Lies We Tell Kids
My least favorite pg essay.  It's too easy to generalize about parenting, and so little of this essay applies to me.<p>1. Raising a kid in the city, and quite happily.
2. No prohibitions on swears in my house.  Just at Grandma's, and only because it would offend her, not because swearing is inherently bad.
3. He goes to a school where they only teach you how to read, write, and do basic math.  Everything else is a child-led research project.
4. We don't lie about turkeys.  Turkeys are not very smart, and have no concept of "wanting to die."  If he asked this question, I'd explore vegetarian options with him.
5. Pastafarians.  He can make his own spiritual allegiences when he feels the desire to do so.
6. Drugs and sex haven't come up much, beyond the basic "where do babies come from" conversation.  We've done that, he's satisfied for now.<p>On and on.  I'm not the only parent like me, either.  Be careful about generalizations.