“Excuse me. Excuse me.”
My daughter is quietly and respectfully trying to get the attention of her daycamp instructor. I smile proudly. My daughter is so polite.
“I’m bored.”
And honest, too.
When it comes to teaching manners, most parents struggle with the question: is there such thing as too much honesty?
I say “yes.” White lies are fine, fudging the truth a bit here and there is OK, and lies of omission to spare someone’s feelings are all perfectly acceptable in my book.
And living vicariously through the honesty of a five-year-old?
Fine by me.
