Good dad rconfession u/46irom1971 have lied to son about manatees for the last 24 years 24 years ago, my 6-year-old son got me a birthday present: It was a mug with a picture of a manatee on it: He got upset when wasn”t sufficiently thrilled with his gift. assured him that | loved it saying that manatees were my favorite animals Since then, manatee themed items have been my default gift from him: Manatee shirts, manatee calendars manatee beer steins, and sO much more. 24 years of manatee items My confession is that manatees are not my favorite animal in the whole wide wiorld. Never have been: Now my deception has reached it’$ zenith: Next year am turning 55 and he is turning 30. For Christmas,my son has booked a trip for the tWo of us to go to Florida to see manatees My son is sO excited for this trip and is everyone in our family about it: my telling