Lying
I read this very interesting article a few weeks ago and thought I’d share it. It’s about children lying and it has brought up some interesting discussion in our household about “white lies” and honesty and how to raise the boys. I mean, how do you teach your children that sometimes it’s ok to lie, or is this a cultural thing we need to change? Do we need to stop teaching our children to tell white lies? What would happen if seven year old Logan said to Nana, “I really didn’t want clothes for Christmas” because he really would feel like he’s lying if he said anything else. Or is it even a lie to simply say “thank you” for something even if you didn’t really want it and if that’s the case how to you explain it to the kids? I know I’m making this very simplistic or maybe overly complicated, but it gets me thinking. And what about Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny, et all? I’m curious if anyone has thoughts of their own to share after reading this article. http://nymag.com/news/features/43893/
* PS - It should be noted that the reference to Nana buying clothes was in no way meant as my prediction for the future. I know better then that! It was just the first thing that came to mind as an example.
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Just to keep the record straight, Nana will not buy clothes for either of the boys for Christmas without first buying some truly awesome gift they will both love! That is a Nana’s privilege. Last year she bought them the ride-on toys that their mother didn’t think was necessary. The boys loved them! So much for what mom thinks, Nana knows what to buy to make those boys happy.