Truth Is Your Biggest Weakness

I'm not politically correct and I can't apologize about the truth, it wouldn't be authentic. There's nothing but love behind my words although I've hurt peoples' feelings on more than one occasion. 

Now that we've gotten that out of the way let me tell you a little story: I was at an event and the closest seat to me was in the middle of the row. I politely excused myself as I made my way in; ladies moved their legs and men stood up to allow me to pass. I sat next to a little girl, maybe 7 years old. She looked at me a couple times as if she was trying to remember where we met before...she was cute. After the event, we were all socializing and I was trying to make my way through the crowd and there I was passing by this little girl and her mother (again). Finally as we were leaving, I was right next to them and the the little girl poked me on the butt (it must have mystified her) and said, "Your butt is big".
Her mother, who was a size zero, nearly fainted and apologized profusely! Everyone within 3 feet of us heard the exchange and I bent down to pick my face up from off the floor! While I was down there, I heard the mother scolding the little girl, harshly! 
I went over and told the mom to stop, her daughter did nothing wrong. She made an observation, she even got a closer look and after careful calculations, she stated her discovery. I bent down and got eye level with the little girl and told her she did nothing wrong...my butt is big! I told her to always tell the truth and to always say what's on her heart...it was such a Lifetime moment!
So here's the thing. I could have been glad the mother taught her child (who was actually a little chubby) a lesson on respecting elders and being seen instead of heard. Or I could have drowned in embarrassment and patch up my bruised ego over chocolate chip cookies. I'm so glad I chose differently...and you can too!
If you're hiding from the truth then the reality is you're living a lie (IJS)! The truth really does set you free...free to discover, grow and heal. No it doesn't always feel good but when you deal with it, there's rainbows and pixie dust on the other side! Trust me...that little girl taught me the best lesson (not that one, my butt's still big)... always tell the truth and say what's on my heart; the truth may hurt but it's revelation is soo necessary!