To think there is a chance he still believes

[blondieblondie]

My DS is 11and starting high school.

We were talking about Christmas recently and he mentioned Santa. AIBU to worry that he actually still believes? I don't want him going to high school and saying something which will get him torn to shreds. His dad (my ex) thinks there's no need to say anything to him about it. He reckons that while he might secretly hope it's true, he wouldn't dare so so to other kids because that's risky. I don't want to sit him down and ask him, but I don't want to set him for ridicule either.

AIBU and a bit naive to think he doesn't know?

[stupidgreatgrinonmyface]

My dc still believed in Santa at the same age as OPs dc. Far from being 'a bit thick', as one poster so charmingly put it, my dc had already been assessed by an ed.psych as having an IQ that places them in the top 0.5% of the population. In fact, the reason they still believed was that they had worked out just how it would be possible for Santa to get around the world in one night - taking into account different cultural beliefs, religions and traditions as well as using some quite advanced scientific theories.

We had to sit them down and break the news that we had been untruthful with them. Although a little upset, they were very keen to keep the tradition going for their younger sibling.

That DC now has a Masters degree in the science that they used to 'prove' the existence of Santa and teaches at an outstanding school.

God, how I wish I had not allowed them to be so thick!

[EastMidsMummy]

Well I guess you've just proved that you can be as clever as hell and still have no common sense...

[EastMidsMummy]

Why are you 'LOL - ing' EastMidsMummy? I'm clearly missing the joke there.

Because not all teachers are super-smart.

[snowy508601]

fc is for small children -under7s at most.Children of 9, 10 and 11 'believing' are most likely humouring you! I don't think it is good for children this age to believe that magic really exists. If they think 'good' magic exists then why wouldn';t they believe in black magic, and superstition?

[snowy508601]

That DC now has a Masters degree in the science that they used to 'prove' the existence of Santa

speaks volumes ! lol!