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Originally Posted by analog
There's a difference between honesty and just pointing out uncomfortable things just to be an asshole... but if it's the truth, where's the beef?
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Agreed.
Plus, one thing I was glad that the author of the article carried away from Blanton's ideas was the idea to be honest to children. Telling white lies to kids is terrible. I always inform the parents I sit for that if a child asks me a question, I will not lie. I may tell the child to ask their mom or dad for an answer instead of me, but if a child asks me about death, or where farts come from, or why people don't like President Bush, I'm not going to insult their intelligence by lying to them.
That philosophy actually works in my favor as a childcare worker, and makes me popular with parents and children alike. My nickname from my former family was "Smart Lindsay" because the kids knew if they asked me a question, I had a straight (and usually thoughtful) answer for them.