Ignorance is Bliss

María Isabel is very fond of her only child Jasmín, and wants to protect her. She wishes to give Jasmín the best childhood she can even with limited resources. One of those resources being money. María Isabel and her family are very short on money much like many of the other families living in that area of Honduras. Nazario narrates, "She carries Jasmín in her arms to the city's central plaza, where children beg with outstretched arms. She takes her into the cathedral, up to the gilded altar. She prays. She asks that Jasmín not get sick, that Enrique stay away from drugs. Then she takes Jasmín for a scoop of ice cream" (Nazario 225). I wonder if Jasmín, even at her young age, realizes their financially situation. Does she only see the ice cream being given to her after a day out with her mother, or does she realize that she is luckier than the children that are forced to beg at the plaza? My question is, if you had a child and were struggling financially, would you make it seem like there was nothing wrong, or tell your child the truth about what is going on so it isn't a surprise later in their life?