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Beuli2 said:
sapphi_snake said:
Beuli2 said:

I ALWAYS knew he was fake since my parents said so to teach me the true meaning of Christmas.

Presents and Santa?

Nope.

Then what is the true meaning of Christmas?



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Kasz216 said:

Also, all though the above are joking... we do have some young kids on here.

I've known 5 year olds to browse the web for videogame info.  Which isn't unreasonable for believing in santa.

I was worried about that, but we also have threads about sex and stuff on here. I'm sure those are even more inappropriate for 5-year-olds.



"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"

"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

                                                                               (The Voice of a Generation and Seece)

"If you cant stand the sound of your own voice than dont become a singer !!!!!"

                                                                               (pizzahut451)

Well thanks for telling me...you know you could have at least put a big [SPOILERS] warning in the title.

This is messed up, and so close to Christmas too.



crissindahouse said:
Barozi said:

A fat old guy with a white beard usually isn't the guy who gives us Germans our presents.

So never believed in him.


what? i lived in 4 different german towns/villages and they allways had neighbours or whoever who played a santa for the children in the neighbourhood and visited the neighbours in their houses. you have bad neighbours ;)

that's Saint Nicholas day - the 6th of dec

ofc "Santa Claus" is based on St Nicholas, but we don't need the coke version in germany



Well actually my mom told me Santa was a man dressed in a clown suit because of the actions of Saint Nicholous thousands of years ago. She taught us the real meaning of Christmas (Saint Nich and Jesus Christ). I busted some kids bubbles in Kindergarten and grade one and two. Infact at the mall I remember always saying he wasn't real to see the kids faces (Yah I was a jerk).

My mom used to drive us from mall to mall so we could sit on every santa's lap. She'd then tell us if Santa was real how could he be at all the malls at once being just a man. We'd get all the freebies that they'd hand out at the mall (Not sure if they give stuff away anymore though).

I too don't understand why a parent would be that cruel to a kid. Give them a dream they know isn't true knowing full well that they'll realize it within a few years anyways. Not to mention as others mentioned who wants to give their kids gifts and then let the fatman in a red suit get all the credit? Also if you lie to your kids about one big thing whats to keep them from thinking you lied about other stuff.

I think as a parent when I have kids I'm going to treat them the same way my mom raised me. No Santa!



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sapphi_snake said:
Barozi said:

A fat old guy with a white beard usually isn't the guy who gives us Germans our presents.

So never believed in him.

Then who is it? Hitler's ghost?

No >.>

Das Christkind of course.



Don't know if I ever believed he as real. As far back as my memories go, my brother had told me there was no Santa and introduced me to looking for the presents starting weeks before Christmas.



Barozi said:
sapphi_snake said:
Barozi said:

A fat old guy with a white beard usually isn't the guy who gives us Germans our presents.

So never believed in him.

Then who is it? Hitler's ghost?

No >.>

Das Christkind of course.

Exactly.

Sank Nikolaus on the 6th, Christkind (Child Jesus) for Xmas.

The Weihnachtsmann in some parts instead of Christkind, but he used to wear green stuff, as he comes from the woods.

Stupid Coca Cola made him red and white. Wonder why they chose those f&%$ed up colours, as they are not to hide in the woods.

Oh, and Knecht Ruprecht, his boy toy.



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lolita said:

I've always knew he wasn't real, I couldn't be fooled. According to my father, I asked my parents at 4 why there was santas in every mall. XD

I don't remember much of my childhood before I was 6 but at that age, when I got gifts, my family told me it was from them and I was thankful to them, not some imaginary bearded dude.

I know the point of it is so that xmas is somewhat magical, but isn't this just setting kids to be hurt? Won't they feel like they been betrayed and lied to by their own family... If you ask me it's quite harsh!

Yes. Very very true. My grandmother actually had a friend who didn't find out Santa Clause wasn't real 'till college (no kidding). Everyone knew she thought Santa was real and just went along with it. She was traumatised when she found out.



"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"

"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

                                                                               (The Voice of a Generation and Seece)

"If you cant stand the sound of your own voice than dont become a singer !!!!!"

                                                                               (pizzahut451)

The Ghost of RubangB said:
NiKKoM said:
The Ghost of RubangB said:

I never believed in him.  One time I caught my dad sneaking a couple dollars under my pillow, pretending to be the Tooth Fairy.  But I just pretended I was asleep so as not to ruin his illusion of thinking I believed in that stuff.  I just wanted a few bucks.

That's so cool that you didn't took away his fun putting on giant wings, a blond wig, a dress and a tiny tiara..

It was so long ago that don't actually remember what he was wearing, if anything.  Sounds like you know my dad though.

Does he put on shows frequently. Is he a Cher imitator? Is he Cher?



"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"

"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

                                                                               (The Voice of a Generation and Seece)

"If you cant stand the sound of your own voice than dont become a singer !!!!!"

                                                                               (pizzahut451)