AN honest dad has spent nearly a year not telling porkies — almost.

Now he hopes a book about his experiences will bring home the bacon.

Cathal Morrow is free to unleash whoppers come February 21 when his year-long truth vigil ends, but he reckons being totally honest is the way forward.

The 43-year-old Swansea graduate admits it's been tricky to maintain his resolve with the finishing line so close, and with two young kids who can blame him.

Truth be told, three little porkies have slipped the net since he began his quest.

He told his older son that Father Christmas lived in the North Pole, and deceived his younger son when he badgered him to watch a clip of the Jungle Book film on the family computer.

"I was in a mad panic, so I said the computer was broken," said Mr Morrow, who lives in Madrid with wife Patricia and their two boys Borja, aged four, and Elkin, aged two.

Mr Morrow also dodged the truth when a Spanish copper hit him with a driving fine.

"I did this U-turn, and a policeman came up on his motorbike," said Mr Morrow, who speaks Spanish. "He told me it was illegal, and noticed that my wife didn't have her seatbelt on. It was a 120 euro fine.

"I just gave him a dumb English look, and he let me off! But I did feel bad, because it was dishonest."

Mr Morrow added that there had been the odd delicate moment with his beloved.

"My wife will say, 'Does my bum look big in this?' I will say, 'Yes it does — but I love your big bum'."

Mr Morrow has had a fascination with truth for years. His new book, The Complete Kant, takes its name from German philosopher Immanuel Kant, who believed lying was always morally wrong.

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