"Doug" wrote in message
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My 6 year old thought the guy in the tower is NAMED Roger :-) (Probably
has something to do with the fact thats what I told her). She has since
grown up not believing everything I tell her.

My daughter grew up believing almost anything someone told her, and
therefore was at times, very gullible.

I sat off on a mission of curing that problem, and working on a sense of
humor, too. For the longest time, I NEVER gave her the right answer the
first time. When pressed, I would tell the truth, but not until she asked.

It took a period of time for her to start to catch on, and then, I would
only lie to her on the first try, sometimes. She then would have to listen
and question what she was hearing, and decide if it was the truth, or not.

It was a lot of fun, and led to some very humorous situations, but as a
result, she is a quick thinker, and very astute judge of the truth, and of
character. I highly advise a try of your own on this, if you have an
unquestioning youngster.
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Jim in NC