Santa Claus, at what age did he stop bringing presents?

BillChin · Post by **BillChin** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 12:57 pm

You can answer for yourself or your kid or grandkids. At what age did Santa stop bringing presents?

Montana · Post by **Montana** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 1:06 pm

The real Santa stopped bringing presents around 4th grade (9-10). After that, I still got little things in my stocking from "Santa" but it was just my parents taking pity on me since I was too old for the real Santa to come anymore.
I guess we could sue Santa for ageism these days...
How ironic since he's an old elf..

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 1:19 pm

I'm 39 years old, but I still get presents from Santa in my stocking every year. He's a lazy cheapskate, though. He always gets my parents to send the gifts to me in the mail rather than delivering them himself. I suppose he's had to start outsourcing to keep up with demand (i.e., population growth). The really odd thing is that Santa's handwriting looks just like my Mom's.

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 1:20 pm

I didn't believe he literally brought the presents to start with. As for when I stopped hanging up my sock on Christmas Eve.... I didn't stop.

Brigitte · Post by **Brigitte** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 1:31 pm

In Germany actually it is the christ child who the kids believe brings the presents and makes everything. You have to know that here it usually is all done in secret i.e. christmas tree decorating and things. I was nine years old when I had my first year knowing that it does not "exist". When coming into the living room and seeing all that sparkling tree, hearing the same music as every year and smell I first did not want to believe that it was all done by my parents (and all these years). I was possibly even kind of jealous that my sister, 5 at the time, was still believing in it. I was not allowed to tell her for another 3 years... and enjoyed the next two years doing something in secret for Christmas.

Brigitte

Still bringing presents here, too.

Darwin · Post by **Darwin** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 2:43 pm

jsluder wrote:I suppose he's had to start outsourcing to keep up with demand (i.e., population growth).

This just in from Texas:

Memo from Santa

I regret to inform you that, effective immediately, I will no longer serve Georgia, Florida, West Virginia, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, Ohio or Alabama on Christmas Eve.

Due to the overwhelming current population of the earth, my contract was renegotiated by North American Fairies and Elves Local 209. As part of the new and better contract, I also get longer breaks for milk and cookies so keep that in mind.

However, I'm certain that your children will be in good hands with your local replacement, who happens to be my third cousin, Bubba Claus. His side of the family is from the South Pole. He shares my goal of delivering toys to all the good boys and girls; however, there are a few differencesÂ between us.

Differences such as:
1. There is no danger of the Grinch stealing your presents from Bubba Claus. He has a gun rack on his sleigh and a bumper sticker that reads:
"These toys insured by Smith and Wesson."

2. Instead of milk and cookies, Bubba Claus prefers that children leave an RC cola and pork rinds (or a moon pie) on the fireplace. And Bubba doesn't smoke a pipe. He dips a little snuff, so please have an empty spit can handy.

3. Bubba Claus' sleigh is pulled by floppy-eared, flyin' coon dogs instead of reindeer. I made the mistake of loaning him a couple of my reindeer one time, and Blitzen's head now overlooks Bubba's fireplace.

4. You won't hear "On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner, and Blitzen..." when Bubba Claus arrives. Instead, you'll hear, "On Earnhardt, on Andretti, on Elliott and Petty."

5. "Ho, Ho, Ho" has been replaced by "Yee Haw" And you also are likely to hear Bubba's elves respond, "I her'd dat"

6. As required by Southern highway laws, Bubba Claus' sleigh does have a Yosemite Sam safety triangle on the back with the words "Back Off."

7. The usual Christmas movie classics such as "Miracle on 34th Street" and "It's a Wonderful Life" will not be shown in your negotiated viewing area. Instead, you'll see "Boss Hogg Saves Christmas" and "Smokey and the Bandit IV" featuring Burt Reynolds as Bubba Claus and dozens of state patrol cars crashing into each other.

And Finally,

8. Bubba Claus doesn't wear a belt. If I were you, I'd make sure you, the wife, and the kids turn the other way when he bends over to put presents under the tree.

Sincerely Yours,
Santa Claus ~

rebl_rn · Post by **rebl_rn** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 3:01 pm

Darwin wrote:
4. You won't hear "On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner, and Blitzen..." when Bubba Claus arrives. Instead, you'll hear, "On Earnhardt, on Andretti, on Elliott and Petty."

Along those lines:
The 12 Days of Christmas, Redneck Style:

On the 12 days of Christmas, my true love gave to me
12 pack of Bud
11 rasslin' tickets
10 tins of Copenhagen
9 years probation
8 table dancers
7 packs of Red Man
6 cans of Spam
5 flannel shirts
4 big mud tires
3 shotgun shells
2 huntin' dawgs
and some parts to a Mustang GT.

Whistlin'Dixie · Post by **Whistlin'Dixie** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:40 pm

Well, I have a sense of humor....

Happy Christmas, y'all!

(My sons know that the day they stop believing in Santa (Bubba or etc.) is the day he stops delivering gifts! So we all believe)

M

chas · Post by **chas** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:49 pm

Whaddaya mean, "Stop?"

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:55 pm

Darwin wrote:This just in from Texas:

Memo from Santa

I regret to inform you that, effective immediately, I will no longer serve Georgia, Florida, West Virginia, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, Ohio or Alabama on Christmas Eve.

Due to the overwhelming current population of the earth, my contract was renegotiated by North American Fairies and Elves Local 209. As part of the new and better contract, I also get longer breaks for milk and cookies so keep that in mind.

However, I'm certain that your children will be in good hands with your local replacement, who happens to be my third cousin, Bubba Claus.

Oh, good, we got out of the Bubba Claus thing, this year! Last time he left a Mason jar half filled with snuff spit.

Unseen122 · Post by **Unseen122** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 10:10 pm

Santa always discriminated against me because I am Jewish he never brought me presents.

Chuck_Clark · Post by **Chuck_Clark** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 10:54 pm

I honestly don't remember when I figured out the Santa falsehood - seems like I've always known. Still, I had eight younger brothers and sisters and deliberately maintained the myth for them. I think it was easier to not believe in Santa than to believe he liked some kids so much more than he liked others.

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 5:25 am

OW! My Eyes!

Santa is real, REAL, REAL, REAL!!!!!

lixnaw · Post by **lixnaw** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 5:56 am

i can't exactly remember at what age they told me, but it was a rather dull experience(i think i was around 10 years of age) and i can't really remember dull experiences

but i believe the more imagination a kid has, the longer it believes in santa,
and the more creative and bright it is

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Santa Claus, at what age did he stop bringing presents?

at what age did Santa stop bringing presents

Santa Claus, at what age did he stop bringing presents?