I tried the first year and got a proper bollocking for spoiling the magic.
Apparently it's important for him to believe in santa and santa only comes on christmas eve. Now I just pass on bits to go in his stocking on the day to my ex
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Fri 16 Dec 2011, 13:41, 3 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

As a fellow purveyour of fabulous facial fuzz
I'm sure Santa could make an exception for you!
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 16 Dec 2011, 13:43, Reply)

Silly bitch!

( girlinthehole, Fri 16 Dec 2011, 13:43, Reply)

Indeed.
In fairness I've not raised it since, so she might well be open to other arrangements and I'm pretty sure he's at the stage of having twigged Santa's not real but playing along for our sake. It's not a big deal, but it would be a nice way to start saturday.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Fri 16 Dec 2011, 13:48, Reply)

How do Christmas stockings ruin that?

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 16 Dec 2011, 13:50, Reply)

if he got one not on christmas eve i.e. when he's with me
he'd know it wasn't from santa.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Fri 16 Dec 2011, 14:07, Reply)

We got round that stuff by saying your main present comes from Father Christmas
but other people will give you their own. I think i was about 10 before I accepted there was no FC.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 16 Dec 2011, 14:18, Reply)

Just tell him that Santa left one at your house as well on Xmas Eve.
Your ex is a silly bint.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Fri 16 Dec 2011, 14:34, Reply)

won't work, I'd be giving hi one tomorrow morning
and yes she is/was
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Fri 16 Dec 2011, 14:45, Reply)