i know this thread is a little old, but i would like to contribute. I do not remember finding out that Santa doesn't exist, so i must have been preeety young. However, i have a great story about my littlest sister. She was 11 and still believed in Santa, the Toothfairy, and the Easter Bunny... she kept getting in fights at school when kids would say there's no such thing as santa, so we decided it was time to tell her... We sat her down and simply said "Erica, there's no such thing as Santa, the Toothfairy, or the Easter Bunny. Mommy and Daddy do all of that stuff." She sat there for a while, not saying anything, and then finally I asked her "So, do you still believe?" to which she replied, "Well, I don't believe in the Toothfairy, I kinda believe in Santa, but i DO believe in the Easter Bunny"... I was like "Out of all of those choices, you believe that a giant rabbit comes through the front door and hides a basket of goodies for you to find???" I couldn't believe it!!! LMAO!