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| Winter, Jean Antoine Houdon, 1787 |
I will teach my
children lies
I will teach them that
a mothers love and a fathers love can protect them from everything.
That by treating others
with respect they in turn will be respected.
That by doing their bit
to protect the environment, conserving resources and treading lightly
on the earth they can make a difference.
I will teach my
children the lie that hard work and determination equals success.
That the world is safe.
That Art matters
That love conquers all
That their opinions
count and so do other peoples.
That laughter is the
best medicine.
I will teach them that 'the women are equal. And they may be ahead of the men.'
That anything is
possible.
That there is a happily
ever after.
That the people we love
never truly leave us.
That we are all
winners.
That superman will always come to the rescue (or Paw Patrol or Octonauts or whatever next weeks obsession is).
That villains always get what they deserve.
That love will find a
way.
That I will always
catch them when they fall.
I will teach them the
lie that character, loyalty, friendship and generosity are more
important than where they go to school and how much money their
father earns.
That a persons gender,
race, choice of lifestyle and life partner makes no difference
whatsoever to their worth as a human being.
I will teach them that
we can all live in peace.
I will teach my
children lies
and perhaps in doing so
my lies will become the truth.
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| Charity after Reni, John
Keyse Sherwin |
What Lies do you teach your children? Are there any you would like to add?
