Have you ever had to tell someone something for their own good that might hurt?

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I like to think of myself as a good friend but unfortunately sometimes being a good friend means being honest even when it hurts. I had two such experiences one was with a relative whose breath was so bad when they spoke in my direction it smelled like I was talking to the back end of a horse. In a case like that it took all the tact I could muster there were a few attempts to relieve the condition but all in all it's right back where it started from. Now this person has a child and the child has the same problem. They can't seem to find a mate that will stick around and I can't help but think that is part of the reason. Then next case scenario was a friend of mines husband made a pass at me. I like to be a peace maker and I did all could to keep it to myself I even denied it to my husband until her child came to me and said the step father came in an tried to get in bed with her and when she screamed he said he thought it was the mother. The mother refused to believe the child and the child asked me to tell the mother what had happened to me so she could see he was not as devoted as the mother thought. With the innocence of her child at stake I told her and boy oh boy you have no idea what a mess that caused. She threatened that if I did not tell my husband she would and all hell broke loose. To make a long story short he tried to kill her and I had to intervene I took the whole family to stay with me in my one bedroom apartment and it was ten of them plus pets and then I had to get my persuader to get him away from my door. So sometimes even with all your efforts it's best to mind your own business no matter what and oh yes after ruining my apartment they got back together until he got caught stealing to feed another woman in the building and her child so all that effort seemed useless.