Daughter’s Regret After Telling the Truth
MagnoliaFeel-Good StoryPlot TwistsFamilial BondGirl PowerHypocrisyChildKarmaFace SlappingFamily Emotions
My daughter Lyra believed the Moon Goddess had given our kind one virtue above all others: honesty. So she never told a single lie.
I put on a newly bought lipstick and turned in front of the mirror.
"Sweetheart, does Mommy look pretty today?"
She glanced up at me.
"Honestly, Mommy, you were ugly to start with, and that color only makes it worse."
One evening I was scrambling around the kitchen while my mother-in-law scolded me for not being able to cook a decent meal.
I asked Lyra, "Grandma says Mommy's useless. Does that upset you?"
She kept stacking her blocks. "Honestly, I'm actually glad you're getting scolded."
That night, while my husband read her a bedtime story, he asked whe