Buzz·Posted on Dec 17, 2014How Did You Find Out Santa Isn't Real?That is, if you don't believe in Santa...by Spencer AlthouseBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Most children would agree that the best part about Christmas is the presents. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF And our families did a pretty good job at convincing us those presents came from ~Santa Claus~. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF But as we get older, we soon learn the difficult truth that Santa *cough* isn't real *cough*. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Maybe your parents accidentally let the truth slip, and you responded by crying for several hours. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Or perhaps you put the pieces together on your own but still had a traumatic experience. Or maybe this BuzzFeed post broke the news to you, in which case I'm so, so sorry. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tell us in the comments below how you found out Santa wasn't real, and you might be featured in a BuzzFeed post! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF