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When my brother was 7 a kid named Brian at school told him that his dad was Santa. My brother didn't believe him at first, but then the kid explained that he got up late Christmas Eve and saw his dad putting gifts under the tree so his dad must be Santa. That was enough evidence for my brother. He came home and told me (I'm a year younger) that Brian's dad was Santa. I was upset and ask my mom why his dad was Santa. She had no good answer and tired to blow it off, but my brother was hell bent on telling everyone that his friend's dad was Santa so at that point, the cat was out of the bag and she explained to us that there was no Santa.
So them my brother took it to the other extreme. Having had it ruined for him, he protected his son from it so the kid was like 11 years old and still believed in Santa. My brother didn't have the heart to tell him. I told my brother that the boy is being made fun of he needs to know the truth. When my brother finally told him the kids reaction was to ask, "Why did you lie all these years?"
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