Lying

I can't stress it enough that lying is wrong.  Most, if not all, parental units get upset when their pediatric units lie to them, yet hypocritically, have no qualms about turning the tables.  For example:

• Santa Claus
• The Easter Bunny
• Hanukkah Harry

I know what some of you are going to say, those are just done in jest, for the pediatric unit's amusement, etc, etc, etc.  That is rather self centered of all of you.  I mean really, how can you expect your pediatric unit to develop into a normal, well adjusted adult unit, when everyone they have ever loved lied to them about the most basic of things.  Because the truth is that lying doesn't stop there, it continues.  How many times have you told your pediatric unit something along the following lines:

• There is no more apple juice (when there is);
• Kitty the cat isn't dead, she is just sleeping (when the cat is dead);
• Rover went to live at the farm (when the dog ran away); or
• If you don't stop crying, I am going to leave you here (when the child is misbehaving or your prozac has worn off).

In fact, just today, I was standing by the elevator when I overheard a parental unit telling a pediatric unit that, for whatever reason, she didn't know what time it was, despite having a watch on her wrist.  I chimed in and said it was around 1pm.  That little random act of senseless kindless gave my soul a glow.

As moral and decent human beings, we have a duty to prevent lying (Thou shall not lie is one of the 10 commandments you know), so I think that we should take it upon ourselves to prevent and point out when parental units are lying to their pediatric units.  So the next time you are standing in line at the movie, and a parent unit tells their pediatric unit that there is no more popcorn, step in and say that there is.  Or the next time you are at a funeral and you here a parental unit explain to a 4 year old pediatric unit that "Grampa is just resting their eyes", do everyone a favor and let the little unit know the truth.  The sooner they do, the better adjusted they will be as adult units.