How do you handle your child's realisation that you've lied to them for years about Santa?

[allydoobs83]

Apologies that this is very unseasonal and that I've probably not posted in the right place,but my,soon to be 6 year old DS has become very skeptical lately,so I'm anticipating lots of questions about Santa this year. I'd love for him to believe in the magic for a few more years yet,but he's very bright and I'm not sure how much longer I can convince him of "his" existence.
I'm just wondering how other parents deal with this? I've always been as honest as possible with him about things,so hate to think of him doubting whether he can trust me or anyone else, once he realises that all the adults in his life have been lying to him.
For context,he's very invested in Father Christmas and mentions him throughout the year as in,if he gets a certificate at school,he'll ask whether Santa knows,etc.

I have yet to encounter anyone who resents having been told there is a Father Christmas, reindeer, etc. It’s all part of a magical time and most of us are grateful to our parents for creating it.

As above, you are thinking too deeply about this.

How do you think this has been dealt with for decades? How was it dealt with for you? Why is this suddenly a conundrum?

My son brought it up from age 5, and then a few more times and we would say does it really matter until age 10, when we just said the magic of Christmas is important and it doesn’t matter who brings the presents. He said ‘ah id guessed’ but it wasn’t a big deal. If you make things a big deal they will. Our job in life is to make the world a more wondrous less harsh place for kids, so I see it as an important thing, even now most of my kids know there isn’t a thing of tell us exactly what you want do there’s still the what will I get aspect!! In real life the people I’ve met who say ‘I wouldn’t lie’ are the people who tell their kids way too much and have very stressed out kids which is sad

Better get him booked into some therapy now so he can work through the trauma of being so horribly betrayed by you.

My brother told me when I was 6 and he was 9. I never told any other children and it didn't remotely affect me emotionally.