[Misc] How Old Were You When You Stopped Believing In Father Christmas ?

[Eeyore]

Spoiler alert- he doesn't exist

Hampshire pupils 'sob' as vicar discusses existence of Santa

The vicar told children that Father Christmas did not exist during a Religious Education lesson.

www.bbc.co.uk

The above article made me chuckle. 10 and 11 ? I'm not even sure I ever believed in him after about 6.

When I was about 5, my older brother and me hatched a plan to catch him. My brother chickened out and fell asleep. I saw the doorway open and there he was standing, looking remarkably like the physique of my Dad, and I hid under the bed clothes. I remember getting out of bed and having a feel of the presents.

 

[LamieRobertson]

What!!! …you mean he isn’t




you’ll be saying the earth isn’t flat next

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I never believed in him.

The idea of some fat **** crawling down our chimney and millions of others in a few hours struck me as bollocks as soon as I learnt language.

I mean, Christ!

 

[Weststander]

We saw Dad taking presents down … we would’ve been 8? But it was probably ruined before that in us being there when they bought us the pressies at Gamleys in the run up. We didn’t do magic/sentimentally.

Probably a common theme …. we did make it magical for our own kids, until the daughter of friends was a loud mouth to everyone she knew (half way through the primary school years). Ah well, we tried.

 

[Eeyore]

I never believed in him.

The idea of some fat **** crawling down our chimney and millions of others in a few hours struck me as bollocks as soon as I learnt language.

I mean, Christ!

I used to be very indifferent. He was everywhere and a bit dull. I remember seeing him at the Co-op in London Road where, perched on his knee, I was asked what I wanted for Christmas. A simple question to get through the gate of an early gift. I just pointed at a small present wrapped in purple tissue paper. He asked again, I pointed again, he then just gave up and handed me the bloody thing. I wanted it over and done with.

 

[Han Solo]

Three or four. Magic and fantasy aren't highly rated concepts around here.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I used to be very indifferent. He was everywhere and a bit dull. I remember seeing him at the Co-op in London Road where, perched on his knee, I was asked what I wanted for Christmas. A simple question to get through the gate of an early gift. I just pointed at a small present wrapped in purple tissue paper. He asked again, I pointed again, he then just gave up and handed me the bloody thing. I wanted it over and done with.

I just knew that Santa's grotto was fake.

And Santa was just weird.

 

[Jam The Man]

12 and proud of it.

 

[Giraffe]

You’re talking nonsense. I’ve met the real one.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

About 4 or 5? Not sure I ever did think he existed even before then.

 

[Albion my Albion]

I just watched Miracle on 34th Street. I still Baleba.

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

When I was young, I was scared of men in hats and men with beards.
Christmas was a nightmare.
Nothing gave me greater joy than when my dad told me that Father Christmas had been gored to death by his reindeers
Glad the fat f*** is dead

 

[GT49er]

Spoiler alert- he doesn't exist

Hampshire pupils 'sob' as vicar discusses existence of Santa

The vicar told children that Father Christmas did not exist during a Religious Education lesson.

www.bbc.co.uk

The above article made me chuckle. 10 and 11 ? I'm not even sure I ever believed in him after about 6.

It made me feel that some vicars shouldn't be allowed to have anything to do with Christmas! (this is apart, of course, from the vicars and bishops who should never be allowed near children).
Father Christmas is a lovely fairy tale for kids - it makes them happy, and I'm sure they go on sort of half believing it, or pretending to, even after they've started having suspicions! They might well realise that mum and dad eat the mince pies, and that the carrot for the reindeer ends up in the Christmas dinner - but it's like a comfort blanket to keep the myth going. A bit like God really - and vicars and bishops of all people should have the sense to realise that!

 

[Eeyore]

It made me feel that some vicars shouldn't be allowed to have anything to do with Christmas! (this is apart, of course, from the vicars and bishops who should never be allowed near children).
Father Christmas is a lovely fairy tale for kids - it makes them happy, and I'm sure they go on sort of half believing it, or pretending to, even after they've started having suspicions! They might well realise that mum and dad eat the mince pies, and that the carrot for the reindeer ends up in the Christmas dinner - but it's like a comfort blanket to keep the myth going. A bit like God really - and vicars and bishops of all people should have the sense to realise that!

It does seem strange that at the age of eleven a child is discerning enough to be deemed as criminally responsible, but is expected to believe in Father Christmas.

 

[GT49er]

It does seem strange that at the age of eleven a child is discerning enough to be deemed as criminally responsible, but is expected to believe in Father Christmas.

Not at all. Totally unrelated, not even worth a comparison.

The Father Christmas thing is one that many - or maybe even most - parents are happy to tell their children about, and keep up the game as long as possible - and lots of kids are happy to go along with the game as long as they can. Yes, I - like everybody else - stopped believing in Father Christmas at some point; I can't exactly remember when.
But like everybody else, when it did happen, it was one little bit of childhood lost.

 

[Easy 10]

I honestly have no idea at what age I learned THE TRUTH. Well before 10 I guess.

But I can still recall lying in bed on the night of Christmas Eve, straining my ears to hear sleighbells and hoofs on our roof. Which I never heard. But then waking up to hear and feel the thrilling rustle of wrapping paper on the end of my bed first thing in the morning, from a nice lumpy Christmas stocking.

*sniff*

 

[Zeberdi]

I never believed. My autistic brain couldn’t ever accept the idea that one person could get round the entire world in one night nor appear in nearly every department store at the same time.

My Dad discouraged the whole idea anyway that we should be grateful to a fantasy for the presents my Dad bought us out of his hard earned money.

The tooth fairy on the other hand …that was really magic.

 

[Zeberdi]

It made me feel that some vicars shouldn't be allowed to have anything to do with Christmas! (this is apart, of course, from the vicars and bishops who should never be allowed near children).
Father Christmas is a lovely fairy tale for kids - it makes them happy, and I'm sure they go on sort of half believing it, or pretending to, even after they've started having suspicions! They might well realise that mum and dad eat the mince pies, and that the carrot for the reindeer ends up in the Christmas dinner - but it's like a comfort blanket to keep the myth going. A bit like God really - and vicars and bishops of all people should have the sense to realise that!

This is the funniest thing I’ve heard, the secularisation of Christmas to the extent the Church/vicars should have nothing to do with it - You do realise that ‘Christmas’ is actually supposed to be a celebration of the birth of Jesus?

Father Christmas isn’t a lovely tale for the millions of kids living in poverty who can’t understand why Santa favours other children over them or the millions of parents who feel under pressure to spend money at Christmas when they really can’t afford to. Maybe the ‘gifts of charity and kindness’ are better stories to bring our kids up on?

Not the first time a member of the clergy has tried to ‘reclaim’ Christmas and probably won’t be the last.

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/11/europe/christmas-santa-claus-italy-bishop-apology-scli-intl/index.html

 

[super-seagulls]

About 6, when I started thinking for myself. At the same time I realised religion was made up.
The similarity of the inconsistencies were alarming.

He sees you when you’re sleeping and listens to all of your prayers, but you must go to church on Sunday.

 

[Justice]

I never believed. My autistic brain couldn’t ever accept the idea that one person could get round the entire world in one night nor appear in nearly every department store at the same time.

My Dad discouraged the whole idea anyway that we should be grateful to a fantasy for the presents my Dad bought us out of his hard earned money.

The tooth fairy on the other hand …that was really magic.

I hope I’m not being out of line although why would you be celebrating Christmas if you are Jewish?