This is a strong message you delivered in this poem Deanne! Lying has become so normalized in our world, that people don't give it a second thought. And you brought up an excellent point about Santa Claus. I'm grateful my parents never believed in lying to their children about this. They told us the truth from at an early age. My parents believed in leading by example. How can they tell us not to lie....and yet they do it themselves? This is something more parents need to think about. Parents are the first teachers and the children are watching very carefully.
Thanks for sharing Deanne! I think it's very creative you created this piece from a "No tears" shampoo.
Thank you! 100%, parents are our first teachers and we internalise their behaviours. I think things like Santa Claus and the tooth fairy are harmful. When your child loses a tooth, you can still do loving things for them without making up a fictional fairy.
felt this in my soul because why can’t we just be honest 😩
100%!
This is a strong message you delivered in this poem Deanne! Lying has become so normalized in our world, that people don't give it a second thought. And you brought up an excellent point about Santa Claus. I'm grateful my parents never believed in lying to their children about this. They told us the truth from at an early age. My parents believed in leading by example. How can they tell us not to lie....and yet they do it themselves? This is something more parents need to think about. Parents are the first teachers and the children are watching very carefully.
Thanks for sharing Deanne! I think it's very creative you created this piece from a "No tears" shampoo.
Thank you! 100%, parents are our first teachers and we internalise their behaviours. I think things like Santa Claus and the tooth fairy are harmful. When your child loses a tooth, you can still do loving things for them without making up a fictional fairy.
Powerful .. I love this.
Thank you!
Our parents are the first people to teach us how to lie, and then discipline us for doing so.
This resonates in ways I wish it didn't, but glad it did, too. 🙏🏾🩵
100%!
And they don’t even have the self-awareness to acknowledge the negative behaviours we’re exhibiting that we picked up from them
That part! No self-awareness.