dd, 11 - not sure if we can (or even should) spin father christmas out for another year : (

[nipersvest]

last christmas we had an almost disaster with dd's present, a camera. in a nutshell, it never arrived, we had to order and pay for another and then spent a month chasing refund for the first. skip to a few months later, and dh starts having a rant at the tea table about how much stress was involved in getting the camera.

he was ranting so much he didn't even notice me kicking him under the table. of course, the dc's faces dropped and dd piped up 'but father christmas got me the camera'

have managed to keep it going with a 'polar express' type pep talk, but as it's getting closer to the day, she's asking more questions than i can field. what to do?, keep it up and see if we can squeeze another year, or confess but ask her to keep it quiet for the sake of ds (he's 7 and still believes, sort of!)

[elfyrespect]

secondary school 11 or primary school 11?

[nipersvest]

she's primary, year 6. if she was high school, i'd definitely have to tell her wouldn't i?

[BadRoly]

My dd1 is 11 and in yr7. She has 3 younger siblings. I am fairly certain she 'knows' but plays along for the sake of the others. There is the occasional knowing look from her but dh and I have not (and probably will not) tell her anything. When she or ds1 (9) have said anything, we have just said that we believe and that if there is no FC then the can't be any presents from him either...

Oh and a few years ago, they mentioned that we hadn't got them anything so now there main present is from dh and I and all the rest is down to FC. (They know presents from Grandparents etc are from grandparents - it's not ALL FC).

[amck5700]

I have a 12 year old and 11 year old - they definitely believed last year .........or certainly convinved me that they believed.

This year I am going on the assumption that they don't but none of us has actually come out and said anything.

Think I will just put their presents out as usual and not mention who they are from.....or maybe I should just tell them

[2kidsintow]

Blimey. My DD1 stopped believing when she was 8 and only carried on the deception for the sake of her sister. DD2 is now 8. She is seriously questioning the whole thing too. I'm trying to spin it out for one more year.

[Kirstoll]

I was told when I was 12 in response to the 'is he real' questions.... "well I still believe and I still get presents. Fc can still be believed in, even now I'm 24, DD is 2 and he is being believed in all over again. He hasn't forgotten me yet!!

[cappucinogirl4]

After Xmas last year when DD was 10 she just came straight out with ''tell me the truth mum I know it's you!" So I felt I had to be honest but made her promise she wouldn't let on to DS 7,which she hasn't so far.To be honest I think all her friends at school don't believe either (year 6)

[IslaValargeone]

My dc is nearly 11 and still believes. We were doing a Christmas food list the other day and she gave me a list of stuff she wanted for a veggie platter for Rudolph :o