The Santa thread, Part 2 : Childhood revelations

[bento]

I figured it out around 10 or 11, when the Santa present was wrapped in the same paper as the presents from my folks. :\

I've tried to be much sly-er with my kids, but my nine year old daughter told me last year that Santa wasn't real. I told her I believed in him, as Santa is more than a person, he's a spirit of unconditional giving and love. She could continue to publicly declare her new found truth, but it might come at the cost of getting a really cool present on Christmas morning. I was afraid she would tell her younger brother, who might not be ready to handle the "truth" just yet.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

She could continue to publicly declare her new found truth, but it might come at the cost of getting a really cool present on Christmas morning.

Do some parents really reduce presents when their kids know who they are from? Or was it just a bribe/threat to keep her quiet with the younger kid?