Every mother knows they lie to their\u00a0children. It starts out simple enough. “It’s not your fault,” \u00a0“You take it, I don’t want any more cake,” “Don’t be silly, everyone likes you”, “It will be okay in the morning”, etc., you get the drift.<\/p>\n

Here are\u00a0some of my mom lies and what I really mean(t).<\/p>\n

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• Lie: I don’t care what you do for a living as long as you’re happy.<\/li>\n
• Truth: I want you to do something honest, something that makes enough money to sustain you and your family, and uses your gifts and talents and satisfies you deep inside.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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  • Lie: Of course we can talk, bedtime can wait.<\/li>\n
  • Truth: I am exhausted, but mothering is 24 hours and I wouldn’t trade this time for anything. Having you want to talk to me is more important than sleep. I live in dread of a time when you don’t share your heart with me anymore.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Lie: I understand if you have to work this summer and can’t go with us on vacation.<\/li>\n
    • Truth: I want you with me every chance you can. Someday you’ll be gone and I’m trying to squeeze in every possible memory for my\u00a0own future.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Lie: I know you have to find your own path and that’s okay.<\/li>\n
      • Truth: I hurt inside that you’ve rejected some of my deepest beliefs and I feel like a failure.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Lie: Have the last piece of cake, or these cookies, I don’t want anymore.<\/li>\n
        • Truth: I would like them, but I want to give them to you because that’s what moms do.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Honestly, my lies aren’t lies<\/em>, these statements are indeed true. They simply aren’t the whole<\/em> truth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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