When do you have "the talk"?

I have 2 kids, ages 13 and 11 (almost 12) and I'm trying to figure out how to have the "talk".  

No, not the "sex talk".  We had that talk ages ago.

No, I'm talking about an even tougher topic...Santa.

It's true, I haven't had that talk with my kids because there is something about the innocence of believing in him.  I'm sure that they have heard talk about the fact that there isn't a Santa at their school or playing with friends or their cousins, but I think they still want to believe, because it's magic, and truthfully, I don't want to be the one to break their hearts.

As I watch my kids, they are getting so big (both of them are almost taller than me), but right now they still need me.  They still want hugs and cuddles and me to be there for them.  I only have a few years left with them, I need to make sure that I really make them count.


I'm not really looking forward to the day when they will be too big for that, which is why I'm not really looking forward to the day they stop believing in Santa, because when they stop believing, it means that they really are growing up and I guess I'm really not ready for that either.