We've raised our children telling them to always be honest.. okay, so they tell white lies about who ate the last ice-cream or who hit who first.. but generally they are open and honest.

DS2 received a Christmas gift he wasn't keen on - he made this pretty clear to the "gifter", asking if they'd swap it. Needless to say I felt extremely embarrassed at his ungrateful behaviour. Later at home I tried explaining about hurting feelings, and being grateful etc. But at the same time I felt like I was telling him to lie.

How would you deal with this?