Do Tell: How Old Were You When You Found Out Santa Wasn't Real?

December 20, 2007

Do you remember the good old days when you believed in Santa Claus? Every year my dad and I would put golden brownies and milk by the fireplace, and I'd go to bed dreaming about what Santa was going to bring me! It wasn't until I was 7 that I found out the truth about who ate those brownies and where my gifts came from. I was devastated, but I had to keep up the charade for my little brother, who was still a believer.

It's never fun to grow up and lose faith, but it happens to all of us. So ladies, do tell: How old were you when you found out Santa wasn't real?

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KrazeeCourtney08 5 years 20 weeks

I was about 8 years old!

KrazeeCourtney08 5 years 20 weeks

I was about 8 years old!

cocca 5 years 21 weeks

i never really believed in santa because i always went shopping with my mom and knew what she bought for me all the time :)...

heineken67 5 years 21 weeks

My father insists that the deterioration of our relationship began with him admitting he had lied about Santa.

Sarabear 5 years 21 weeks

I asked my older brother when I was five or so, he told me the truth about Santa, the Tooth Fairy (and showed me where our parents kept our baby teeth), and Easter Bunny. I don't think I was disappointed to find out. I did have to pretend that I still believed when I was in elementary school, because some kids didn't find out until years later.

brdwaystarlett 5 years 22 weeks

I found out around 9 or 10, but I didn't let anyone know I knew because I was sure that if I told, I'd get less presents. I was right!

nikecold 5 years 22 weeks

lifer_refil: It was the same at my house, at around 11 my mom would make us all go into our rooms because santa was coming, and if we saw him he would never come back. But I remember the presents would always be piling up since november and they were all from santa, and I saw my mom signing 'from santa' on a bunch of my brother's gifts. I put 2 and 2 together and just kept on pretending I believed.

monsterblood 5 years 22 weeks

I was about 7 or 8. I felt tricked when my mom told me she ate the cookies I put out for Santa and that he wasn't real.

Lacey91205 5 years 22 weeks

I really can't remember how old i was, i had an older brother so i am sure that he was the one who ended up telling me, but i always remember my parents handwriting, and wrapping presents the night before. i guess it never clicked.

Phunkometry 5 years 22 weeks

Well, we had two fireplaces i my house, both of which were closed. And we had an alarm system that would go off whenever someone opened the doors or windows. So how the hell was Santa supposed to come in the house?? I never really truly believed. I think I pretended to, though, for the sake of my parents and my friends.

mcreverie 5 years 22 weeks

i loved the idea of him but I never believed in him. it's like believing elmo is real, or the cookie monster. i just knew they were fake!

robins 5 years 22 weeks

I'm African so our parents never told us about Santa. We just saw him in movies... I always thought he was for American children :)

Poster of a Girl 5 years 22 weeks

i was four when i found out... because my mom forgot to put the gifts under the tree and i woke up REALLY early and started WAILING because santa didn't bring me any presents, hahaha! My parents woke up and my mom took my present out of the closet and tried to convince me that Santa put it there instead of under the tree. Nice try.

jennajen 5 years 22 weeks

I found out when I was about 10. I was so upset, crying and all. I still believe in his spirit though...

frendv 5 years 22 weeks

I never beleived in santa claus... it's kind of a tradition in my family not to teach kids that santa claus is real. something about how when my Grandma was told the truth she was mad and her parents and felt like she could never trust them again... I'm a christian... and one of my basic beleifs is that it's wrong to lie. i think that Telling someone that santa claus is made-up is lying... and so it's wrong, even if everybody does it and it's accepted as a part of our culture.

frendv 5 years 22 weeks

californiagirlx7 5 years 22 weeks

My parents wanted us to stay children as long as we could, so I didn't find out Santa wasn't real until I was 11 or 12. And then I told my younger sister. haha i was so mean...

lickety split 5 years 22 weeks

8 and it was a HORRIBLE blow. i cried all weekend. :( still remember the day i found out (opened a back closet and there were all the "santa" gifts). :cry:

pippins_halfling 5 years 22 weeks

I still like believing in Santa... found out around 10 though. Ah well.

starbright14 5 years 22 weeks

I was 5 when I figured out that MOM had the same wrapping paper as SANTA. Went downhill fast after that.

MisterPinkNoTip 5 years 22 weeks

I was 6. I found my letter to Santa in my parent's closet haha. But I didn't tell them for a while for fear of fewer gifts. I was a crafty little kid.

emalove 5 years 22 weeks

I was in the 4th grade, I heard kids talking about it at school. I really wasn't that devastated...I remember just being like "oh".

Kellylicious 5 years 22 weeks

What? Santa's not real? Nooooooooooooo!Oh, I was probably around 10. I still like to believe in Santa, though.

Kellylicious 5 years 22 weeks

What? Santa's not real? Nooooooooooooo! Oh, I was probably around 10. I still like to believe in Santa, though.

leeluvfashion 5 years 22 weeks

When I was little I always questioned whether Santa was real because I used to write a note to santa and then "he" would leave a reply next to the empty plate; well "santa's" writing always looked like my mom & dad's (depending on the year,lol.) However I finally stopped believing in Santa at 9yrs old when my bff convinced me that Santa wasn't real (she saw her parents wrapping gifts from santa.) Gotta love my bff!lol.

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