Every Parent Knows The Embarrassment of Their Child Being Way Too Honest

Every parent knows the embarrassment of their child being way too honest. This is a situation that, unfortunately, moms and dads know all too well. Watch the short but hysterical clip to hear this mother create instances that would immediately result in overwhelming embarrassment for every parent if their child were to say these things.

Honesty is the best policy, as it has been said many times. That is true, we should be open and upfront with one another. No one wants to be lied to or even, for the most part, associated with someone who has a problem with the truth. Becoming known as a liar is a deep, long-lasting reputational stain that is hard to remove and overcome.

Now, it’s possible to be completely honest with someone while doing so delicately and with care, and with consideration for their feelings. Simply blurting out the unfiltered truth, without regard for others’ feelings, can do a lot of damage. Often, someone who acts this way, “saying what everyone else is thinking,” does so for shock value or hoping to hurt others intentionally. Much like a known liar, no one wants to be around that type of person.

Children have not developed the ability to be honest with others while using tact and discernment. They say exactly what crops up in their minds, and, as parents know, this can make for extremely awkward and cringeworthy moments in which you wish you could disappear. In a clip posted on YouTube, one mother recreates some of these moments that would be completely embarrassing.

“Ooh, Mom, it smells like moldy towels in here,” she said. “What?”

“Hey, what’s all them bumps on your face?” she added.

“My momma said you can’t stay ‘cause she don’t like you,” she said.

“Aunt Linda, you got a baby in your belly?” she said. “’Cause it looks big.”

Those are only a handful of truly laugh-out-loud comments the woman makes. Hopefully, they are not coming from her personal experience.

Proverbs 22:6 “If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old, he will not be turned away from it.”