i dont remember how old i was. i was like 6 or 7...maybe? anyway i still remember how. my mom kept asking me what i had asked santa for christmas and i was like, "you'll have to find out, it's a surprise." and she kept asking me and i wouldnt tell her and eventually she gave in and told me he wasnt real. i dont remember being crushed by it and i told her what i wanted and i got it anyway