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Short Circus · 12-19-2003, 07:42 PM

What age do you think kids should be told these characters don't really exist?

-*Leah*- · 12-19-2003, 07:46 PM

I think you should wait till the kid is atleast 7 or 8, because if you wait longer, they will probably end up get teased and other things by people, say at school or something.

But I really think they should just believe till someone tells em' otherwise.

Ags2000 · 12-19-2003, 07:52 PM

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Originally posted by PaceyGirrl
What age do you think kids should be told these characters don't really exist?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY DON'T EXIST???????

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Mr. Stefani · 12-19-2003, 07:56 PM

Until they stop believing in them..

but seriously, my brother told me at 2 santa and all that crap don't exsist, but I still told my mom I believed in them, that way i'd get the money for teeth and such. Kids need to smarten up. They can make some good money off of their parents lies.

Hollow · 12-19-2003, 07:58 PM

I figured it out when i was 6 or 7 but my mom told me when i was 8.

the easter bunnys real though. i swear to god i was laying in bed on the night before easter when i was 7 and i saw some hugeass rabbit walk by my door.

Penny Lane · 12-19-2003, 08:45 PM

Well, when my kids were old /smart enough to ask I told them the truth.

Ewan's My Man · 12-19-2003, 10:24 PM

When they're old enough to figure it out. My lil sister, I swear, I'll be upset when she finds out the truth b/c she's the baby of the family.

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 12-19-2003, 11:27 PM

Whenever. My parents never told me.. hell they put Santa on my gift tags up until I turned 15. I never asked about the truth either.. it was like some forbidden thing or something. I remember being like 13 and didnt want to say anything because I thought Id upset them.

I still dont say anything! LOl

CheersChild4life · 12-19-2003, 11:30 PM

Haha I'd say 7-10 I didn't stop beliving till I was 10

Rebel Queen 1980 · 12-20-2003, 12:35 AM

I'd say around age 10,they are preteens by then,but
what was so funny was one time my three old nephew
was talking to me,and he is so smart,He once out of
the blue said ''You know what,Santa Claus isn't real huh?.''

Lady T · 12-20-2003, 12:40 AM

I was pretty young; the reason..My parnets woke me up screaming at each other on Christmas Eve while they were wraaping and placing the Christmas presents from "Santa" under the tree

~*Hannah_Lee*~ · 12-20-2003, 01:15 AM

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Originally posted by Mrs. R.N.HARRIS
I was pretty young; the reason..My parnets woke me up screaming at each other on Christmas Eve while they were wraaping and placing the Christmas presents from "Santa" under the tree

I figured out Santa wasn't real for sure when I was about 8-9. My mom and dad were arguing over something they had to put together for my little brother.

Mijada · 12-20-2003, 02:20 PM

I think most kids just figure it out for themselves. I don't think I ever really believed in that stuff. Even when I was really little.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 12-20-2003, 05:31 PM

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Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤
Whenever. My parents never told me.. hell they put Santa on my gift tags up until I turned 15. I never asked about the truth either.. it was like some forbidden thing or something. I remember being like 13 and didnt want to say anything because I thought Id upset them. I still dont say anything! LOl

That's the same exact way it is for me... I know they know I don't believe or anything...I don't think my parents are that stupid. They do still put Santa on the gift tags but just for fun.

I figured it out myself at about 9 I guess. I remember wanting him to be real so bad but I had huge doubts.

Bugiddle · 12-20-2003, 06:04 PM

I think you should just let kids figure it out for themselves. Sometimes an older sibling or a friend will clue them in at about the right time. (Although, if the siblings are really close in age, sometimes they will tell the little brother or sister the truth when they are really young, just to be mean.) I was around 8 or 9 when I figured out Santa wasn't real. I remember it as being sort of traumatic! I had noticed the handwriting on the tags of items from "Santa" looked sort of familiar...(it was Mom's handwriting!) I think from that, I figured out that the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny were not real, either. Since I didn't lose my first tooth until I was 7 1/2, I didn't believe in the Tooth Fairy for very long, but I still faithfully put my teeth under my pillow til I was about 12, because I knew the "Tooth Fairy" (aka "Mom") would come through with some money!

12-19-2003, 07:42 PM	#1
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12-19-2003, 07:56 PM	#4
Mr. Stefani Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jul 15, 2001 Posts: 20,757	Until they stop believing in them.. but seriously, my brother told me at 2 santa and all that crap don't exsist, but I still told my mom I believed in them, that way i'd get the money for teeth and such. Kids need to smarten up. They can make some good money off of their parents lies.

12-19-2003, 07:58 PM	#5
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	I figured it out when i was 6 or 7 but my mom told me when i was 8. the easter bunnys real though. i swear to god i was laying in bed on the night before easter when i was 7 and i saw some hugeass rabbit walk by my door.

12-19-2003, 11:30 PM	#9
CheersChild4life Absolutely Fabulous Senior Member Join Date: Nov 23, 2002 Location: Somwhere Fabulous Posts: 2,814	Haha I'd say 7-10 I didn't stop beliving till I was 10

12-20-2003, 12:35 AM	#10
Rebel Queen 1980 Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 05, 2002 Location: Watching Classic Sitcoms 24/7.... Posts: 1,509	I'd say around age 10,they are preteens by then,but what was so funny was one time my three old nephew was talking to me,and he is so smart,He once out of the blue said ''You know what,Santa Claus isn't real huh?.''

12-20-2003, 12:40 AM	#11
Lady T Member Forum Star Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Posts: 17,361	I was pretty young; the reason..My parnets woke me up screaming at each other on Christmas Eve while they were wraaping and placing the Christmas presents from "Santa" under the tree

12-20-2003, 02:20 PM	#13
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	I think most kids just figure it out for themselves. I don't think I ever really believed in that stuff. Even when I was really little.

12-20-2003, 06:04 PM	#15
Bugiddle Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 19, 2003 Posts: 229	I think you should just let kids figure it out for themselves. Sometimes an older sibling or a friend will clue them in at about the right time. (Although, if the siblings are really close in age, sometimes they will tell the little brother or sister the truth when they are really young, just to be mean.) I was around 8 or 9 when I figured out Santa wasn't real. I remember it as being sort of traumatic! I had noticed the handwriting on the tags of items from "Santa" looked sort of familiar...(it was Mom's handwriting!) I think from that, I figured out that the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny were not real, either. Since I didn't lose my first tooth until I was 7 1/2, I didn't believe in the Tooth Fairy for very long, but I still faithfully put my teeth under my pillow til I was about 12, because I knew the "Tooth Fairy" (aka "Mom") would come through with some money!