The Terrible Lie We Tell Our Children

And we do it on their birthday!

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As the time comes for our little children to blow out the candles on their birthday cake, we invite them to make a wish. It can be as big or as small as they like, we say, but they must close their eyes and feel in their hearts first.

Up until this point, we say all the right things. It’s only when we say what we say next…