Grandma is slammed after revealing she BANNED her grandson from the family Christmas celebration for not believing in Santa Claus - so, do YOU think she's wrong?

A grandmother has faced furious backlash after she revealed she banned her grandson from coming to their family's Christmas celebration because he doesn't believe in Santa Claus.

The 43-year-old woman - who didn't reveal her name - took to Reddit to share that she doesn't want her younger children's - who are nine and seven - Christmas ruined by her 25-year-old daughter's son. 

She explained that her daughter didn't raise her son with the 'Santa magic' - adding that her eldest refused to tell her son to lie for the sake of her mother's other children. 

The 43-year-old grandmother questioned if she was in the wrong for shunning her daughter and her son from their Christmas celebration in a thread titled, 'Am I the A**hole?' 

At the beginning of the post, she said: 'I have children with very large age gaps. 

'My oldest is 25, that I had with a high school ex. Then we separated, and I married my husband much later. 

'My younger two are nine and seven. My younger children believe in Santa, while my daughter's son doesn’t. She raised him not with the Santa magic, which is perfectly okay, I would just rather not have it ruined for my children who do believe in Santa.' 

As the holidays approach, the grandmother shared her Christmas experience from last year - seemingly so she could not make the same mistakes again. 

She explained: 'I was having Christmas at my house and I asked my daughter if she’d please talk to her son, because I wouldn’t like the magic ruined for them. 

'I still put packages under the tree with "from Santa" on them, and leave out cookies and reindeer treats (bird seeds.) 

'My daughter told us she wouldn’t make her son lie, and my children are old enough to understand if her son decides to say something.' 

However, her daughter's reaction sparked a fierce argument.

The grandmother demanded her daughter and her son leave her house and celebrate on their own. 

She added: 'I told her if she wouldn’t talk to her son, they could spend Christmas at their apartment. 

'My daughter didn’t like that and said I was choosing my younger children’s happiness over hers, and that I was being completely unreasonable. 

'My husband supports me but thinks I might be being a little high strung as our children are getting older. I just want to keep the Christmas magic alive. '

At the end of the post, the 43-year-old woman questioned if she was an 'a**hole.' 

People flooded the comments section and slammed the grandmother for kicking out her daughter. 

One person said: 'Could you explain to your children that not everyone believes in Santa and that’s ok? What happens if your kids have friends that are Jewish or Buddhist or parents that perhaps aren’t able to provide the "Santa" experience? Does it really have to be that binary?

'I empathize with wanting to give your children the happiest holiday memories and feeling unhappy when wrenches get thrown in those plans but it seems like there should be creative solutions here that don’t make other members of your family feel unwelcome. You're the a**hole.' 

Someone else wrote: 'Santa is a cultural figure, not a religious one.' 

Another user added: 'Absolutely. Her new family has a higher value over her daughter and grandson.

'This is the reason why she can un-invite them so easy. From the husband's reaction we can see it's her choice for this decision and not the husband that is pushing her in this direction. Clearly you're the a**hole.' 

'Christmas magic includes asking a five year old to lie and if he doesn’t he and his mother will be isolated for the holiday? Maybe estranging yourself from your daughter? You're the a**hole,' added another user. 

Another person wrote: 'Also, does it rub anyone else the wrong way that she keeps referring to her grandson as "her [daughter's] son"? ' 

Someone else said: 'You're the a**hole. Your need to keep the Christmas magic alive by your definition does not negate that another part of Christmas magic is about family. Your willingness to shun your daughter and grandchild over Santa speaks volumes about you and what you think is important in life. ' 

'If Christmas will be more magical without your oldest child and grandchild, then I guess all of this is fine. Edit to add: You're the a**hole,' commented another user.