How did YOU find out

dmac_101
dmac_101 Posts: 433 Member
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about Santa Claus?

Walk in on your parents wrapping gifts? Older sibling spoil it for you? What happened?
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  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Far as I remember, the logic of it just stopped making sense.
  • NaomiJFoster
    NaomiJFoster Posts: 1,450 Member
    I'm Jewish. I always knew. It was my job to keep the secret from my other little friends. And that is a job that I failed. I told my best friend when we were five. I got in trouble.
  • JSurita3
    JSurita3 Posts: 10,177 Member
    Never believed in Santa. Ever...
  • MisterRok
    MisterRok Posts: 3,985 Member
    WHAT?!
  • _SummerGirl_
    _SummerGirl_ Posts: 3,791 Member
    What do you mean? Are you saying Santa isn't real?! :cry: but but but...I was good all year long :innocent:
  • pie_eyes
    pie_eyes Posts: 12,964 Member
    I was looking through my parents *kitten* and found pre wrapped gifts
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  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,368 Member
    I still believe...as long as I believe Santa will bring me gifts.
    I'm gonna go with the logic answer @Timshel_ said. a couple of years ago I found some letters I had written to Santa...and all my teeth I had lost...that was gross
  • MondayJune22nd2015
    MondayJune22nd2015 Posts: 876 Member
    I never believed that Santa Clause was real, as in currently exists because 1st I'd have to believe that a person, could live that long & the Guinness Book Of World Records, never indicated; that it was Santa Clause but I did wish, that the Care Bears; were real. Even though I always just knew, that they weren't either because I never had seen animated people and/or animals walking around, that weren't on television; besides costumes & Halloween ensured, that I'd always know it was a costume because I wore costumes also.
  • DrFever100
    DrFever100 Posts: 5,899 Member
    I'm Italian.... when the gifts stopped and the money envelopes started I figured it out haha
  • pie_eyes
    pie_eyes Posts: 12,964 Member
    There was another time I was still in denial and heard my parents wrapping gifts one early morning

    That was the nail
  • Train4Foodz
    Train4Foodz Posts: 4,298 Member
    I had a pretty cruel older brother and sister.. the rest, is history!

    In fairness.. looking back, some of the christmas pranks they played were pretty funny!
  • jbuzzed
    jbuzzed Posts: 10,172 Member
    My parents were amazing so I didn't figure out until my grandmother told me he wasn't real.
  • FabulousFantasticFifty
    FabulousFantasticFifty Posts: 195,832 Member
    Wait....... What do you mean???!!!
  • Crimson_Fire
    Crimson_Fire Posts: 2,504 Member
    @dmac_101 started a thread on mfp and told me :/
  • sw33tp3a15
    sw33tp3a15 Posts: 1,674 Member
    I have blocked that devastating moment from my memory. I really don't remember lol
  • JessicaJS23
    JessicaJS23 Posts: 1,863 Member
    DrFever100 wrote: »
    I'm Italian.... when the gifts stopped and the money envelopes started I figured it out haha

    Hahahaha!!
  • therealklane
    therealklane Posts: 2,172 Member
    I found the gifts before I got them one year and started to notice the handwriting looked like my dad's. I remember telling my mom that it looked like my dad's handwriting and she came up with some excuse. Haha

    However, I still believe ;)
  • michellemundi
    michellemundi Posts: 1,223 Member
    I was all excited jumping on the sofa thinking Santa is coming in the morning..(5years old) But then my sister with a evil face said "u know what, Santa is not real stupid, it's mum and dad" Hahahaaa and laughed as she walked off!!
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  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    OMG! I was in kindergarten and this loud, fat man came into our class and freaked me out. The teacher had to call my mom and have her take me home. :o (in case it's not obvious, we didn't celebrate Christmas)
  • headofphat
    headofphat Posts: 1,597 Member
    edited December 2015
    I don't remember a moment, I think logic took over.

    My 7 year old is going through the same thing now. You can see it in his face that he is putting things together. Oh well, it's a fantasy that is very magical when you're a kid. A little sad to see the magic come to an end.

    However I won't miss having to hide that stupid *kitten* elf on a shelf. Jesus H Christ on a popsicle stick!!!!
  • empresssue
    empresssue Posts: 2,978 Member
    I was 4: I caught my mom putting presents under the tree. The pragmatist in me took over because I realized it didn't matter since I was still getting presents
  • headofphat
    headofphat Posts: 1,597 Member
    MondayJune22nd2015 wrote: »
    I never believed that Santa Clause was real, as in currently exists because 1st I'd have to believe that a person, could live that long & the Guinness Book Of World Records, never indicated; that it was Santa Clause but I did wish, that the Care Bears; were real. Even though I always just knew, that they weren't either because I never had seen animated people and/or animals walking around, that weren't on television; besides costumes & Halloween ensured, that I'd always know it was a costume because I wore costumes also.

    Drop some acid, I guarantee you the Care Bears are real.
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  • Thisnameischosen
    Thisnameischosen Posts: 2,770 Member
    Yeah I kind of always knew.. My mum never hid our presents from us, they were always put under the tree once they were wrapped.. also she would ask us what we wanted so it was pretty obvious! There was no damage done or anything it was just they way it was. If i ever did 'believe' i don't remember it.
  • number33x
    number33x Posts: 391 Member
    My mom and dad took me to a mall santa and I told him I didn't want a specific Nintendo game. I ended up getting it. I asked my mom and she said "*kitten*, I thought he said you WANTED that game."
  • Tomm88
    Tomm88 Posts: 733 Member
    My dad came home drunk and said " son ... Santa isn't real, niether is the easter bunny... and by the way we're selling the dog" that was a great Christmas....
  • ItsMeGee3
    ItsMeGee3 Posts: 13,254 Member
    Tomm88 wrote: »
    My dad came home drunk and said " son ... Santa isn't real, niether is the easter bunny... and by the way we're selling the dog" that was a great Christmas....

    Not too far from the truth here.

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