How old were you when...

[caseysmom]

I don't remember myself but I know my kids got suspicious when santa used the same wrapping paper that I did, they asked my husband and he was honest with them.

I remember one year santa got me some kind of guitar I wanted and I guess according to my mom I threw a fit and started saying " I didn't want a ukelele I wanted a yaya" you know I grew up during the beetles

[I_luv_rusty]

I actually don't remember. But it was before 5th grade, I think.

My mom never admitted to "there being no santa" till like 7th or 8th grade haha. My moms friend's kids still believed in Santa till the 8th grade, and when their mom told them they cried.

My mom also used the same wrapping paper for our gifts from them as to santa's gifts like caseymom said. But, my mom would tell us that she'd have to help santa wrap the presents haha.

[Daisy and Delilah]

I was in 4th grade. I learned alot that year. I was on the school playground at recess and some big mouth kid told everybody there was no Santa Claus. I was so upset. I went home and asked my Mom. She still hasn't admitted that there is no Santa.

[sparks19]

Hannah likes Santa We had her picture taken with him when my dad was here visiting just after Thansgiving. I really wasn't sure how she was going to react since she wasn't feeling 100% and was kind of tired. But I carried her up there... santa put out his arms for her and sat her on his knee and she just looked at him in awe. The picture I have she actually isn't smiling but that's only because we were trying everything to get her to look at the camera and stop staring at Santa lol so in the picture she has a "HUH" expression on her face lol She liked him though and waved bye bye to him when we took her off his lap lol.

I have to get Brian to scan our pic but here is the online picture... forgive the big "PROOF" written across it lol


I have always been really into the whole santa thing. even now... I love Santa movies and stories and seeing kids getting their picture with him at the mall always makes me smile.

So while the santa who comes down your chimney and leaves presents doesn't exsist... I do believe in the SPIRIT of Santa

Husky mom that is a great story. What a nice surprise for the kids

I find it funny now that I was too scared to have my picture taken with Santa but I had NO issue witht he idea of him coming into my house while I slept at night lol.

My mom was also really into Santa stuff. she had a huge collection of everything Santa... even made a life size plastic canvas santa. Maybe that's why I didn't want to tell her that I knew that she was the one that put the presents out.

maya....I too was devestated to find out where babies REALLY came from lol

[Freedom]

I don't remember. I know I "knew" long before I admitted to anyone that I knew it was mom and dad. We kept it up for my brother, who is 8 years younger than me. Mum always used different paper for the pressies from Santa and the ones from everyone else. It was quite complicated at times, once I started helping her!

I was never too keen on sitting with Santa, but having him come down the chimney and in my house . . . goodness I never thought ot being afraid of that until reading this thread!

[sparks19]

I never even THOUGHT of the whole "same wrapping paper" thing lol

glad I read this thread before Hannah got old enough to figure that out

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

I don't remember how old I was when I found out, but I remember it was because I saw that BOTH of my parents had written the "From Santa" gift tags... they have VERY different handwriting, and I was old enough to recognize it as my parents handwriting, =]

[Casper]

Mum never let us buy into the whole "santa" thing. She now admits that she didn't like the idea of some strange man taking credit for all the shopping and thought that went into our presents. :-D

[Suki Wingy]

I don't remember myself but I know my kids got suspicious when santa used the same wrapping paper that I did, they asked my husband and he was honest with them.

Same for me.
My parents have a "Santa" handwriting that they use to write on the tags, and special tags different from the ones from them. Santa used one wrapping paper one year and then I saw it in my house the some time later, and then about three years later my parents used it to wrap gifts from them. I think I was about 9 but I'm the oldest so we don't say anything. Once, I went to the store to buy stocking candy on Christmas eve, and that was a bad idea. I really like to be surprised on that kind of stuff.