My earlier post seems like it was understood as encouraging the kids to lie. The actual context is a vigorous respect for truth but unlike my own upbringing a realistic acknowledgement that honesty is not always the best policy. This quickly becomes a downward spiral but I have been in too many situations where I acted for "the greater good" and the others involved used a WIIFM (What's in it for me) mentality. Guess who gets screwed?

In terms of honesty itself, my posting has more to do with sins of omission (the whole truth) than sins of commission (fabrications). I guess I see it as a survival strategy.