What's the only cloud in your otherwise blue skies today?

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"Let him who is without sin cast the first stone."

Pretty wise words, in my estimation, and a permanent prohibition on stone throwing to boot.

"Those that matter don't care. Those that care don't matter."

Taken together, those young'uns will get by. As for the specific case of the niece and the stealing, honesty, should it come up, feels like the best policy. And I hope that doesn't lead to a conversation that starts with "I have untreated kleptomania." I think it could be overcome, but it will require some uncomfortable candor with an employer who has a more holistic and realistic worldview.

Do you know anyone who hasn't committed any crimes? We all know children who haven't matured to the point of such responsibility; I'm talking about more mature people. I don't. And yet there are people I know that I love, trust, and respect. Don't you think an employer that would disqualify your niece on that small amount of information might otherwise be too strict to thrive under? I don't know, it sounds kind of... unpleasantly narrow-minded.