The Day We Became Cynical: How Did You Find Out Santa Isn’t Real?

Every child eventually experiences that crushing day when he or she realizes that Santa Claus, that totally implausible overweight gift-giver, is (SPOILER) not real. For those of us who thrive on cynicism, it’s almost difficult to remember a time when we could be so joyfully naive—it took us a few years to realize that everything is horrible. Here, we’ve gathered our stories of the day our innocence died. Please share your own in the comments. More »