When did you stop believing in Santa?

[Comrade Tovya]

My oldest kid is 7, and for every rebuttle he has, I come up with a quick answer.

Actually, today he asked me, "How did Santa get into house before we bought this one with the fireplace?"

My answer, "Oh, Santa has his ways, son".

Jordan: "yeah, but how?"

My answer, "the garage, i gave him the code to the garage door opener".

Jordan, "so why doesn't he just go through the garage at the new house too?"

My answer, "because he prefers the chimney?"

Jordan, "yeah, but why? The chimney is hot and dirty?"

My answer, "because Santa likes getting dirty, and he's fireproof"

Jordan, "If I get dirty, I get in trouble, and Santa doesn't bring toys to bad kids, so why does he do bad things like get dirty?"

My answer, "okay, stop with the questions or Santa won't bring you anything this year"

Jordan, "------"

Silence, oh yeah, empty threats still work... keep believing in Santa kids, or one days you'll wake up and not get anything for Christmas because you denied the man's existence.