Did you believe in Santa as a child, even for a short while?

[Pavementworrier]

Yabu for yes
Yanbu for no

Very definitely. I remember the excitement although I don't think my parents did much to keep the story alive. I remember thinking (still at primary school) that I wasn't convinced it was all real but still wanted it to be, so I knelt on my bed looking out of the window and hoped to catch a glimpse of a sleigh in the sky just to prove myself wrong.

Exactly! 🎄✨💫

I believed in Father Christmas in the 80s/90’s and can’t remember when I stopped believing. There was never a specific turning-point moment. My mum says I began to ask questions when I was about 8 but I had a younger brother and played along which maybe diluted the dawning of “he’s not real”. As a child I had a vivid imagination and I remember lying in bed imagining him flying around in the dark and what it must be like to actually be up there with him among the stars with all the cold air whipping past. It was completely magical believing in him. I would have been so upset if my parents hadnt “done” Father Christmas, and have made my partner do him for my kids (even though he says he hates lying to them 🙄).

I believe all my friends believed as well. I grew up in a small village. I can’t remember any playground talk of “he’s not real”. Perhaps I / my friends had a naive and sheltered childhood. We were very lucky.

Four or five seems so young to know that Santa isn’t real. I believed (and so did my DDs, despite what you say) til I was 10, going on 11.

I remember arguing with a friend, both 8 at the time, she kept saying Santa wasn’t real and it was your parents, I was absolutely adamant that it was Santa!

When they were little, Santa brought most of the presents, and only a couple of small things were from me. I’m not one who needs to take credit for everything, neither did they question anyone elses Xmas gifts.

I never said Santa is the ONLY magic did I? 😵‍💫 get over yourself.