We’ve all told a little fib now and then. It’s that kind of white lie that seems harmless at the time, whether you’ve told a friend their haircut looks great when it really doesn’t, or told a kid their broccoli tastes like candy just to get them to eat it. These tiny untruths often feel like a social lubricant, a way to avoid hurt feelings or smooth over awkward situations.
However, white lies can backfire, and today’s Original Poster (OP) shared a story involving his ex-wife and autistic daughter. What started as a well-intentioned break for a burned-out parent turned into a painful lesson about how fragile trust can be when the child involved is autistic and depends on stability and truth to feel safe.
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The author’s ex-wife, feeling burned out, asked him to keep their autistic daughter for a few days so she could go on a vacation, telling the daughter that it was a “work trip”
Some time after the ex-wife returned, the daughter discovered the truth about the vacation, felt betrayed, hid in her room, and called the author to pick her up
The daughter has been staying with him since then, upset and distrustful of the ex-wife, while the ex-wife now demands she return home for routines and therapy
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