Simply put, parents who are focused on a skill that deals with things that most of society does not engage or understand, will more likely transfer similar behavior to their children.
I guess my kids are doomed, we've brought them up with things like manners and tried to instill the idea that honesty is still the best policy, regardless of whether or not you can get away with something.
The Psychology Today article about lying made me wonder if a dog is lying/deceiving when it buries a bone or a cheetah when it covers its kill?
Shit, isn't that anthropomorphizing?
Now what the fuck am I supposed to do? I probably need an anti-depressant to handle this anxiety disorder.
everything is about deception in nature. You are not far from it.