The “I Had to Tell Them the Truth” Lie: How Justifying Alienation Destroys Children There’s a growing narrative circulating online, often wrapped in the language of empowerment and “protection.” It says things like: “I had to tell my kids the truth about their father.” “They needed to see who he really was.” “Once they saw it for themselves, they stopped believing him, and trusted me.” At first glance, it sounds like strength. Like a parent breaking silence after enduring ab

It looks innocent enough. It sounds empowering. And it’s shared thousands of times by people who genuinely believe they’re defending children. But beneath the surface, this kind of message is one of the most manipulative and damaging narratives in modern parenting culture. It quietly rewrites what protection means, turning love into leverage, and care into control. The word “protecting” is sacred. It taps directly into our primal instinct to shield children from danger. That’

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Alienation started in my family over 40 years ago. It’s inter-generational and has no gender.