Today, my 8-year-old came home from school crying. Apparently her teacher told the whole class to write about how they felt when they learned that Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy weren't real. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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, 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
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 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, 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, 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 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, on the bus, when I was asking my 6-year-old son what he wanted for Christmas, a stranger came up to us and yelled at him about how Santa Claus is not real, that his "parents are fucking liars" and that he should "never listen to anything one of those fuckers says." 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, my older sister forced me to tell my nephews, 8 and 6, that Santa Claus does not exist, because she was recently fired from her job and is too much of a coward to tell them she will no longer give them any Christmas gifts for the foreseeable future. FML
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hessel 13
even worse. my 5 year old nephew had the same experience. his teacher had the same assignment and got the whole class in tears because they all still believed in santa
dragonfyre73 4
My sisters are ten and they still believe, so that was a major bitchmove.
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fictionaldiary 11
I'm more interested in the people talking about you "lying" to your kids. Really, people? Yes, technically it is a lie, but why is it bad? You're not lying about doing something wrong, or hurting anyone by telling it. If you were really that devastated when you found out about Santa, then you were too young or just too immature to be told. Eight is, in my opinion, a little young to find out, although it makes sense to tell kids around that age. I didn't find out until I was nine, and my brother wasn't told until he was 12 (although he pretty much had it figured out by then, he wasn't stupid).
bbrynnaa 28
but if there is a possibility the child is going to end up hurt why even tell the lie at all?
Pebblesrocky 0
To all the people claiming that it's "lying" to the child, it's not bad at all! If you're crying because you found out that Santa isn't real then you were too young to learn it anyway! I didn't find out until I was 9, and my little sister still writes notes and believes in Santa. She's 12.
fantasyworld 39
I remember a few years ago there was a news story about the same thing.
dc120994 11
When I was six my dad got mad at me a couple days before Christmas and told me that Santa wasn't real. I tried not to believe him but it didn't work.
docphilsman 15
I figured it out when I was three it's not a big deal
bbrynnaa 28
this is why we just shouldn't lie to kids to begin with.
daemonsparta 16
what was the point?
NotSoAmazingJo 6
At least the teacher didn't tell the kids how babies were made…but that's kinda sad, and funny tbh…but FYL. I learned it when I was in 5th grade...
wow2mylife 25
omg how can a elementary teacher can do an assignment like that and don't feel bad
laurellkawes 31
Kids generally learn the truth at 6 from other students, so it's sad that's she's 8 and didn't know or she's just lying to you to make you feel bad whereas she's a really smart kid