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Lydia Patrick & Saffron Otter

Dad tells four-year-old truth about Easter Bunny as lying to kids is 'gaslighting'

A dad told their four-year-old daughter the truth about the Easter Bunny, Santa and the Tooth Fairy - because lying to your kids is "gaslighting".

Mathew Boudreaux, 47, believes honesty to be the best policy when it comes to parenting.

So when their daughter Helena, now nine, started to ask questions five years ago, they answered truthfully.

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