The children were overwhelmingly morbid. Not a single adult asked me where butterflies go when they die, but this question was more popular than pixie sticks with the under-four-foot set. I cursed parents for not preparing their children. When I was five, my mother and sister sat me up on the kitchen counter and explained the facts of life: the Easter Bunny didn't exist, Elijah was God's invisible friend, with any luck Nana would die soon, and if I ever saw a unicorn, I should kill it or catch it for cash. I turned out okay. Sloane Crosley
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For children, their parents are their best friends. No matter what the parents tell them, the children want to believe that their parents tell them the truth. However, as children grow older, they start to realize that there are many things that are not true. They grow up to understand that there are hidden undertones in what their parents say.

The things they hear from their parents are not for their benefit but for other people's benefit. Children will always want to believe that everything is true and will never understand their parents' motives or hidden motives behind what they say.

Source: I Was Told Thered Be Cake

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