Today, I was in the mall for the second day in a row with my 7-year-old brother. As we walked past Santa he asked me, "Why does Santa look different today"? Not thinking, I said, "Because each mall has a different Santa." FML
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Today, I took my 5-year old daughter to get a photo taken with Santa, when she asked the dreaded question of why this Santa looked different from one at the other store. Before I could placate her, some cunt of a kid yelled, "Because he's not real, dumbass!" FML
Today, I took my kids to the mall to see Santa. While waiting in line, my eldest got bored and loudly complained, "I don't know why we're here. Santa's not even real." I don't think any of the kids within a hundred feet took the news very well. FML
Today, I took the 6 year old I'm babysitting to the mall to see Santa after weeks of her begging. We got there in time to see him get out of his Prius and dress in the parking lot. FML
Today, I was talking to my sister about how I need to buy gifts from Santa for my daughter, when my son asked why I would be buying them instead of letting Santa bring them. My son genuinely still believed in Santa. He’s 22 years old. FML
Today, I brought my 6-year-old to the mall to sit on Santa's lap. She told him what she wanted and smiled for the picture. When the lady told her that her turn was over, she began throwing a fit, pulling off Santa's beard in the process. This caused all the kids in line to begin sobbing. FML
Today, I accidentally knocked over a mall Santa on his way to meet some children. I've never had that many hate-filled eyes on me at once. FML
Today, I was on the phone with my friend, when my four year old nephew came in, asking who I was talking to. I told him it was Santa Claus, so he insisted on talking to him. I handed over the phone and I hear, "Santa is fake. Grow up." I spent the next two hours with a screaming child proving Santa exists. FML
Today, I was at lunch with my mom and we were talking about how to tell my brother that Santa Claus isn't real. After we finished our conversation, I heard someone crying. Little did I know, two little kids and their parents were sitting in the booth behind me. FML
Today, Father Christmas touched my ass in a shopping mall. I'm a bit worried about what's going to happen on Christmas Day. FML
Today, I saw Santa. He gave me the finger. FML
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SakataGintoki 9
Am I the only one who wonders what happened next?
FlavorlessPie 7
This is a great time when the old, "The mall Santas are just Santa's helpers" would come in!
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Comments (102)
cuponoodles34 10
that poor naive child
Miss_Attitude96 24
I bet all the kids were like "You sit on a throne of lies"
Bquillero16 18
Just another example of a guy acting before thinking lol
redcan3 5
Just tell him there santas helpers
stokkingu 8
Oh dear, I genuinely thought this was an FML. Why does he/she deserve it? = u = );;
ballpython 15
I was seven when I figured it out on my own. I saw one of my sister's presents in my parents bedroom and knew right away.
Phobic_fml 14
7 is an acceptable age to have the santa talk.
icychil 13
YDI for not explaining kids the difference between reality and fairy tales. Anyhow, if you wanted to play that strange game then the right moment to "get out of it" is when children start to doubt. The question was clearly indicating that your child had reasonable doubt. So, YDI for thinking that you children will never grow up.
jocamo 24
A not OP's child it's their brother B it's not for anyone but the parents to decide (together) when the child is the right age to tell not you
vader30 0
He's 7, the magic should be over by then!
denden_mushi 11
Never understood the need to lie to kids about Santa. It doesn't ruin their childhood if they know he's no real. My parents always told me that, so I never believed in him. I also had an awesome childhood and never had to suffer through finding out the truth like my friends did. Life is better that way.