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Ifyoudonx27;tgopotty,thewolfwillcomeandeatyou.Eatyourspinachoryoux27;llnevergrow.Donx27;tlistentothebullies,theyarejustjealousofyou.YourfatherandIaresplittingup,butnothingisgoingtochange.Itx27;sokay.Everythinghappensforareason.Thesearethelittlelieswetellourlittleones.Theseharmlesslittleliesthatmaketheirlittlelivesalittleeasier.Theselittlewhitelies.Weneedtotalkaboutthewaywetalktoourkids.Becausetherex27;sneverbeenaworsetimetohaveacasualrelationshipwiththetruth.Andweknowenoughtoaskforbetter,Becauseyouraisedusbetter.WhendidparentalcontrolbecomeasettleonyouriPad?Youpassontousyourinsecurities,Yourprejudices,yourmorality.Yourweakankles,yourcrookedteeth,Yourfearofspiders,andyourhighcholesterol.Whynotyourtruth?Whynotsayyourtruths?Giveusthebenefitofyourexperience,Whilewex27;restillasking.Ifyouwanttoprotectmefromtheworld,Thenpreparemefortheworld.IwishIhadknownthateverythingwasgoingtochange,ThatIwouldseemyfatheronlyonceayear,ThatIwouldhearmymothersobbinginthebathroom,tryingtobestrongforus.IwishIhadknownthattheywerenx27;tjealous,Thattheydidnx27;tunderstandwhatIwas,ThatIDIDNx27;TunderstandwhatIwas.Butitx27;sokay,becauseeverythinghappensforareason,right?Stopworryingaboutthemedium.Andstartcaringaboutthemessage.Becausetherex27;sneverbeenaneasywaytotellahardtruth.————————————————Dearmom,Therex27;ssomanythingstosay.Ix27;msimultaneouslyoverwhelmedbyhavingtoomuchtosayandnothingtosayatall.Thingsareweird,butthingshavealwayshavebeenweird.Whatweknowisthis:Youhavesurvivedanotheryear.Youmadeit.Weallmadeit.Happybirthday.Loveyou.Kiss,hugs.K-O.Frankie.