How old were you when

[carole]

Laura your comment made me laugh, and what a lovely way to think about it really isn't it? my daughter's friend knew about the same age as my Melissa, but she just kept pretending she did not to her parents, she did have younger siblings as well, but she kept it going for some time and they were none the wiser, but we were, but what the heck she enjoyed her little fairytale that bit longer and why not.

[jesse_3]

But the Santa in people's hearts is always there.....sometimes you have to look for him, sometimes he's there all year 'round!

Diddo! Anyways, when I quit believing in the red, big, chubby guy, I was in 1st grade. My two cousins told me!

Steph, Jesse, and Splinter

[chrissycat21]

I think I was about 8 or 9. I was at the dollar store with my mom and I saw the same booklight I found in my stocking and asked her. But, since I have two little sisters I still love the surprise of finding out what Santa has left under the tree each year.

[Suki Wingy]

I was young, probably 7. many things were SOOO obvious to me
1. big signs in stores saying "Great Stocking Stuffers!"
2. It is waaay too cold for someone to fly around the world in december
3. How did Santa get ALL those presents into one sleigh
4. Reindeer don't fly
5. How does anyone have a workshop where it is THAT cold? (I was under the impresion the poles were like -50 F all the time)
6. How can he get arround the world in one night (once I think I even calculated it with time zones, I was like 10 I think)
7. My parents used wrapping paper from Santa one year, then it was in the wrapping paper bin 2 years later and on presents from them 3 years later
8. Santa's fancy handwiting changed styles every year
9. The really poor kids don't get presents so we send presents to Toys for Tots
10. Down the chimeny? Come on, we lived in an appartment, and I remember telling my parents one year when I was about 5 to leave a large window open for Santa
11. Santa is at EVERY mall every day! My mom told me he sent his friends to tell him what kids wanted (I asked why they pretended they were really him)

I am by no means trying to bash on Christmas, but these are the things that went through my head every Christmas.
As for presents from Santa now, My 3 year old sister belives so my 8 year old sister and I still get gifts signed from him.
I never let my parents buy the wrapping paper or do any of the stockings in front of me though, I want to be surprised.

[Anita Cholaine]

3. How did Santa get ALL those presents into one sleigh
6. How can he get arround the world in one night
9. The really poor kids don't get presents
10. Down the chimeny?
11. Santa is at EVERY mall every day!

This is exactly why I started suspecting that he wasn't real (when I was about 6 or 7) but I stopped believing when I waas 8. That's when I asked my mum and she told me the truth......

[Husky_mom]

actually pretty young, but i took my advantages of having a baby sister so i kept asking for presents while she grew up so i didnt spoiled it to her and then when i was 12 BAM! a baby brother so i kept going and going, i know my parents knew i knew and my sister knew but didnt said anything and havent yet, but we still get presents, thats tha cool part LOL so i´m 27 and still believe in Santa

[Glacier]

I think I was about 8, but I have a younger sister so I had to pretend for a couple more years. Course, I'm 33 and my Mom still sends me a stocking from Santa!

My sister's two oldest kids are questioning this year. Naomi is 10 and in her letter to Santa she put in all kinds of little tricks--please sign with my initials, stuff like that. My sister intercepted the letter though so maybe Naomi will believe for one more Christmas. Hannah is 7 and when she asked my sister, Patricia told her that if you stop belieiving, Santa doesn't come anymore. Hannah threw her arms in the air like a preacher at a tent revival and yelled "I Believe, I believe"...she's a bit of a drama queen!