Hmmmmm... other than the "usual"... Santa, the Easter Bunny & the Tooth Fairy (the "Tooth Fairy" didn't last long 'cause "Tooth Fairy" money was hard to come by), no other lies were offered.
And, frankly, I didn't mind those "little white lies" since they made "my world" (at the beginning and during World War II) a lot more "livable" because it gave me something which to believe in that was above & beyond the "normal" struggles-of-life like the "war".
Compared to "now", children lived in a "make-believe world" back then. We never heard of any "drugs" other than aspirin... and if there were child molesters, we didn't know it or fear them... we only knew of "goblins & ghosts & witches".
Halloween was a REAL happening and a true "holiday" to us... and while we KNEW there WERE "goblins, ghosts & witches", we weren't afraid because, in our hearts, we knew we didn't really have to be afraid, but I never knew WHY I felt that way... and I still don't know why.
We also knew we could EAT all the home-made Halloween candy and popcorn balls that people gave us without putting them through an x-ray machine 'cause... back then... no one tried to poison innocent, little kids or put broken glass or steel needles in their Halloween candy.
And lots of people made their own Halloween "treats" since a candy bar cost a nickel... and that was a fair amount of money when lamb chops cost 39¢ a pound and a big loaf of good bread was all of 8¢ each. So "home-made" candy and popcorn balls were the "norm" in a lot of neighborhoods.
Yeah... the contrast was/is STARTLING...! :cry:
Oppppssss... I am digressing... sorry 'bout that. :roll:
Strength & Honor...
Ron T.