A Small White Lie to My Grandchildren

Well, I have to admit, there was this one time when my grandkids asked me about how many emails I sent last week. Now, I pride myself on being an active and connected member of our family group chat, but the truth is that I've been a bit preoccupied with a book series that has completely absorbed all my attention. So instead of admitting to them that I hadn't checked my email much at all, for fear they would think I was out of touch or not caring enough, I told them I had sent dozens of messages, carefully choosing words like 'catching up' and 'staying in the loop.' It was a harmless fib, but as soon as I saw their happy smiles, I couldn't help feeling slightly guilty about it. After all, honesty is so important to me, even when it's just a silly little detail about my email habits.