My mother told me a number of untruths over the years.
This has resulted in a series of epiphanies as time has gone by.
The latest revelation came last year when I was in the faculty lounge at the school where I teach.
(Later...)
I always knew that Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny weren't real. But this was something else.
Oh well. At least I'll always have the chance of an early spring.