How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa?

[thisistian]

I think I was around the age of 9.

RIP Santa

 

[Soot Sprite]

I don't remember the exact age, but it was relatively young. I didn't believe in Santa long before my parents stopped pretending he existed but I never told them that because I thought if I did they would stop getting presents.

 

[Nightmares]

I never believed he was real, and neither did my parents lie to me soo....0?

 

[namiieco]

Never did. Didn't even know what Santa was till I got to nursery.

 

[baileyanne94]

Probably around 7-8, there was no 'big reveal' for me, I was always skeptical, then things kinda started to make sense and I had no issues with it; years after that I was still perfectly fine with the illusion my parents created even when all their kids knew better (filling stockings, labeling gifts as 'from Santa', etc..

 

[KingKyle]

8-10? Not really sure.

 

[seliph]

I was really young, I was in the mall with my brother and my mom and mall Santa was there and I was like "Hey look it's Santa" or whatever and my brother was just like "You know he's not real right"

 

[Quill]

Probably around 9 as well, I was one of the last kids in my peer group to really hold on to the belief and I think a part of me knew it wasn't real, but I was a very sensitive child so I clung to it pretty fiercely and got into screaming matches with anyone at school who tried to tell me otherwise.

That year I had trouble falling asleep and was still awake when my parents started moving all the "from Santa" gifts out of their bedroom, which was right next to my room, and down into the livingroom to put under the tree. That sealed it for me and I remember being very upset and crying myself to sleep that night.


Good god, that sounds depressing. D:

 

[wassop]

i was probably 7 when kids at school told me he wasn't real, and i kind of knew he wasn't but i would keep denying it. my parents actually didn't tell me until i was 10 because they assumed i had already found out (which is true)

 

[nintendofan85]

It's hard to pinpoint. I lost at least some belief in Santa when I was 10, but it was definitely gone by the time I was 13, so likely when I was either 11 or 12, but I don't really remember.

 

[Red Cat]

Like religion, it was one of those things that I didn't really believe in since it didn't make much sense, but I kind of believed in it since my parents kept saying it's true. But around 10, I starting to think it was completely absurd and impossible.

 

[hamster]

i was always skeptical but i think i found out when i was 7? same with the tooth fairy

 

[ForgottenT]

I don't remember ever truly believing in him, I would play along when my parents made an effort to have their friend dress up as him etc, but I knew it was fake, but appreciated it.

I like the character of Santa a lot though, the songs, the movies, the comics, the decorations, it really puts you in the Christmas mood, it wouldn't be Christmas without Santa.

 

[visibleghost]

never believed in santa for real.., tho i think i liked when my dad dressed up as santa until i was like 3 or 4

 

[Bunnilla]

mebbe 7 or 8 idk don't remember

 

[Mariah]

I definitely didn't believe when I was in third grade so probably sometime in second grade when I was seven.

 

[Mink777]

I'd say around 3rd grade.

 

[Paperboy012305]

I'd say when I was around 13, 14-ish... Around the young teenage years it has to be.

 

[iovis]

What do you mean santa isn't real???

JK, I think I was around ten.

 

[Soigne]

I'm not really sure of the exact age. Like I remember around the age of 10 my parents would still say things about santa and I'd be like haha...yea... but I can't remember if I stopped believing then? or if it was before. Let's just say 10.