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Lies We Tell Our Children

If you don’t stop making that face it’ll stay that way.
There’s no more candy.
Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.
You won’t grow if you don’t eat your vegetables.
If you eat the seeds, a watermelon will grow inside you.
That’s hilarious.
Santa won’t come until you go to sleep.
If you watch too much TV, your eyes will fall out.
The bird is just sleeping.
Oh, it’s beautiful!
You won!
You can tell me anything.
I understand.
It’s what’s inside that counts.
There’s no such thing as monsters.
I’ll always be here.

Everything will be okay.

About the Author

Paige Thulin is the awkward product of a maternity nurse and a mortician. She is pursuing degrees in film and English at Grand Valley State University, and she is also an amateur ukulelist.