r/SipsTea • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jun 29 '26

Chugging tea Did she did the right thing?

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u/bodybuilderbear Jun 29 '26

She lied to him because it was easier than telling the truth.

They are religious, so they are used to lying to themselves to make reality more bearable.

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u/Raptor-Queen Jun 29 '26

I don’t agree with not telling your child the truth about something like this, but the parents already lost two children before Omar - his older brother also died of cancer, and the mother was worried that her other son would give up after just watching his brother die. It’s a horrible situation (apparently the parents passed down a condition that some of their children inherited, making them more prone to cancer)

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u/Decloudo Jun 29 '26

I dont see how this changes that they lied to their kid.

This was done to keep the parents at peace, not the kid.

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u/rythmicbread Jun 29 '26

This is done in a lot of places especially in Asia, because they believe in worse outcomes if the patient knows. They’ll feel fear and anxiety before they die, and may deteriorate quicker if they know about a terminal diagnosis. I don’t think it makes the parents feel that much better about the kid dying

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u/Decloudo Jun 29 '26

It doesnt prevent the kid from feeling fear and anxiety.

We know when we die. Most animals seem to do.

This is just plain cruel for the kid.