The Santa letdown

Maybe it's a bit early to start this topic, but what the hell. When and how did you discover the truth about Santa Claus/Easter Bunny/Tooth Fairy, etc.? Share your interesting stories.

Me, I just pestered my mom once too often with logistical questions on how Santa accomplished his work, and she came out and told me. In hindsight, I should have figured things out sooner (I was 9 or 10, I think), since in previous years my parents had made comments about having difficulty putting my toys together, the ones Santa left fully assembled on Christmas morning.

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Originally Posted by INDIGO-4

The fact that I never had Christmas presents as a child probably reinforced my early realization that Santa Claus was a Western myth.

That brings up a good point. I'm assuming Jewish kids don't do the whole Santa thing. Growing up, there was only one Jewish kid in my elementary school, but in places where there's a substantial population, wouldn't there be an issue with them telling the other kids that Santa isn't real? I don't mean it in a bad way or anything, but kids do talk and are bound to figure something's up when Santa only visits some of them (and no, the conclusion is not that the Jewish kids were naughty).

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Your mother must not be terribly observant if she didn't notice you were missing several teeth.

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Originally Posted by arthurrrdent

I was such a smart kid, I never believed in santa.

Santa would have shown up if you'd only remembered your towel.

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Originally Posted by Encephalon

See, the thing is Santa wasn't a tangible belief. You couldn't put your finger to it if you tried because he was this abstract figure that just committed a routine B&E on everyone's home on Christmas. You kind of have to grow up eventually and move into the real world where PEOPLE gift each other things, not some fat fuck pedophile who hides out in frozen tundra and lives with an army of midgets.

That sort of logic is fine when you're a teenager or an adult, but a five year old doesn't care about all that. They're still able to believe in magic, fairy tales, etc., and don't view old men in musty jackets as potential child molesters. With all the heartland "War on Christmas" folks in this country, I can't believe this thread is representative of the number of children who never believed in Santa.

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