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- From: glen@slate.cs.wisc.edu (Glen Ecklund)
- Newsgroups: misc.kids
- Subject: Lying to children
- Keywords: Santa Claus
- Message-ID: <glen.725726061@cs.wisc.edu>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 14:34:21 GMT
- Sender: news@cs.wisc.edu (The News)
- Organization: U of Wisconsin Madison - Computer Sciences
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- I remember, as a youth, being told that if you tell one lie, you will probably
- find yourself telling more lies to cover up the first one.
- I am reminded of that when I read about parents who have to come up with
- new Santa Claus stories to cover up for problems with the initial Santa Claus
- lie.
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- It's kind of odd having strangers push their stories about Santa on my son,
- but at least I have the truth on my side. I would be more uncomfortable if
- all I had was a conflicting lie.
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- It seems to me that telling lies undermines any attempt to encourage children
- to be truthful, and would violate my .signature file.
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- Every child shall be treated with complete respect.
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- Glen Ecklund glen@cs.wisc.edu (608) 262-1318 Office, 262-1204 Dept. Sec'y
- Department of Computer Sciences 1210 W. Dayton St., Room 3355
- University of Wisconsin, Madison Madison, Wis. 53706 U.S.A.
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