Magic and lies

Today I did a magic trick for Morgan. I put a poker chip in my mouth, "ate" it, and pulled it from behind her ear. The look on her face was worth more than I can explain. It WAS magic. She begged me to do it over and over and over. She was looking me right in the face and didn't notice that I took the chip out each time and hid it in my hand. She wanted to know the secret and I told her that I would tell her as soon as we showed daddy. (I couldn't tell her without him seeing the face she made.) As Mark watched, she figured it out and held my hands down and told me to do the trick. When she fully realized it was not real, she began crying. Tears welled in her eyes and my heart sank. As we lay in bed, I asked her why she had cried after finding out the secret. She said, "You lied to me all day. Please tell me truth." She started to tear up again as she said that. We talked about how magic isn't real and she concluded that magicians are liars. We made an agreement to be as honest as possible with each other even when it is really hard. We both told each other some things we had been less than honest about. I apologized for my untruths and a few moments later she said, "I forgive you mom." I learned a lot about my daughter today and felt extremely close to her. She is absolutely amazing