You can't handle the truth...
On Fee's previous blog regarding the cellmate's thoughts on honesty, Fred Stoeker has the following to say in Every Man's Battle:
"Brenda (my wife) has had four children, and through the years her weight has slid between four different wardrobe sizes... During transitions between sizes, she often hoped to wear something from the smaller-size wardrobe to church. Squeezing into it, she'd ask me, 'Is this too tight?' ... Often it was a close call, and I would have to choose between modifying the truth or hurting her feelings and discouraging her.
"Was it okay for me to modify the truth to avoid this unpleasantness? It's a small thing, after all, and I love her. If I told the truth, it would hurt her feelings, and I don't like to hurt her feelings.
How about it? What would you do? It's all very well and good to say that you'd tell the truth in circumstances like these, but it's real life examples like this one that make you realise how tough some truth can be to tell. Let's pray for courage say what needs to be said and not be caught out muddying truth.
Can you handle the truth?
Yours in Vancouver,
Darren
Over here... its 10:44 PM, October 17. And its getting tres froid.
posted by Darren Hailes @ 1:44 AM
1 Comments:
Hey Darren, I'm taking it from this blog that you would've told this woman the truth pretty much regardless?????? "Yes honey, you're actually too big to fit into that dress comfortably - go for something a size up." MMmmmmmm. . . .I'll be REALLY interested to hear your views on this in 10 or 20 years if you marry!!!
Love
Wendy (who thinks weight is a peculiarly amazing girl thing that maybe blokes never quite "get" - whadda you think Fi???? Nah, you're probably the wrong woman to ask!)
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