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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?

-Judith Martin

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In Its Natural State, The Child Tells

Judith Martin

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?

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