General Chat

We get a visit each year from Tinkerbell, when we visit the inlaws, (fishing line and glow sticks! at the bottom of the garden), my 16 yr old keeps the magic going for the sake of my 7yr old so he says, but i think he secretly still believes! Santa always leaves a note recalling the families achievments throughout the year praising them and wishing the hope for the coming year.(left hand and a glass of sherry usually helps!)

Oh Rosie pmsl,, Lilx

In our home we never said the big presents came from Father Christmas. He just brought the small silly things that were in the stockings. We used to have those on our daughters' beds until their bedtimes got too late then we would hang them by the fireplace. Family presents have always waited until around mid morning when we all gather round to open our presents together. One thing we started in our family which the kids loved was a tiny present hanging on the tree to be opened at teatime. This was supposedly from the Christmas tree fairy. I'm not sure where the idea came from but as soon as she was old enough our older daughter joined in the game by adding little presents from the fairy to Mum and Dad. Sue

had 2 chuckle at this one. brought back memories of when i was little. we used to leave mince pie, carrot, sherry etc out with a letter for santa. and we would always get a reply from him. i must have been 5 or 6 and looked at the letter we got back and said that santa has got the same writing as daddy - my parents told me it was because he had used daddy's pen. i believed them for another few years at least. my sister who is 7yrs older than me at about age 6 or 7 said santa didnt exist so she didnt get any presents until she said sorry - they appeared at tea time by all accounts. i'm lucky i have 2 under 4yrs so they still believe etc.

I was about 9 / 10 when I realised that Fater Christmas couldn't possably exist, when I asked my mother she just said well children who don't believe don't get presents and I had to pretend to believe because my brother was a baby (2-3 at the time). BUT I still have gifts from Father Christmas and a stocken each year - think mum gets a buzz out of wrapping the gifts and stuffing the stockens.

Is,nt it a shame that because of some peoples selfishness the 'Magic of Christmas' and all that goes with it for children has gone or is going,Its such a pity,I can remember the Light in their eyes when they opened their presents on Christmas mornings, That in itself was worth being woken up very very early to be told ' He,s Been 'and look what he,s left me. Sadly I think a lot of it is to do with Big Businesses starting to gear up for it far too early, Killing the Magic and Mystery for them. Still at least some of us still believe,I hope I,m getting what I sent for in the Letter up the Chimney. Hal. :o)))))>

One thing we did, we never told the children, or the Grandchildren that Father Christmas bought the presents. we always said that the presents were bought by people (parents, aunts, friends etc) and delivered by FC. We still have one little one who believes and one just 10 who may not but keeps it up for her. last year our then 17, 16, and 13 year old grandsons still all put their sacks out to be filled, and still left a whisky and a mince pie for Santa. With our own children there were 6 years between them so the oldest kep it up for the youngest until she was way past believing. Ann Glos

i dont believe you for one minute there is no father christmas , i have seen him hes real for all you believers out there he is real we do believe in santa we do believe in santa lol Rose

Sounds like me Tracy, I hide presents and still fill sacks. They all have their own sack and if they are home I dig them out for them to put at the end of the bed!! It's part of the 'magic', otherwise what's the point? Got to have some fun and Christmas is where it's at!! Mad I know, but it gives me so much pleasure and to see their faces in the morning. Santa even visited us one year, thanks to our daughter, now that was fun, we had all kinds of goodies......... Nanna-Moo ;-)

My kids are 20 and 13... I still tell them that if they don't believe in Father Christmas they won't get any presents. Still hide them away til they have gone to bed on Christmas Eve. The Mince pie Carrot and Sherry still get left out.. Their friends think we are mad!!!! (think my kids think I'm mad too but don't say it)

Now I know why you're spreading Lynn ;-)))))))))))))))) Nanna-Moo

Fortunately my parents never pushed the Father Christmas idea when we were young so we never had that defining moment when we realised it was all a lie. We just thought of FC as part of the Christmas scene but we never believed he was the one who left our presents.

you mean people have been lying to me all my life.

Well I know who has the mince pies and sherry, but he doesn't like carrots so they go back in the fridge! LOL

well my girls are 23, 18 and 14 and we still leave a mince pie and sherry and carrotts for the reindeer SO WHO EATS THEM ? xxLynnxx

I think it is so sad when they don't believe any more but, when she realised, my older daughter said (rather wisely I thought) that he represents the spirit of Christmas so in a way he still exists for her. We've just decided this year not to bother with stockings any more but the girls are now 22 and 20! This reminded me of an occasion years ago when I was a primary teacher and was helping to get stuff ready for a school Christmas Fair. I was ironing the Father Christmas outfit in the school on the morning of the fair. Some of the parents and their kids were around setting up stalls and one little one wandered over to ask what I was doing. I had to think quickly because I didn't want to spoil it for her. It was a warmish day so I said Father Christmas would be too hot in the furry outfit he used at home so I was getting a lighter one ready for him! I wasn't impressed a few years later when my younger daughter's teacher told her class that Father Christmas didn't exist. My daughter didn't believe by then but it was a mixed age class and there were younger ones who were upset. Sue

It's not true. He does exist. He does He does. Shona

*joins Roxanne in sobbing corner.......

WHAT!! Theres No Father Christmas?*sobbing my heart out* Roxanne(46 and still believes in Santa) xxx

My 8 year old grandson came back from Lapland he saw Father Christmas and told us all it was the best fake Father Christmas he had ever seen when I think how old my children were when they found out I felt very sad. Margaret