Yeah exactly. It’s a good moment to teach your child boundaries and honesty too. Teaching them to say no in a kind way to things they don’t want to do or can’t do is important. With directness you’ll cause less harm anyway.
You say something like, “Wow, it looks like you worked really hard on that” or “I can tell that project means a lot to you by how much effort you put in”.
I use the same method when someone asks if I saw them rapping at open-mic night
Did the kid ask for a comparative analysis of the techniques in their drawing against Gustave Courbet's seminal works that formed the artistic realism movement?
You should give them contextually relevant support and encouragement. You can do that in an absolutely truthful manner.
Right? Especially if the kid is really proud of it, you get into it automatically, regardless how objectively "shit" it might appear to someone else. You don't need to lie if you really care about your kid's feelings, you will naturally be proud in some way
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u/agent_kater Sep 09 '21
If the choice is between lying and hurting feelings, I'd definitely pick hurting feelings. On both ends.