Three weeks ago my eleven year old daughter came to us late in the evening in a very serious way she looked at us and said................."Santa's not real is he?" and then proceeded to point out all the reasoning behind her speculative position. My wife let the cat out of the bag........I could have stretched it another year.
Her delivery was very funny and REAL sad at the same time.
Five or six years ago I arranged to have a friend who has a very "real" Santa Claus suit and act visit the kids at the house late on Christmas Eve complete with sleigh bells and a sack of meaningful presents.......it was a magical moment and evening.
Now it's history.