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DS age 7 no longer ‘believes ‘

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Touchofsilver · 31/03/2026 20:19

My DS (7) has just announced to us that he no longer believes in the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy and if Father Christmas is real he should be speaking Turkish as that’s where the original St Nicholas is from…
I was hoping for a few more years of magic as he’ll be 8 this year.
However he’s got a very logical mind so didn’t think it would be too much longer in reality.

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Rewis · 31/03/2026 20:35

Seems like a notmal age to stop believing. I alwqys find it odd when kids older than that still belive in santa. You can still have them visit and it can be magical in different way. That being said, I never knew believing in easter bunny was a thing.

ilovesooty · 31/03/2026 20:34

I thought once Christmas was over we'd be free of this stuff for another year.

SpottyAlpaca · 31/03/2026 20:31

Good for him. Sounds like a bright lad.

If he was very bright, of course, he would figure out that keeping the pretence going might result in more treats & pressies…

catipuss · 31/03/2026 20:29

I always said I do, they don't have to believe but you don't have to agree, we still put out a sherry for Santa and a carrot for Rudolph and my kids are adults. They sort of half believe for a while if you do, obviously for us now it's just a bit of fun.

ilovesooty · 31/03/2026 20:29

I knew Father Christmas wasn't real long before I was 7. If he's got a logical mind he was going to work it out. I'm sure most kids don't believe in the Easter bunny at all.

Orangy · 31/03/2026 20:29

Just don’t get him anything this year and when he queries it, say that’s what happens when you don’t believe in Santa.

Also, when he says Santa doesn’t exist, just wink while tapping the side of your nose with one finger and say “it does he?” cryptically. If nothing else it’ll be really irritating.

Otterbabiesholdhandstosleep · 31/03/2026 20:28

That’s a completely normal age to figure out these things are just stories. I’m always surprised when people say their 11 year old still believes - at 11 either they are pretending because they think the fun will be stopped if they don’t or they are really quite gullible…

Usernamenotfound1 · 31/03/2026 20:23

Take inspiration from Sir Pterry…

”just because you know how it’s done doesn’t mean it’s not magic”

he can still have the anticipation and excitement even if he doesn’t believe.

Fidgety31 · 31/03/2026 20:20

So what ! My kids are adults but we still
get visits from the Easter bunny And Father Christmas!
Doesn’t have to end !

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