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> Mom? Are you planning a surprise party for me for my birthday?

How would you feel if you did have a suprise party? / No, but would you like me too? / No, but would that be ok for a future birthday?

What do you think I would tell you if you asked me that and I was planning a surprise party? Or if I wasn't?

You don't have to answer all their questions. Personally, I'd say, no, I don't like surprise parties, so I'm not going to plan one for someone, but for the sake of argument, I'll pretend I might.




You are not actually answering him, because you know that if you are planning a surprise party and you just answered yes, you would have ruined the party.

The truth is that not every lie is a problem.


“If I told you it wouldn’t be a surprise any more, would it?”




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