Noooooooo

[Hokey Pokey]

Ok on xmas eve Liv wrote Santa a letter and did him a painting. I hid it in my top shelf of my wardrobe once she went to bed.
Well she has just come out of my room with them, looking really upset too. I tried to tell her that Santa probably dropped them by accident when he did a check in the rooms to make sure everyone was alseep (yes even mum and dad) But nope she replied with "This is PROOF that Santa is not real" and she has now huffed off to her room

What do I do... leave the convo at that, try and convince her he is still real or if she asks tell her the truth. She is only almost 7.

What age do kids start to realise the truth?

I feel kinda sad now....

[Nickster]

Ouch! Tricky situation - do you confront your child with the truth and shatter all their childhood fantasies or do you continue with the myth, therefore subjecting your child to more "lies" about Santa?:eek:

DH and I want Libby to believe in Santa, as he and his brother and my brother and I did until about the age of 10 when I discovered a stack of bright shiny toys hidden cunningly in the window seat under my parent's bedroom bay window about 2 weeks before Xmas! I naturally continued with the myth, "just in case" for the next few years, anyway.

Perhaps you could tell her that Santa sent them back to you because he gets so many, and although he loved them, he wanted Mummy to keep them safely so she could show Liv when she is older?

Just a crazy idea - but who knows, it might work?:o

Good luck whatever you decide!:)

[tickle]

Hmmm very tough situation.
I think the main problem you could come into would be the fact that in a few years she will know the truth anyway, but she might also remember the fact that you tried to 'cover up' the truth when she asked about it.
I would probably be honest with her as she has come straight out saying she knows he doesn't exist.
Poor thing!:(

[Jaileth]

Don't know if this helps or not, but my dh is 27 years old, and will refuse to open any christmas presents unless there are some under the tree from Santa.

When he was little (6 or 7 maybe?) he caught his parents coming home on christmas eve with armloads of presents - and yet he still stubbornly says that Santa is real. He makes it into a really big thing each year, to the point where he only gets one present from me, and the rest are from Santa.

Maybe you could say that you were holding them in safe keeping for Santa?? Or maybe you could talk to her ask her if she wants to be one of Santa's helpers next year like mummy and daddy are? Just a thought.

Good luck.

[H&B'sMum]

I would definately talk to her.

A friend of mine broached it like this " DO you think mummy and daddy could afford all the pressies you get from Santa", her childs (9years old) was "no they couldn't afford them", "so where do you think they come from" CHild's conclusion "Santa"

Talk to her see what her thoughts are on the subject.
Does she still want to believe?
Does she want to know the truth?

If she wants to believe tell her that Santa must have been in a big hurry because it was a very busy night for him and he must have dropped them on his way out. See what she says about it.

Unfortunatly it might be time for her to stop believing.

Can I make a suggestion next time hide this pics better ;):rolleyes:

[whatwasithinking]

I'd say she won't believe you if you tell her santa's real now.

Have a talk to her and maybe it is time to have "that chat about santa,easter bunny and the tooth fairy"

I was 8 when I found out and it was my older sister who blabbed and told me. When I asked mum she told me then and there.

Good luck.

[Refresh]

I think you should just tell her the truth now. She has probably been hearing things at school. Maybe now would be a good time to tell her the story of Saint Nicholas and how the idea of santa orginated:) Maybe then you can recapture some of the magic of Christmas for her:)

[wattle]

Hey that's a nice idea Ffrenchie - making it magical in a more grown up way. How cool. :)

[Refresh]

LOL, thanks Wattle...somethings I say thing that do make sense:o

[WeThree]

oh, what an ackward situation!!:o
im with some of the other girls, it might be time to have a chat about the whole Santa thing, for her to say what she did, it sounds like she may have hads some doubts already anyway. I know a few more yrs of her believing would be so nice, but i doubt she will believe any cover up story you try to tell her.
my 9 yr old was asking alot at christmas time whether santa was real or not. i just kept saying 'well you'll have to wait and see wont you' 'or we'll talk about it later' in the hope of him forgetting about it, as i too want an extra yr or two of him believing, but of course my answers didnt satisfy him, and i know i will have to sit him down soon and talk to him about it all.
Anyway, best of luck, i hope you find away to talk to her that will leave you both satisfied.
xxx