Judith Martin Quote

In its natural state, the child tells the literal truth because it is too naive to think of anything else. Blurting out the complete truth is considered adorable in the young, right smack up to the moment that the child says, 'Mommy, is this the fat lady you can't stand?'

Miss Manners' Guide to Rearing Perfect Children (1984)

In its natural state, the child tells the literal truth because it is too naive to think of anything else. Blurting out the complete truth is...

In its natural state, the child tells the literal truth because it is too naive to think of anything else. Blurting out the complete truth is...

In its natural state, the child tells the literal truth because it is too naive to think of anything else. Blurting out the complete truth is...

In its natural state, the child tells the literal truth because it is too naive to think of anything else. Blurting out the complete truth is...