I Appreciate Honesty

I don't know... it seems like a trick. When someone says, "...you won't get in as much trouble..." you tend to realize you've been busted and so you start assessing the trouble you are in. You think: "I don't want to get into trouble." You hear: "I won't get into trouble." You act: "Let me be honest; here's what happened..." You find out: What was actually "promised" and you neglected to realize was, "... in as MUCH trouble..." which turns out to, you can still get into a substantial amount of trouble that may be subjectively less than what could have happened, but is entirely in the judgment of the authority figure. The rest of the story: More than likely, the "truth seeker" was only working off of a hunch and didn't have any concrete facts in the first place.

That was my parent's way too. If I admitted I messed up before someone else told them it was generally a lot easier than waiting for them to find out.

I think we've all heard the story of George Washington and the cherry tree. It's a very sweet story. ❤️

I see your point of view MP. When I last used that line I already knew what happened before I asked. It was a chance to be honest for him and he was honest in this case.