I have this allergy to sugar coating 🍩
By Stephanie Khalikyar · September 12, 2026 · Curated by George's Blog
I have this allergy to sugar coating 🍩
My daughter’s school asked everyone to dress in American flag colors for today… which opens the door to “why”.
I didn’t sugar coat what 9/11 is about to my 5 year old this morning. I told her the highlights and how old I was when it happened, and how today is a day to give respect to those we lost and those who helped.
She acknowledged that it was sad and so mean for someone to do.
But it left me feeling like my lack of sugar coating real life is going to either make her scared of everything (like flying now, which we do a lot of) or utterly bullet proof as an adult.
How do you balance the truth of real life and the protection of their innocence ?