 where Michael deflated the dreams of his tots by swearing to pay for their education and then not following through. And you hope that those kinds of things don't actually happen in real life, but the reality is, the truth is, we live in a world that is full of broken promises. Sometimes we make promises that we know we can't keep and we're being intentionally deceptive. Other times we think we can keep them and overcommit, but the result is always the same, disappointment and hurt.