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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 324798" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>Well, I have to say that this thread got a whole lot more serious than I thought it would...</p><p> </p><p>I expected to hear a few "lighthearted" ideas about some of the outrageous stories so many of us have heard from our difficult children over the years...</p><p> </p><p>Instead, this has actually helped confirm in my own mind that this kind of constant lying and misrepresentation is a symptom of an underlying mental illness.</p><p> </p><p>I have been taken in waaaayyyy too long by difficult child's stories and each time I have gotten burned I have felt so stupid. How could I not know it was a lie???</p><p> </p><p>And of course, none of our therapists or docs have considered lying any more than "typical teen"....</p><p> </p><p>Sometimes, we as parents have even been blamed for the lying--as in "You know, if you made it "safer" to talk to you....difficult child lies because she's so anxious for your approval....difficult child lies because you didn't build a good relationship...." etc etc etc</p><p> </p><p>I am grateful that our therapist is beginning to understand the extant of the lying...</p><p> </p><p>Hopefully, it will lead to proper treatment.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks everyone, for your input!</p><p> </p><p>--DaisyFace</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 324798, member: 6546"] Well, I have to say that this thread got a whole lot more serious than I thought it would... I expected to hear a few "lighthearted" ideas about some of the outrageous stories so many of us have heard from our difficult children over the years... Instead, this has actually helped confirm in my own mind that this kind of constant lying and misrepresentation is a symptom of an underlying mental illness. I have been taken in waaaayyyy too long by difficult child's stories and each time I have gotten burned I have felt so stupid. How could I not know it was a lie??? And of course, none of our therapists or docs have considered lying any more than "typical teen".... Sometimes, we as parents have even been blamed for the lying--as in "You know, if you made it "safer" to talk to you....difficult child lies because she's so anxious for your approval....difficult child lies because you didn't build a good relationship...." etc etc etc I am grateful that our therapist is beginning to understand the extant of the lying... Hopefully, it will lead to proper treatment. Thanks everyone, for your input! --DaisyFace [/QUOTE]
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