On 2019-06-11 7:53 a.m., Gary wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> I hate it when adults tell kids the wrong name for things. For instance, my
>> parents used to tell my nephew that he was eating little trees when he ate
>> broccoli. They told Angela that the letter "S" was called "Sneaky Snake". I
>> remember her teacher calling me and telling me that she knew all of her
>> letters except for the letter "S". Doing stuff like that to a kid can be
>> embarrassing to them and perhaps even damaging if they believe the wrong
>> information.
>
> I don't see the correlation there, Julie.
>

Julie's parents did a much better job of treating her with honesty and
openness while raising her. As a result, you could right a book chapter
of the foods she does not like and only a short paragraph on those she
does like, and she has acquired a reputation for lying about just about
everything.