. I literally never believed in Santa Claus.

Blackcupcake · Answer

I've actually never believed in Santa... I have two older brothers and they used to make fun of the whole thing with Santa so for as long as I can remember, I've known it was BS lmao

888theGreat · Answer

I stayed awake all night. Also after watching Columbo , you figure no fire place, no forced entry, no broken windows, and Santa didn't have a key to the door, so there couldn't be a Santa that comes in your house. Now if they would have left gifts outside on porch , maybe I might believe in theory that Santa left them there.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

I think i was about 12 and it was my ex-sister that ruined it for us when she was 9!! Incredible bitch!!!

ArrowheadSW · Answer

I think probably around 6. I think one of my brothers told me?

lilyanony1 · Answer

Very young like 4 or 5 a nasty cousin decided to tell me. She was always a spiteful bisch

NetSapien · Answer

Santa is indeed a real man, he lived in 4th and is from a town that was called Myra. His name was Saint Nicholas of Myra.

Shootingstars21 · Answer

High school. I was told though that if I didn't believe in Santa I didn't get any presents. My parents never told me i had to confront them about it. I had kids in middle school make fun of me and tell me he isn't real but when I asked my own parents they kept saying it was real.

Prettygurl12 · Answer

I don't think I ever thought he was real lol I was that kid in elementary school ruining the lives of my classmates by telling them that "Santa" was their parents 😂

exitseven · Answer

I was probably 6 0r 7 years old. My parents used to hide the Christmas presents in the attic. We had one of those pull down doors and one day my mother had the door pulled down and I saw all the presents. I figured it out from there.

Shortman70 · Answer

WHAT? Are you saying he's not. I don't believe you. I watch him deliver presents on the Santa tracker over X-mas. He will always be real in our 💕💕.

Cleo12345 · Answer

I work with a teacher who told her Grade 4 class Santa wasn’t real. At the end of the day they then told their little brothers and sisters and it was a disaster... lots of parent phone calls to the Principal

Little_Bumblebee · Answer

I think it came slowly over some time, but if I remember correctly it was about when I was 7 or so years old.

HighValue · Answer

He was totally real, or at least St. Nick was real, not the magical fat man that goes down chimneys and flies with reindeer.

Tstrbrainer · Answer

Why can't you people just admit that Santa is real?  The fact that we don't get any presents is because we are in his naughty list.  Santa do visit worthy children

jshm2 · Answer

Whuh? Santa isn't real? Then who the hell is this bloke coming down my chim...

Bdsmaster · Answer

What are you saying Santa isn't real? Oh noooo, how will I get my gifts now?

In_Trance · Answer

Santa was real though. Hard to believe so many people dont know this

doopayo · Answer

I always knew. My teachers didn’t like that though, one time I got kicked out of my kindergarten classroom for telling my classroom Santa and the Easter bunny weren’t real.

DaveJord · Answer

8 years old, ask my mom because some kids at school.

Flower7 · Answer

I’ve never believed in Santa. Even though my mom pretended he was real, I always knew he wasn’t.

TheBigGuy9 · Answer

I was actually pretty old. It wasn’t until 5th grade and it was in class when my teacher was talking about it. I don’t remember the exact conversation, but yes that was what it was.

Yourfriend2021 · Answer

I knew it was fake when I was a kid, there's no way he could deliver presents to everyone and fit down a chimney.

SunnySensei · Answer

I don't know Miss, I don't think I ever believed that Santa was a real thing.

clampfan101 · Answer

I don’t remember how old I was, but I remember my parents telling me about St. Nicholas. The real man Santa was based on.

Massageman · Answer

What do you mean that Santa isn't real? Who has been getting all my letters all these years?

Texaskid1 · Answer

I think I was 10 years old.  It was here that I realized that the world is shit.

siennasjo · Answer

I never grew up thinking santa was real.. my parent's decided not to lie to me from the start. I appreciate them doing so, except he only problem was that I would sometimes tell other kids :o

GaGirls · Answer

Santa is actually real. Very few will ever come to know. I'm not joking. People only reject him because their consciousness is too small.

Anonymous · Answer

So my brother died when I was 11 and my mother had a break down, so immediateley she told us "Christmas is over, santa doesn't exist we gave you the presents. We won't celebrate anymore and don't expect any gifts "

Mynameisbobby · Answer

My sister told me that there was no Santa clause when I was 7. I didn't want to believe her though.

collie22 · Answer

i think i was 6 when i peeked on my parents wrapping our presents

t-8900 · Answer

I was 9 and I felt betrayed

Lyndsielee666 · Answer

I matched my aunts handwriting with Santa’s… 🙃

jennifer_bloom · Answer

Nobody told me Santa was not real, I just stopped believing it. Maybe around age 7-9. Not sure.

TrueConfection · Answer

I was 9 or 10. My older sibling and my mother told me.

Razp_Sorbet · Answer

I think I was 5 had to keep it a secret from my older cousin for a couple years.

TacosRAwesome · Answer

Like 5 years old. I was never had enough to get the coal but not good enough to get what I actually want.

AviatorTom · Answer

What? Santa's not real? Who told you that?

Wise4myage · Answer

I was 10, and my older sister ratted out Santa.

najekim · Answer

About 5-6 years old. Read about Santa in an encyclopedia.

noohair · Answer

OMG, Santa is not real?

This_Is_My_Opinion8 · Answer

I am ashamed to admit this...

lidiyarost · Answer

I never believed in him lol

JosyJosy · Answer

I was 6 or 7, heard older kids talk about it

JakeS00 · Answer

6 lol

Morgador · Answer

OMG! What he isn't real

VikingQC · Answer

Wait, he's not real? 😱

DaveToo · Answer

I suspected @ 7.

cookiecrusher · Answer

What!😐 What do you mean he isn't real? 🤔

SmokinAces2000 · Answer

I always knew I just went along with it 😂

Twalli · Answer

Wait, Santa isn't real?

Iron_Man · Answer

Maybe 11

GeoCrusher · Answer

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