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Anyone else dealing with a pathological/compulsive liar?
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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 429259" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>in my humble opinion--</p><p> </p><p>There is a difference between playing along with a fantasy for fun (like Santa or being in a play or pretending with little kids) and out-and-out lying.</p><p> </p><p>To stop hearing the lies? I have stopped asking the questions...</p><p> </p><p>I just assume that my experience and "Mommy-Instincts" can be trusted. </p><p> </p><p>If I have a feeling that difficult child is trying to plan something that I would not allow (such as sneaking out to a party), I don't even ask her about it. When she says "Can I go around the corner to the dollar store?" I just say NO! I don't say 'I know you're lying about going to the dollar store'....I don't ask for "proof" that she has gone to the dollar store...I don't confront her and try to somehow "catch her' in the lie....</p><p> </p><p>I assume it's a lie...</p><p> </p><p>I say NO.</p><p> </p><p>If I see a bad grade on a report card? I don't ask... I don't need to hear a big, long elaborate story about how the teacher misplaced the homework and besides, EVERYBODY failed the last test and the teacher was so unfair about not letting difficult child re-take it and yadda, yadda, yadda...</p><p> </p><p>I assume she is going to tell me a lie...</p><p> </p><p>so I don't even ask...</p><p> </p><p>I just ground her.</p><p> </p><p>The end.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 429259, member: 6546"] in my humble opinion-- There is a difference between playing along with a fantasy for fun (like Santa or being in a play or pretending with little kids) and out-and-out lying. To stop hearing the lies? I have stopped asking the questions... I just assume that my experience and "Mommy-Instincts" can be trusted. If I have a feeling that difficult child is trying to plan something that I would not allow (such as sneaking out to a party), I don't even ask her about it. When she says "Can I go around the corner to the dollar store?" I just say NO! I don't say 'I know you're lying about going to the dollar store'....I don't ask for "proof" that she has gone to the dollar store...I don't confront her and try to somehow "catch her' in the lie.... I assume it's a lie... I say NO. If I see a bad grade on a report card? I don't ask... I don't need to hear a big, long elaborate story about how the teacher misplaced the homework and besides, EVERYBODY failed the last test and the teacher was so unfair about not letting difficult child re-take it and yadda, yadda, yadda... I assume she is going to tell me a lie... so I don't even ask... I just ground her. The end. [/QUOTE]
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