Today, my wife and I finally got in touch with a therapist to deal with the fact that our daughter resolutely believes in Santa, despite being told by everyone and by common sense that he is made up. Before you make mad comments, be aware she is 17 and has no mental disorders we are aware of. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my daughter told my son that Santa is not real. Of course, being a child, he started to cry. My only problem is, my son is 11 and my daughter is 6. 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, my 16 year-old son had a tantrum over me asking him to clean up his room, and decided to tell my 6 year-old daughter that Santa isn't real, and that it was me who bought her presents. My daughter is inconsolable. FML
Today, my 8-year-old daughter was throwing a tantrum, and I said "Keep this up and I'll tell Santa to take your presents back." She told me I don't even know Santa, at which point I accidentally blurted that I'm "Santa". FML
Today, my daughter ran up to an old man with a white beard and a red sweater because she thought he might be Santa. He was a homeless dude, drunk at 9 in the morning. He told her to either give him money or f**k off, then screamed at her that "Santa’s not real, grow up r*tard." She’s still crying FML
Today, my fifteen year-old son decided to tell his little five year-old sister that Santa isn't real. She now refuses to talk to any of us and thinks "her whole life is a lie". FML
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, my mom mentioned that she doesn’t think she’s gonna let my baby sister believe in Santa. When I mentioned that I believed in Santa growing up, she casually replied with, "Yeah, well you were slow." 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, my little sister came home crying because someone had shown her a video about the Slender Man. Trying to calm her down, I explained to her that he wasn't real, just like Santa Claus. She looked up at me and said "Santa's not real?" It's been 3 hours, and she hasn't stopped crying. FML
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RichardPencil 32
That's harmless. It's not like she believes in QAnon. That's mental illness.
mike3775 39
So what. She wants to believe. If it is not hurting her, let it go
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mike3775 39
So what. She wants to believe. If it is not hurting her, let it go
RichardPencil 32
That's harmless. It's not like she believes in QAnon. That's mental illness.
giffinator6 5
are you sure she isn't just messing with you?
SamanthaThe1st 23
I'm fairly convinced she's ******* with you.
emmalou 19
Probably related to trauma, therapy will be good. Don't stress she won't believe forever.
Chazzster 32
I assume daughter’s logic is that as long as she professes to believe in Santa she will get gifts from Santa. The solution is quite simple and should have been done long before now - No more unwrapped “Santa Gifts” on Christmas morning. Instead place your Christmas gifts under the tree labeled to her from you… When I was 6 or so my Mom asked me if I believed in Santa Claus and read me the “Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus” essay. I told mom essentially that yes I knew, but I wasn’t sure she knew that I knew, so I went through the motions. Mom slightly misunderstood my intentions and thought I meant I wasn’t sure if she knew there wasn’t a Santa Claus which is now one of her favorite stories. I let her keep that version since she enjoys it so… I have a cousin who insisted that since Santa brought him presents, Mom and Dad needed to buy him presents too. He became a minister by the way. Maybe a lawyer might have been another option for him… Unless there is something wrong with daughter’s mental development, she actually knows the truth about Santa Claus, she just doesn’t want the gravy train to end… The whole Santa Claus myth is just a fun story for little kids with real presents at the end. It lets parents enjoy playing Santa if they like that. Of course TV and retailers love the business it brings them so the TV is full of the Santa myth.
mccuish 25
There is nothing wrong with an adult believing in Santa
HayNow 11
Don't waste money on a therapist.....she'll be alright.....eventually
bear7722 11
she still wants to believe, let her! what harm is she bringing to anyone