I don't believe

I grew up in a household where Santa was the star of attention. My entire family got into it. My unlce liad presents all over the yard, and said it was the elves bringing early Christman presents. I stoped buying it last year. I started wondering if he was real when I was 8 though. I remember how wonderful the "elf hunts," were. I really loved it.
Now i don't believe in Santa Clause or the Easter Bunny or anything like that anymore. I don't enjoy Christmas nearly as much anymore, and I want to believe, but I can't. I am glad that they lied to me actually, it made it soooooo much more fun and enjoyable. I am 12. I want to tell my parents I don't believe anymore, but I can't. They get so worked up about it, and I'm afraid they might even insist he really does exist. I think it would break thier hearts if they knew I didn't believe. They got up at 3 in the morning to lay out presents so they were sure we didn't hear them. One year we head the "raindeer," on the roof but It was my dad with a hammer or something on the roof, at least that's what I think.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can tell me parents I don't believe? I want to not be too harsh either. I could really use some help. Thanks!

 

Christmas is fun but theres a time in every kids life when they say hay mom I know better now. Your parents are probably just waiting for you to announce tha tyou know it's not real anymore. It's fun for your parents but now tha tyou know how hard they work to make it a fun special time for you let them know they don't have to work so hard to keep it from you anymore. Hehe it would be amusing if you said to your parents...mom dad...I appritiate all the christmas's we had where we celebrated the coming of santa and his elves but I'm older and more mature now and I know it's not real anymore so you don't have to keep pretending any more. We can celebrate Christmas just the same without it now. Im sure your parents won't be crushed.

 

Don't tell them anything! they have so much fun doing it!



And believe me, they know you don't believe in Santa anymore, they just love doing it for you.



And how do you know he doesn't exist, hmmmmmm?:H

By the way, I'm 38, and I still believe in Santa, so there.

 

my parents had us put food out for the raindeer and cookies for santa. one eyar my brother got sneeky and counted them on the plate in the fridge and in the box...in teh morning he found out that my parents put the food back in the fridge and the cookies back in the box. He confronted me and we decided that we'd play it out and wait a few more years to break it to them cuz we got presents out of it...

 

I believe!

 

I agree with this.... They prob'ly already know. But isn't all the pretenting fun? You wouldn't miss it if they stopped doing it

 

My mom probably thinks I still believe in Santa.

Which makes xmas an absolute NIGHTMARE at my house because she runs herself ragged trying to make xmas "PERFECT" every year, which is impossible, and when it doesn't happen she implodes.

The important part about xmas is the family togetherness, the decorating of the tree, the xmas carols, the specials on TV, torturing people by dropping hints about what you got them

Santa Claus is superfluous. The devil is in the details.

 

lol. ur brother is pretty logical-minded. if thats a word...

 

he is..its an understatement

 

I told my mom. She was devistated. She started crying and was very sad. The rest of the night was akward. My dad didn't seem to care though.

 

That's a bummer... But hey, welcome to the real world. I remember the gut wrenching grief when I found out that the easter bunny was a hoax. Wish I could say something to console you but I'm not so good at that. I can however offer you a piece of advice that may help to prevent future heart break-If a person who calls themself a republican (or any career politician), tells you to believe in something, DON'T. The sadness you'll feel when you reach legal voting age will far surpass that of what you felt when you found out Santa Clause was fake

 

I think I stopped believing about age 6... My little bro (12), sis (6) and cousins (10 and 8) still believe though, good for them!

 

I know there's no santa, but that doesn't change the spirit of christmas, and really deep down I do still believe in santa. Christmas is my absolute favorite season of all time, so what if I'm 20 and still listen for reighndeer

 

As a mother of a boy about your age I can say in your moms defense its sometimes a little harder for me to accept that my son is growing up than his father. I may get upset at first, but my logical mind knows he has to grow up. Give her a hug she's just a little sad to know her little boy isn't so little anymore!

 

and please also make a point of telling her that you STILL LIKE CHRISTMAS even though you don't believe in the fat guy anymore. If your mom is like my mom, she might think that it's ruined forever now.

 

Aww, you all suck. Santa is real. Fuck non-believers...haha.


Personally, I don't think you should've told your mom. Eventually she'd realize that you didn't believe...but sometimes I think it's more fun for the parents than for the kids when their kids believe.

Oh well...welcome to the "real" world...where everything sucks and there's no magic. Fun, ain't it?

 

My mom, knowing that I didn't believe, always put presents under the xmas tree labelled "From Santa"... Sometimes I even knew what the gifts were! But, it was still fun. I do that too, my kids know there isn't a Santa Claus, but I still put gifts under the tree from him...

 

But Santa does exist! My mom made out with him under the mistletoe.

 

Why else would he leave you presents? Haha

 

You're 12 years old. Why would your parents be suprised you don't believe in Santa?