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| We don't believe there is a guy in a sled delivering presents. We do believe there are those among us, doing for others, quietly and unknown. We try to be Santa everyday for someone else...
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I don't know if my little one believes or not. He's 6. We always tell him Santa or the Easter bunny are coming, but I think he just know's he's getting presents! LOL!
Last Christmas I told him Santa had come and he slept till 11! Then he got mad at me b/c I didn't mention the toys! kids are too smart these days!
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DESUFNOC2002
5/8/07 1:03 P
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| I recently had a baby with a man who already has kids. He said that he's been honest with his children about santa, easter bunny, etc, so that they won't feel betrayed by him. I used to believe in Santa and all of that, and when I found out the truth I didn't feel betrayed. It's nice to believe in something like that, and I think I'll let my daughter believe in that until she figures it out on her own.
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SHELLYSSTITCHIN
5/8/07 7:55 A
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| Once my son really started to question it all, I just mentioned that Santa has a lot to do with faith (not the religion kind) and that as long as we can believe in the magic of Santa and the happiness he can bring he can always remain real to us. It's only when we stop believing that he ceases to exist for us.
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You mean the Easter Bunny doesn't derivate from any real rabbit?? *shocked sobs*
Different kids think differently when it comes to Santa. My 14 yo sister still pretends to believe (though she quit believing at about age 10 for real) because she "thinks it's a great idea."
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SHEILAOEHLER
5/4/07 10:33 P
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| My oldest son is autistic and he still believes in Santa at age 11. This kind of innocence is one of the blessings of this condition. My middle son is 10 and he knows the truth, but acts like he doesn't so as not to spoil it for my youngest son. But, I'm sure it won't be long now.
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CHRISTINE918
4/29/07 10:57 A
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| My daughter just turned nine this month. She had been questioning things for a while - she went through my drawers when I was at work and found her baby teeth (tooth fairy), and was really questioning Santa. My husband and I had her convinced he was real (not ready for her to grow up so much yet) but after Christmas she found the hidden "Santa" wrapping paper. She was very mad at first, then she was fine with it. She even told me one day "Don't worry I won't tell my new baby cousin that the Easter Bunny is really mom and dad." I think it is harder on us than them!
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METALLICAMOMMY
4/29/07 7:55 A
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My daughter is 9 1/2 and still believes wholeheartedly. When she starts questioning, I'll tell her the truth, though I'll tell her Santa is a symbol of the season, the spirit of giving, etc. She enjoys the Christian aspect of Christmas more anyway.
We've never done the Easter bunny though. I rationalize it that Santa evolved from a person, Saint Nicholas. The easter bunny though... not so much.
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Me and hubby told our daughter the true meaning of Christmas when she was still crawling.
I guess it differs for each family. I had a neighbor this past Christmas get uspet because my 3-yr-old "ruined" Christmas for her 6-yr-old son by telling him the truth. Lol, some people...
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ARLEYMARIE
4/19/07 12:48 A
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| I tell my kids that Santa and the Easter Bunny are cartoon characters associated with their respective holidays. They are just for fun! And the gifts under the tree and the Easter baskets are from grandma and grandpa (which is true).
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When my oldest was 10 she asked and I had to ask her if she really wanted to know. She wanted to know. Now she and I shop for the santa gift together. She feel very special to be able to help me find cool things for her younger sisters.
Sherre
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DANISHTRAVEL
4/17/07 8:09 A
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| I'm 22, and I obviously know there is no santa, but I still get a "santa" present each year from my parents. Santa will always be a part of my christmas....
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MOM2BOYS1975
4/16/07 1:39 P
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I was quite surprisd when I found out that a neighbor who is in 5th grade foundout by accident (discovered the presents) was crushed when he found out the truth. I think different kids figure out at different ages. I know the 8 year old next door knows about the tooth fairy and I suspect she knows but isn't admitting she knows there isn't a santa.
I hope to have a few more years of this, myoldest is 5. I will be disappointed when he no longer believes. There's just something magical about Christmas when the kids believe in Santa. I didn't feel like it was quite as fun before the kids did believe. We are Christian, but we integrate religious and secular traditions.
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| Thought I would add. My kids 10 and 12 have known for several years I believe, but I still played the game with them. Now me as a child, I new probally when I was 8 years old. But I was good. I knew if anyone else knew, I knew I might not get those extra presents. Plus I liked all the excitment of it. So I always thougt why tell. I don't want to loose all those benefits. So I kept my mouth shut and played along.
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BRITNI2003
4/11/07 3:56 P
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| I will always believe in santa! When we started questioning santa my mom would say "he is the spirit of christmas" or something like that.. therefore she wasnt exactly lying! so i will always tell my children he is real!
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MAMABEAN37
4/11/07 1:59 A
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| My daughter found out about the tooth fairy last year but still held on to Santa until this Christmas when she was over 11 and in Grade 6. I was actually happy to have her believe for so long. I remember how upset I was when I found out and wanted her to be ready for it on her own time.
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ROBINSTOKES
4/10/07 12:47 P
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We have chosen to tell our children about wonderful history to be taught to our children about the origins of Saint Nicholas.
http://www.christianitytoday.com/history/newsletter/christmas/nick.html
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SQUIREWELL8
4/10/07 12:54 A
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As long as they want to be kids........ 
If they want to believe until they are 12 y/o let them be. When they stop believing, that when other problems come.
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i still remember being around 7 or 8 and not believing anymore, but wanting to wait until "next year" to tell my mom because I didn't want her to be disappointed that i knew. I've taught my kids, when they were ready and REALLY asking, that Santa is the spirit of Christmas, and yes, I still believe! When my oldest (now 19) began to seriously question it, I used it to transition HIM into being his little brother's (5 years younger) personal Santa. He really embraced protecting the little one from knowing, and LOVED making bootprints out of the fireplace 
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LISABLACK1979
4/9/07 3:39 P
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My kids are 10, 6 and 3 and they all still believe. LOL, matter of fact my 10 year old is just sure she heard the Easter Bunny hop up the stairs....
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CARRIE.MOM
4/9/07 12:33 P
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| ha ha! any bunnies would have been covered in ice:)
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| Anyone have to explain why there were no easter bunny prints to or from their house in the SNOW this morning!! Uggh I guess he must have borrowed Santa's sled LOL
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I know I was 3 or 4 when I first began to understand the fables and what they really were.
We raise our own children without those characters at all, around age 5-6 they usually become aware of them through their frinds from church (or all places, lol) and we explain how some families celebrate these characters.
It doesn't ruin childhood to tell the truth!!
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What? there is no Santa?
Actually I know about Santa but I still believe in what Santa stands for.
that spirit is what my children possess now...
Caeryl
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I have four kids and the oldest believed the longest. My 7 yr wants to believe but isn't totally sure and my four year old I am sure with older siblings doesn't believe at all. We still do the whole Santa thing esp for my unsure 7 yr old.
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| I tried my best to keep my kids in the belief of all traditional characters. With what the TV is showing kids today, this is not easy to do. However, once they have decided to not believe in Santa any more. I told them that Santa as a child was a physical being, but when the time is right Santa becomes the spirit of Christmas. I back this up at my house by continuing the spirit of Santa Christmas morning everyone, including the adults has a little surprise under the tree when they get up. And everyone has a stocking ready to dump on the floor. I have never had a complaint and hope that is will encourage all my kids to come to my house in the future. Long live Santa!!!
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As kids my parents never allowed us to believe in any of that stuff. NO Santa, no Easter Bunny, NO tooth Fairy (They just gave us the Quarter if it fell out) No Trick or Treating.
SO after I got out of the house we have ALWAYS done Santa. Husband is doing Easter Baskets (I never really had one, so don't know if they really need this)
My mom just recently found a book, Is there really a Santa. AND It explains that their really was a St. Nicolas and that he liked to give and threw in a bag of coins in a window for a girl to help pay her dowery and it landed in her "Stocking" that was haning to dry on her bed. SO now you can remember St. Nicolas and how he liked to give without being noticed. I will have to find out who wrote it. And I am not the church going type but it's not too bad.
Beckie
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She asked us to tell her the truth.So we did. She promised not to tell anyone like her brothers and kids at school. Yah we also overdue it for easter and christmas. But she also found the baby alive box in the garage to.
Oh well, she still believes in magic and stuff.
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| Different kids stop believing at different ages. Just make sure she doesn't ruin the fantasy for other kids if she does figure it all out. Let her talk about it, maybe, and ask her thoughts...you don't have to just say "oh, caught us." She might just be testing and wondering.
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I have 10yo, 4yo and 2yo. My 10yo still believes in 'Santa'. And I guess thats my doing cuz 'Santa' gets them several presents for Xmas. And they believe in the Easter Bunny too. Valentines I get them a small gift and about 35 red heart shaped ballons that fill the house for a week, then we let them go to God with thier names on them. I figured my 10yo would have caught on this last Xmas, but I guess not. If I have to do it for her for a couple more yrs then so be it, I know that Xmas and Santa were good memories for us when we were kids. 
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We are going to a easter party today and she told me it's a fairytale to make kids happy. We are gonna talk to her tonight...
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the "trick" worked wt me when i was 4-5...afterwards i knew who "Santa" was . but my granda told me that even at 1 i knew my grandpa was Santa cause i recognized his watch.
i think u should let her discover what's the deal wt Santa and the Easter Bunny.
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| I'm 52 and I still believe he's out there somewhere.
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