Dec 5, 2011
As kids, Christmas revolved around Santa Clause. Letters to Santa, going to the mall to sit in Santa’s lap, and being good so that Santa would bring gifts. There were always kids that would try and tell others that he was not real and that it was just their parents, but some never listened. For many children, Santa is as real as anyone. Yet once they grow up and become older, they realize that maybe he was not so real. They begin to realize that it really was their parents putting the gifts under the tree. Some kids take it well, but to most kids, it can be a pretty devastating thing to realize.
“A couple years ago, I noticed that my mom stayed up wrapping presents, and she was really tired the next morning. That’s when I knew Santa wasn’t real, it was kinda a harsh realization for me,” Sophomore, Jackie Fisher said.
No matter how a child finds out, weather it be by a friend, seeing his parents with the presents or having his parents tell him, the truth comes out eventually.
“In 7th grade, my dad sat me down and told me Santa wasn’t real. I already had an idea that it could be them putting the presents under the tree, but I wasn’t for sure until my dad told me,” Sophomore, Garrett Johnson said.
When people are younger, they do not take things as well as they do once they are older. As a kid, finding out something this big may sting a little, but for Sophomore, Allyson Frizzel it only lasted for a while.
“I was ten, and I bugged my mom about it until she finally just told me he wasn’t real. I kind of already knew he wasn’t, but it still hurt finding out. I got over it pretty quickly though,” Frizzel said.
As kids get older, they may not believe in the things they did as kids, but even though they may not still believe in Santa like they used to, it doesn’t hurt to pretend.
“Even though I’m 15, and I know Santa isn’t real, I like to think that it’s him putting the gifts in my stocking. It reminds me of being a little kid again,” Sophomore, Sami Arevalo said.