Its been my experience that no matter what you tell the children, they will *realize* what *really happened* in their own time, usually after they become adults themselves and can reflect upon their childhood and your parenting. They will remember the *reality* of it later when they are grown.
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Yep -- I agree. And I will allow them to believe it.
There's a great old Southern saying: you always have to tell the truth, but you don't always have to go around tellin' it.
