Raising a toddler is an interesting experience. One of my favorite things about Zeke in this stage is his absolute honesty when you ask him how his day was. It is usually one of the first things I ask him when I get home from work. His answer usually starts with “good” and finishes with how many “argues” he had. Argues is what he calls when he talks back and throws a fit. If there is a day that he doesn’t do that (which are very rare) he will be excited to tell me he had no argues that day. [Read more…] about The Honesty of a Toddler
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The Lie About Lying
Honesty seems to be something of the past. Lying has become an acceptable thing in our culture. It is sad but true. We are shocked when someone is honest with us. I was once called a “fool” (yes those exact words) for saying if Angela asked me if something she was wearing made her look fat that I would be honest to her. A couple of weeks ago I was in line at McDonald’s and the guy in front of me dropped some cash on the ground and didn’t notice. I picked it up and gave it back to him and his response was, “Thanks, that’s something you don’t see every day.” Where has all the honesty gone? [Read more…] about The Lie About Lying