children believing in santa

[lozzylou]

at what age did your children stop believing in santa? and did they just stop believeing or did you tell them?
my step son is just 6 and has been told by his mom that santa isnt real. i was really annoyed as i feel he is too young to be told that. i was 9 when my brother told me and i was gutted it spoilt the whole excitment of xmas. we are now trying to convince him that santa is real if he wants to believe in him but i just think it is such a shame. rather than make that bit of effort at xmas and make it into a magical time for him she just cant be bothered and has told him the truth. am i being silly here or would you be annoyed if someone told your 6 year old.

[Bbbananas]

Chreest, if the parents have anything about them, they will have read the content of some of this site, particularly chatterbank. and will be monitoring its usage. Surely?

[puddicat]

salla if my children were of a certain age they wouldnt be in answerbank at all!!!

[sophie_1003]

andy-hughes, I'm 21, my brothers 18 and I still make my mum put mince pie, sherry and a carrot out!

[Bbbananas]

I feel guilty now!

[puddicat]

Not a glass of milk poor rudolph!!!

[Drisgirl]

Yikes -I cant believe this -anytime there is something remotely contentious on CB in the main -you can hardly post for other posters vying to say this is a family site !!!!!

puddi I am long in the tooth here and I have witnessed less contentious threads being seriouslt berated.

I am NOT being over sensitive -just dont think its a topic which should be discussed given its a family site.

I have been here years and this in my memory is the first of its kind -I recall once before someone posting a tonque in cheek thread but it was swiftly pulled around -on track -as we all know that Santa is busy as we type.

Some things are not up for discussion -we are all adults after all and we are just jealous cos we dont get Santa anymore :)

[Panic Button]

What do you mean?

Isn't there a Santa?

[smudge]

Thank you for the warning Dris!

My grandchildren are 19, 17, 8 & 5. The two younger ones do still believe in Father Christmas, but wouldn't be allowed on AB anyway! ;o}

[smudge]

I still leave mince pie crumbs & a near empty tumbler of water in the fireplace for them to see when they come round on Christmas day!

Although they have both asked how Father Christmas managed to climb down the chimney with a log/coal fire roaring up there! ;o}

[sleepyj]

im 37 i believe in santa till i read this ! thanks everyone

[sleepyj]

mine are 17 and 14 i still leave things out for santa ..when my boys was young they set a trap in the bedroom to catch santa .then that evening the phone rung they forgot about the trap and run in to it ..it was so funny .still laugh about it now

[LoftyLottie]

I would never let children that are young enough to believe in Santa have unlimited and uncontrolled access to a computer, so they wouldn't be on this site.

If such young children are using this site and have learned things then the fact that they now the truth about Santa would be the least of my worries!

[welshlibranr]

I'd be furious!! a child should be allowed to believe as long as they wish! they will of course, realise in their own time, but then you can explain, and by that time it won't worry either you or them, but at six years, it's too soon!!! his mom should have let him have the magic of Christmas for as long as possible, whatt a really sad lady!!

[ddaisy992]

children aren't allowed too be children for long anymore, my 2 are at that magical age where they beleive in santa, the toothfairy as wel as the easter bunny. I would be angry at her cause she didnt discuss with you whn you are a part of there lives.