Recently I read an article on Pinocchio Parenting, and it reminded me of one I read about white lies when my daughter was young.  That one made an impression.  So I’ve tried to keep it in mind while raising our daughter and more recently two grandchildren who’ve lived in our home for the past 14 years.
Do we tell our children not to lie, that it’s bad to tell a lie, yet they hear us telling “white lies” and even letting them do it for us?  In other words, do we have a double standard for what we say and what we do?
Are there gray …read more