Should parents tell kids about their past?

Ratfink (Australia)

My parents never withheld what they got up to. Although there was no sex and drugs, but there was some wild tales from my father. My mother, on the other hand, was far less wild. Both of my parents had high ethical standards. When I have a child I will be the same. Once the child is old enough to handle the truth he or she will hear the plain truth of what I did and why. I for one won't gloss over things and will point out both the good and the bad sides of what I did. Kids deserve to know where they came from and parents should be honest and face up to their past.

A woman with her child