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<p>OK… I’ll bite. Yes, I would want to know. In fact, I’ve probably taken a not-so-popular stance with my kids and have told them about some less-than-flattering stories of my young adult life that I don’t share with a lot of people - I have done this with the hope that they could recognize that I’ve dealt with some pretty ugly stuff in my life and I wouldn’t relegate them to the dark side of the family if they, too, made some unhealthy choices and/or were in a position to make some difficult choices. Like others have said, I don’t want them to be put in a position of having to lie to me for fear that it might have serious repercussions. Not that some choices might not come with consequences, but I just can’t imagine imposing punitive actions like my own parents would have done with me had I been honest with them. My parents would have disowned me for a number of things I did that they did not know about. I spent much of my late teens and early 20s lying to them for fear of abandonment. So yes, I want them to be honest with me.</p>