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so in discussing visits and about using the prison as a teaching tool, my wife said not to sugar coat it. She said when I bring my daughter, to make a few comments to her how hard you'd think it would be to have a year behind bars. How her mother will be taking orders from others and can't do anything or go anywhere, how she can't spend holidays or her birthday with her family, she will spend them inside a prison cell, how she won't have privacy and how can't do everyday things like use a cell phone and call people
while this seems like a good idea at first, is it possible telling her the reality of it could either make her think even worse of her mother (that she put herself into this situation) or she ends up worrying about her constantly then?
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I can see both sides of this. Telling her those things could very well cause her to either think worse of her mother, or worry about her, but it's really hard to tell how someone might react. I always stand by the fact that honesty is the best policy, though, and ultimately, it may be best to listen to your wife on this one. At her age, she'll find out the truth about what things are really like there at some point, and it could potentially cause issues if you lie to her about it. Let her know that your wife is safe, and while she did make a mistake, she deserves to be forgiven.
I think telling her the truth about things could make her think about her actions in the future, and that could be a huge help as far as keeping her on the right track.
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