If your son was a super wealthy multi-millionaire and lived in LA or New York, but he wasn’t famous and wasn’t close to your family members (brothers, nephews, nieces, etc.), would you tell them your son is rich?
Me personally, a lie by omission is still a lie, and hiding and keeping secrets from your family is wrong. I get that the son in this scenario could keep his wealth private from his extended family members if their situation is like mine—I only see my family, like my uncle and cousins, once a year, and that’s it, and we barely talk on the phone or social media. I don’t even follow them. But if my son got wealthy somehow, it would be morally wrong not to tell them.
A lie by omission is when you only tell part of something and leave out a relevant piece of information that changes the context of the rest of it.
No saying anything is not that.
Don’t spread other people’s business around.
No, because it’s not my information to share.
Me personally, a lie by omission is still a lie
We know, your post history of this account and your previous ones were all about you and your lack of discretion.
How can it be morally wrong to just shut the fuck up?
If your son has $500 Million dollars and lives in a mansion in Bel Air with staff ect I think not saying anything to your family is wrong.
Sounds like your hypothetical son should be on guard around you tbh.
Is this about your cousin again? Why does it bother you so much that nobody told you about his success?
Personally, if my son owned a business and became a millionaire, I would feel like I’m bragging about it every time I mentioned it. Although I do enjoy bragging about my son, I wouldn’t want a relative telling me how much more successful my cousin was compared to me. I wouldn’t want to be that person.
You said you rarely talk to these people, so why would you expect them to go out of their way to tell you any of these things? Have you told all of them about all of your accomplishments?
I think that is your son’s decision and it should be respected, even if you disagree with it.
Should it ever become public, your family should also understand that you were respecting your son’s decisions.
Sounds like a recipe for familial homicide.
I don’t have any other family members aside from my mother. I don’t have a son either…
