#21: On a Need-to-Know Basis
As great as it is being a kid, there are so many different things that can happen that have the potential to get you into trouble. Kids are so completely dependent on their parents that whenever something goes wrong, they are at the mercy of their mom and dad. And sometimes, it is just better to lie than to fess up to making a mistake and hear, “I told you so.”
There is nothing quite as intimidating and petrifying as telling your parents that you have broken one of your gadgets. And the worst part is that even though they knew the real reason why their laptop stopped, they had to lie to their parents about the reason, otherwise, they would have gotten into much more trouble…