photo gustty truth straight-forward parenting maxims teaching kids religion demonstrating success happiness achieve lying wrong period small lies leave vacuums bigger lies fill result grief thinking truth-telling now-famous outburst wilson president obama's healthcare speech month thursday jason movie informant david letterman practicing truth-telling national television situations offer classic illustrations lying truth albeit large scale informant based true story main character's inability truth snowballs time compulsive lying habit leads prison sentence letterman's case applauded confessional honesty affairs criticize waiting blackmailed clean scenarios ultimate lesson learned truth time illustrate lying black white kids learn instinctively young parents present lying utterly clear-cut disservice pretend simple complex encouraging hide bury internalize guilt confusion thoughts feelings temptations kids truth morning walked elementary school passed door neighbors house sale pending sale sign yard struggling series disappointments close friends switching private schools moving town hope family kids bought house kids house play yard close school replied we'll fact wealthy grandma bought four-plus bedroom house expensive street college student granddaughter roommates live granddaughter school truth frustrated angry chose lying decision withhold truth love daughter desire upset school desperate hope truth change melt told motivations count time truth warming truth coming terms internally telling part rest pile falseness face credit card debt grows monstrous we're left declaring bankruptcy debt lies david letterman feel answers things scale back interaction morning clear left truth truth-telling lies black white pretend engage kids conversations complexities 