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
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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 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 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 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 daughter to see Santa at the mall. When I went to pick her up from Santa's lap, my watch snagged on his beard, pulling it off in front of my daughter and about twenty kids in line. My daughter still isn't speaking to me. 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, 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, at work, as a camp counselor, I was discussing how stupid the idea of Santa is to a coworker, and how every parent should tell their kids the truthLies. The intercom microphone was on. I single-handedly told a group of 100 six year-olds that Santa isn't real. FML
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
Today, I dressed up as Santa Claus for my employees' children. After seeing all the others, my daughter's turn arrived. She sat on my lap, put her lips to my ear, and whispered softly: "I want a new dad." 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
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JMichael 26
She had to find out sometime. And what better time than when she's being a brat.
tehaustiebear 34
Personally, I don't like relying on the idea that kids should stop throwing tantrums just so they can get their presents. It'll objectify their actions, and make it all about the "What's in it for me? " attitude. Instead, perhaps try to explain why a good behavior is actually important, and why we try not to burden those that care for us. Maybe it won't work for everyone, it worked for me.
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extremereviews 26
Eh, she was at that age anyway
desoxyn242 14
I work at the mall by the Santa photos. Sometimes I think about how evil it would be to just blurt out "SANTA ISNT REAL"
Duckzy 16
You're never too old to believe!
blazingshot147 19
Ehh I don't know, I have some quantum physics that could prove that Santa is possible.
ilmanator 7
I was 11 when I was told
JMichael 26
She had to find out sometime. And what better time than when she's being a brat.
cre8tvlylicnsd 14
Exactly. It was inevitable. At least you didn't scar your child with the idea of Krampus. Apparently, he's Santa's demonic helper. He takes bad girls and boys, puts them in a sack, and beats them. So, all in all, I'd say taking away Santa is no biggie. At the end of they day the bratty kid has parents who love her and have the means to provide her with gifts.
KK3137 31
Yeah, in the Czech Republic Saint Nicholas (Mikuláš), an Angel and a Devil (sometimes several) walk around to people's houses and if they hear that the kids have been bad the Angel gives them coal and the Devil actually stuffs the kids in the bag and starts dragging them away until they plead for mercy and promise to be good (or at least better) next year.
annarcheer 19
childhood dreams smashed. sorry op.. tell her you were just saying that because you were jealous or something.
SingleMom_of_2 5
I don't know why they disliked your comment. It's a good idea to tell her she was just mad which is why she said it.
cheeeksss 29
What would OP be jealous of..?
logan00_fml 15
Hope you dont have kids
noik01 13
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
She probably already knew
MrFluff 9
Really?
Rawrshi 25
Yes, really. You'd be amazed. A lot of children stop believing at 7-8 but pretend they do to get more presents. It's actually super common. Dunno if that's the case of OP's daughter though so it kind of needs a follow-up.
HeartYou101 31
"Santa" aka my mother got my 8 year old sister a tablet for Christmas. A few weeks ago, when I asked my mom what I should get for my sister for Christmas, she told me to get a blue tablet case for her. I did and when I gave it to her this morning she wondered how I "knew" Santy was getting her a tablet in order for me to get her a case... If I knew my mother was getting her the tablet from HER to my sister and not as "Santa's" present to her, then she probably wouldn't be questioning us so much right now...
1dvos_grl3 21
#45 Just tell her that 'santa' gave you pointers.
SkylineFTW97 25
I stopped believing when I was 3. My parents knew, but they didn't care. I guess it varies from parent to parent.
mfmylifesrsly 30
when I was 4 my sister told me Santa wasnt real. On Christmas day. lol I cried so much
tantanpanda 26
I stopped believing when I was... oh wait, never believed in the first place!
Darkness_Hate 29
just add Santa's...assistant. But maybe it's too late now.
Sandsh8rk 36
Well for throwing a tantrum your daughter kind of deserved it...
tehaustiebear 34
Personally, I don't like relying on the idea that kids should stop throwing tantrums just so they can get their presents. It'll objectify their actions, and make it all about the "What's in it for me? " attitude. Instead, perhaps try to explain why a good behavior is actually important, and why we try not to burden those that care for us. Maybe it won't work for everyone, it worked for me.
Mira Lux 26
Most likely the dog won't understand why you kicked it two days after. But lets say the child threw a fit on the 23rd(a really bad fit) and then 2 days later they didn't get present (the 25th), the child would understand why they didn't get a present.
ligerzero459 24
I believe that it teaches kids that there are consequences to their actions. If you act up, you don't get good stuff. That's life in a nutshell.
GodPart2 20
#7, I will assume you don't have kids. Write down your comment, store it away and re-read it when you do have kids. Then ask yourself if your puritanical thoughts still hold.
iTzSelverZz 14
Tell her that you work for santa to help find the presents for children around the area That might work.
myeverydaymylife 21
With such poor manners, such children don't deserve to have gifts bestowed upon them
LadyKayDee 23
I think she will want to check whether its you or not when Santa comes visiting.You might to get a replacement, just in case.Haha Good luck OP.