Santa Claus

MyBabeMaddie wrote: I hope noones kids are reading this but I was just wondering if your kids still believe in Santa or how old they were when they found out.

I have been babysitting my dad's girlfriend's daughter and she is in 4th grade and still believes, I thought that was a little old?

redplaydoh replied: I'm sure she *knows* but wants to hang on to that belief. I think it's wonderful she still has that innocence that lets her still believe.

Kirstenmumof3 replied: WHAT, THERE'S NO SANTA CLAUS?

I'm sorry I couldn't help it! I think Emily was in grade 1 and Spencer was in grade 3. But we still give gifts from Santa!

MyBabeMaddie replied:
LoL! Kirsten I was waiting for someone to do that!!

My mom still writes "Love Santa" on our gifts so I guess there will always be a "Santa" somewhere

MyBrownEyedBoy replied: I believe that as long as there is love in the world, there will be a Santa Claus. I can't wait to begin telling Logan about him this year.

Calimama replied: Bella is too young to know about Santa Clause.. although her gifts will say from "Santa".. I found out when I was 7. It was a sad day. haha.

mom21kid2dogs replied: I remember my niece finding out about Santa at around 3rd grade. Ironically, she believed in the Easter Bunny until 6th grade. Cracked me up!! (She'd probably love me telling this story~she just turned 21 last month!!)

CantWait replied: Robbie is 11 and in 6th grade and I still tell him there's a Santa. His teacher told them last year though, that there is no such thing

That's really sad if you ask me, children are only children and only so innocent for so long.

CantWait replied: I wanted to add also, that there was a time when there was a Santa, not one that flies in a sleigh with reindeer pulling it, but there was once was and that's why I still choose to tell my kids there is one. It's tradition.

C&K*s Mommie replied: It is still a debate in out house about whether we are going to keep up the ruse about 'Santa' in this house or not. They are still young and they know Santa from in the mall, or in books, etc. But we have not mentioned Santa coming to give toys or what not to them other than by reading "Twas the night before Christmas" to them.

redchief replied: There is too a Santa Claus!

MommyToAshley replied:
I'm with Ed on this one.

quinnandjacob'smom replied: Quinn just turned 8 and he still believes, though he's been questioning a lot of things lately. I'm sure his school friends will trash it for him eventually but he certainly won't hear it from me!

gr33n3y3z replied: no matter how silly it may seem there is no age limit on Santa

Hillbilly Housewife replied: I'm 24 and my mom still writes "from Santa"...

Nah... we don't really do the whole Santa thing in our house. My kids know he's just pretend... it's not what Christmas is about, and so we don't commercialize it at our house. Christmas is about the birth of Christ, and that's what we celebrate, not Santa Claus.

So yep...my kids are the ones that will be the mean kids ruining it for everyone else... but I can't justify making my kids believe in a man that 1) doesn't exist, 2) isn't even a good symbol of what Christmas really means and 3) is wayyyyy too commercial for me

sparkys2boys replied: My eight yr old son that is in gr3 still believes... as far as I know!!! He better!!! He has not questioned it at all to us yet. I'm hoping that he's about 30 before he does..lol!!

Boo&BugsMom replied: One day Tanner asked me who Santa was. I pointed to Troy and he didn't believe me! I said, fine, when you are older and find out who he really is don't get mad at me for lying to you! Fine, I wont, he says!

He's only 4. He still believes, but now I don't feel as bad about lying to him about it. We try to focus the most on the real meaning of Christmas so it's a struggle in my head about the whole Santa thing. But, it's no harm and it's fun. It's also a nice discipline tactic around the holidays! He got a lesson in what coal is the other day! But like Rocky, we try to focus on Jesus at that time and not get lost in all the commercialism of it all.

I think I was in 3rd grade when I found out. My brother was in 2nd I think and he got REALLY MAD at my mom and dad for lying to him. Even though we are much older now though, my mom still plays Santa at the house and waits til Christmas Eve to put the presents under the tree.

moped replied: My niece is 11 and I htink she still believes - I hope jack believes for a long time and feels that magic!

grapfruit replied:
What??? Why would somebody do that??!?!? Totally not their place if you ask me!!!

holley79 replied: I will allow Annika to believe as long as she feels the need to. I will not be the one to tell her any different and how dare a teacher tell her.

my2monkeyboys replied: My parents have never told us there isn't a santa... we just kind of figured it out as we got older. I guess I was in 4th grade when I finally admitted it to myself, but I still played along for another year or so to keep from hurting my parents. I was afraid it would take the fun out of it for them. We also try to keep the focus on Christ, but Will does have Santa visit and leave gifts. We don't plan on telling him at any certain time either, but will be truthful if he ever asks us.