My DS8 learned "THE" secrete this Christmas

[froggy5657]

What no one ever told me THE secret.

So you are telling me that... and that...

WHAT

How could you people crushing the hopes and dreams of a little boy

*Cries* WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA*Cries*

By the by, I really did know

 

[Decorated_Dust]

She and I were both in our 20's when we moved out of our parents homes, but the tree continued to have more presents under the tree on Christmas morning till we left. That will always be the same in our house.

Yeah, I'm the same way. My sister and I are 18 and 21 and we still wake up to presents.

I lost my innocence very early. I knew the secret since I was seven. I think I ended up shocking my parents one day when I was nine and I thanked them for the presents I saw when I woke up. For two years I had been pretending like I still thought it was Santa. My sister on the other hand believed in Santa up until she was ten or eleven. Some crazy teacher put it in her head that Santa and Jesus were BFFs living up in heaven and Santa came down and delivered presents. I tried to tell her than this made no theological sense whatsoever, but she wouldn't hear it. My parents were trying to take the slow approach since they're not believers and wanted to avoid confrontation with a moody girl suffering cognitive dissonance. They finally shattered her innocence because it was not only giving her a very skewed view, but Santa pictures were beginning to look VERY awkward.

 

[jen3003]

Geef, that is so sad. It's making me tear up just thinking about it.

My youngest DD who will be 10 in 13 short days (the last of my three to go into double digits) has been questioning my DH and I quite a bit lately. I have a feeling she knows but is not letting on. As far as I know she hasn't questioned her older siblings but maybe she doesn't want to say anything just yet.

I know there's a time when they have to grow up (trust me I know I have my DS whose 18 and my DD whose 14 going on 25). But sometimes you just want to keep them young and innocent just a little while longer.

All the best to you and your family Geef during the holiday season. Hopefully we will see each other at another meet really soon.

Take care.

 

[newmouse2008]

You don't believe, you don't receive. That has been my motto. when Grace threatens to tell Stella. The same thing when Max was going to tell Grace a few years back.

We have always put out cookies and milk. one year he did get spaghetti and Dr Pepper. And we always put out food for the reindeer.

 

[Michele]

Yep, we still do the cookies and milk too.