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[quote=Anonymous]How old is your kid, OP?

My kids learned about Santa from someone else. My older kid asked a lot of questions, and she asked if Santa was real the Christmas just before she turned 5. So we told her the truth - Santa is a character that a lot of people love, and we can love him just like we love Elsa and Anna, but he’s not a real person or real magic person who visits every house. Grown ups give the presents. She was disappointed until Christmas morning, when she was overjoyed with her gifts. She’s 6 now and just as excited about Christmas coming even if there’s no Santa hype. When she was 3 we were somewhere where there was a Santa and she really wanted to sit on his lap. So she did, but she told me it wasn’t the real Santa, just a friend who helps Santa out. Not sure where that came from.

Oh, and we told her it’s okay to talk about what she believes, but that it isn’t okay to talk to her friends about what is “real” or “true” and what isn’t, because different families believe different things.

My now 3 year old has only asked how Santa gets all over the world in one night, and I said something like “sounds like magic to me, what do you think?” And he agreed. He also asked if we can leave carrots out for the reindeer and I said sure. My 6yo gave me the biggest grin.

Point is OP, we never introduced Santa, it came to us. We follow our kids’ lead, and we don’t lie. Christmas is still magical. 
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