And every kid already knew but felt if they let Mom and Dad know they knew, the presents would change from toys to clothes.A real conversation between my brother, who was 3 years older than I:
Me: There is no Santa, I'm going to tell Mom & Dad we know.
Bro: Notice that only Santa brings toys? Mom & Dad only give clothes. You tell them that, no more toys!
Me & Bro: We believe! We believe!
Then, in another conversation that same year I did not learn about for many years, between Mom and my sister, who is 11 years older than me:
Mom: ...then that morning we will do Santa for the boys.
Sis: Mom, they don't still believe in Santa.
Mom: Oh yes they do.
We had her convinced for 2 more years...
Me: There is no Santa, I'm going to tell Mom & Dad we know.
Bro: Notice that only Santa brings toys? Mom & Dad only give clothes. You tell them that, no more toys!
Me & Bro: We believe! We believe!
I never knew I had a brother from Texas.
My brother and I had the same conversation and he is also 3 years older than I.
Only difference was we had no sister just an older cousin.
Yep. She was/is 11 years older.
My brother, sister, and I were never taught to believe in Santa Claus. However, this did not stop us from suddenly, as teenagers, declaring a belief in Santa Claus, hanging stockings from our fireplace, and telling our parents that the only reason we never got presents from Santa before was that we never had put up the stockings before. Sadly, it didn’t work, even with my little sister giving my parents her puppy-dog eyes... but it was a valiant effort =P