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<blockquote data-quote="aninom" data-source="post: 324733" data-attributes="member: 8513"><p>It could also be that she is nursing a daydream about, say, having friends: making an outsider, or her parents, believe this is reality makes the dream a bit more realistic - and there is a pleasure in that. When I was a kid (eight, nine?) I used to tell the other kids my parents were very strict, when in fact they had no control at all over the difficult child sister. A part of me felt a sad kind of happiness at having someone believe this alternate reality, thus bolstering the vitality of the daydream.</p><p> </p><p>Another thought I have about lying is that it is about having absolute control over others', and what information others have about you. I think with my sister she enjoys us not knowing, or us knowing wrong - it gives her a sense of control to make us believe about her and reality in general whatever she wishes us to, knowing she is the only one that has control over the truth.</p><p> </p><p>Great topic! I don't think your daughters' lying is malevolent. She seems a bit lonely, probably because of her conduct issues. Hopefully she'll grow out of this and be just fine - I really don't think this is too unusual a behavior. How old is she?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aninom, post: 324733, member: 8513"] It could also be that she is nursing a daydream about, say, having friends: making an outsider, or her parents, believe this is reality makes the dream a bit more realistic - and there is a pleasure in that. When I was a kid (eight, nine?) I used to tell the other kids my parents were very strict, when in fact they had no control at all over the difficult child sister. A part of me felt a sad kind of happiness at having someone believe this alternate reality, thus bolstering the vitality of the daydream. Another thought I have about lying is that it is about having absolute control over others', and what information others have about you. I think with my sister she enjoys us not knowing, or us knowing wrong - it gives her a sense of control to make us believe about her and reality in general whatever she wishes us to, knowing she is the only one that has control over the truth. Great topic! I don't think your daughters' lying is malevolent. She seems a bit lonely, probably because of her conduct issues. Hopefully she'll grow out of this and be just fine - I really don't think this is too unusual a behavior. How old is she? [/QUOTE]
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