Santa
I never believed in Santa Claus. The story was that my dad was really upset when he found out that Santa wasn't real, so he didn't want to do the whole Santa thing when we were kids. The idea of Santa was still fun, though. Even though we knew Santa was mom, the fun was trying to catch her. We never did.
When Grace was little, David and I decided not pretend that Santa was real. When she was four, she asked if Santa was real and we told her no. But, the next year, she talked like she believed in Santa Claus. We figured if she wanted to play the game, we'd go along.
Grace has figured out that Santa isn't real, but I think she did believe in him for a time. We've never pushed the idea too hard but Lillie still believes. I'm assuming she'll just gradually figure it out like Grace did and won't have a big moment when she realizes it (and gets really ticked off at us - which I can picture).
What did you think about Santa when you were little? What do you tell your kids (if you don't have kids, what do you plan to tell your kids)?
