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For adults, Christmas is about cherishing the family, catching up on things with those members of the family you haven’t met in some times, it is about paying gratitude for wherever life is now. For children, though, Christmas is all about Santa Claus and gifts.
Kids wait all year long for Santa to arrive on Christmas night for him to bless them with gifts as per their behavior. Many kids maintain their behavior throughout the year just to receive good gifts from Santa Claus. Now, adults know that Santa isn’t real but kids are strong believers of the fact that he is a physical human being. So, what is that transition period that one goes through and gets to know that Santa isn’t real? Surely, way before the age of 13.
In today’s story, Reddit user u/Aitathrowaway5478 her niece at the age of 13 still believed Santa Claus was real. Her parents didn’t tell her the truth because it benefited them in terms of their daughter keeping her behavior in check in order to get better gifts. However, OP felt the niece would get treated terribly by her class fellows in middle school of any one of them got to know that she believed Santa Claus was real. So she decided to tell the girl the truth about Santa.
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Source: u/Aitathrowaway5478
1. At 13 aren’t you already supposed to know the truth about Santa?
2. OP has a 13-year-old niece who still, and strongly, believes that Santa Claus is real.
3. OP shared she was extremely excited for Santa to come and grant all her wishes. This happened last Christmas.
4. From the way OP is putting it, smart people must know the truth about Santa at the age her niece is at.
5. Her parents prefer things to stay how they are because the thought of Santa coming on Christmas allows her to maintain good conduct all year.
6. Based on the rationale that middle school students will literally turn OP’s niece into a laughing stock for still believing in Santa, OP decided to tell her the truth.
7. OP wanted to save her niece from getting teased or bull*ed by other students.
8. And she did it. OP told her niece Santa Claus wasn’t a real person.
I actually respect OP’s thought here. Where she is coming from is actually a solid reason shared for revealing the truth. Seriously, at 13 you must be very well aware of how Christmas works and OP is right to say middle school students are ruthless when it comes to making fun of others. The niece would’ve become a joke had she shared her excitement about Santa with any of her class fellows, especially the backbenchers.
But I am curious to know how will the niece react to this new reality she suddenly got pushed into. Let’s find out. Scroll down below to continue reading.
Source: u/Aitathrowaway5478
9. Oh my… The niece understood why OP had to do it. I love this girl. So proud.
10. But her parents, though, were furious at OP. So much so that the matter had to be shared with the AITA community by OP to know if what she did was right or not.
Source: u/Aitathrowaway5478
Here are some of the comments shared on the story:
11. To maintain the happiness of our children we often overlook what is good for them.
Via Pharmacienne123
12. And then there is this viewpoint.
13. Exactly! Middle schoolers show no mercy.
Via KlutzyGlass1742
14. OP’s niece is 13 but it seems like her parents still think she is 5.
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