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White Lies Were Told As Children

What myths and white lies did your parents tell you when you were growing up and did you believe them? From the floor will sink, if you spill drink on it. To your gran’s friend wasn’t her friend but her lover. Are we right to tell white lies to our kids or tell them a version of the truth to protect them? And what age were you when you realised your parents hoodwinked you all these years? Henry McKean reports...

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15.25 25 May 2023


White Lies Were Told As Children


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15.25 25 May 2023


What myths and white lies did your parents tell you when you were growing up and did you believe them? From the floor will sink, if you spill drink on it. To your gran’s friend wasn’t her friend but her lover. Are we right to tell white lies to our kids or tell them a version of the truth to protect them? And what age were you when you realised your parents hoodwinked you all these years?

Henry McKean reports...


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