Secrets vs. Surprises

𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗩𝗦. 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗦

☑️ To help explain this in an age-appropriate way, you can describe surprises as something that make people happy!

☑️ Surprises are something fun that we want people to find out!

☑️ Knowing about a surprise is exciting, not uncomfortable.

❌ Secrets exclude people.

❌ If those people found out, they might be upset or angry.

❌ Secrets can make you feel sad, scared and confused.

𝙳𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚎𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚗𝚟𝚒𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚊𝚏𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚗!

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