Better to cry straight away

When my parents need to tell me something they feel is hard, they're always really careful.
They make it sound like it's no big thing at all.
They might say: "It's nothing bad, it will be fine, you don't have to worry."
Of course then I get really worried.
If it's nothing bad, then I why do they need to say that?
I think you should say things straight out.
I know myself how it feels when there's something going on.
There's nothing you can do to change it anyways.
I prefer that to finding out after a few years.
I would rather cry straight away than cry later.

/Mary, 12 years old