Athena Kugblenu
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Podcast Appearances
So I lie to get them to brush their teeth, and it works.
And of course it's a lie.
I'm not going to put the iPad in the bin.
No warranty will give me my money back because my kids are naughty.
and it's my iPad, I think the trick is to ask this question.
Am I lying for my good or for someone else's good?
I wrote a children's book about lies.
I combed history for lies that are well-established as untrue because I wanted to find that line between the kind of lie we tell every day and the kind of lie we'd like to distance ourselves from.
the kind of lie that you might tell a bride when you say, I love the bridesmaid dress you chose.
It's just my color.
But that's a good lie.
It's not about you.
It's about the bride.
She should have the dress that she wants.
Or the kind of lie you tell to the elderly billionaire you're about to marry when you say you love them.
That's a bad lie.
You should not get married for money.
You should get married for a Netflix password.