Somewhere along the way, most of us learned that it's safer to hide a mistake than to admit one — even to the people who love us most.

Rahul brings the lens of a parent constantly tempted to correct first and connect second. Van brings the lens of someone who has been on both sides of that dynamic, at home and in her own moments of hiding the truth.

They walk through what actually happens in the moment someone chooses honesty over hiding, why consistency matters more than we think, and what it looks like to become the kind of person others don't have to be afraid to come to. There's a story in here about a ten-cent paper bag that says more about trust than most conversations about trust ever do.

If you've ever wondered why it's so hard to just tell someone the truth, this one's for you.

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