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Originally Posted by BK1017
MacGuyver: The problem giving our kids truths is that there are few that many people agree upon, and those that we can we don't want to tell to children. It is easier to provide comfort to a child (provide pre-fab stories) rather than tell them how the world is cold and dark and full of mean people who are out to get you.
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BK: I wasnt trying to promote telling children that the world was cold and dark and full of mean people who are out to get you. (Although it is, but theres nice people too). Anyways I was more looking at telling them what they want to know, not just putting the cold hard truth in thier face without them even saying anything. Kids ask questions: Tell them the truthful answer or don't tell them at all. This doesn't necessarily imply that you have to be a fucker when you're telling the truth all the time. There are ways to tell, and it doesn't have to be negative. Thats all.
As far as agreed truths go, there is always a truth. Be it truth of scientific fact, or truth that any information on a subject is opinion, or anything else. There is always some form of truth.
Sure it may be easier to fabricate stories for a child, but is it a good thing to take the easy way out? Do you take the easy way out in everything else you do? Sure it might be harder, but in the long run, your work will prove worth it, in my opinion.