I learned from an early age that Father Christmas, or whatever you want to call him, wasn't real. Therefore, the first time I saw a man in a Santa suit, I freaked out. ("A Visit From St. Nicholas" triggered similar freak-outs for years afterwards.)
A childhood belief about father christmas

others believed things like this
- I was told that for every christmas carol i sang before christmas time santa would give me one less present!— K
- My father used to call soya sauce "monkey blood". I didn't even consider tasting it for years!— Me
- When i was child, i used to think my father was my father christmas.— BeB's
- I always wanted to use the telephone to call Jesus, Santa and Superman— Alex Burghart
- I used to believe that at Christmas if your house never had a chimney then santa came through your letter box— Rhys James
- when i was little i thought that jesus delivered presents on christmas not santa .— gaby