We are at a very delicate time in the parent / child relationship.  My son, Deacon, is 8 years old and smart as a whip.  He's starting to apply logic to the whole "...all of the kids in one night..."  business.  He also has a keen understanding of economics and business because he questions the man in red's ability to take chunks of money from big toy companies without some kind of anti-trust suit from the government ensuing.  "And what about international trade deals, dad?"  I told you, he's smart.

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So the conundrum my wife and I face now is this: If we tell Deacon to always tell the truth, how can we continue the charade?  If we value honesty above all other character traits, why do we continue the lie?  Is the fantasy of he who must not be named so important that we violate our own rules?

Make no mistake, I am not sorry for leading my son to believe the myth.  My main concern is how to let him discover it without looking like a pair of hypocrites.  I know he will figure it out eventually, and I am OK with that.  I just don't want him to think that his old man is a liar. My question is this:

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