"My older kid is funny. It took her losing like three teeth to discern that the tooth fairy was not real and just an act put on by parents... but she's convinced that not only is Santa real, but that the full range of Santa-related accoutrements are internally and logically consistent, i.e., that a mall Santa is the real Santa, even if two Santas at two different malls look different."
"She's also fully bought in to Santa magic being able to change the laws of reality to her benefit - like making Pokemon real or giving her the ability to teleport. It's a lot. Anyway, I was originally going to ask when you stopped believing in Santa or his equivalent ... but I guess this is more baseball-related? Have at it, I guess."
The older child concluded the tooth fairy was a parental act after losing three teeth. The child nevertheless firmly believes Santa is real and treats Santa-related details as internally consistent, accepting different mall Santas as the same figure. The child attributes broad magical powers to Santa, imagining abilities such as making Pokemon real and enabling teleportation. The child's selective skepticism—disbelieving one myth while fully embracing another—shapes holiday expectations and influences family conversations and rituals around belief and play.
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