Interactions

Why I lie to my kids

Posted: Wed, May 22, 2013 - 2:52:21

When she was about five, I told my daughter Emmie about a girl named Priscilla who swallowed toothpaste instead of spitting it out after brushing. She did this every day, week after week and month after month, because she liked the taste of toothpaste. After some time, however, Priscilla found that her joints were getting stiff. A little while later,…