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Believing your kid (when you know they are lying)
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<blockquote data-quote="dashcat" data-source="post: 393534" data-attributes="member: 9175"><p>Wow. I have never encountered anyone in the real world who has had to deal with this, and here are a bunch of folks who can relate, understand, and even offer advice. The kind of advice I've received in real life are things like "well, you have to confront her ... impose CONSEQUENCES (yeah, right)" "all kids lie" (not like this) or my favorite "I wouldn't STAND for that" (as if I do?).</p><p> </p><p>Like many of you, I've stopped asking questions where a lie would be likely. Also like many of you, I've felt guilty when I haven't believed her in the few times she was telling the truth and I thought she was lying. </p><p> </p><p>It's hard. </p><p> </p><p>When she was younger, I would confront her - I would point out the number of times she lost a friendship or a privilege due to lying ... but now, it's hers to own. She will have to face the consequences in ther real world. </p><p> </p><p>I've given up on the idea that she'll "outgrow" it, but I do pray that she'll recognize how toxic her lying is and seek help.</p><p> </p><p>I'm sorry you're all going through this, but it is comforting to know that I'm not alone and that I'm not insane.</p><p> </p><p>Dash</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dashcat, post: 393534, member: 9175"] Wow. I have never encountered anyone in the real world who has had to deal with this, and here are a bunch of folks who can relate, understand, and even offer advice. The kind of advice I've received in real life are things like "well, you have to confront her ... impose CONSEQUENCES (yeah, right)" "all kids lie" (not like this) or my favorite "I wouldn't STAND for that" (as if I do?). Like many of you, I've stopped asking questions where a lie would be likely. Also like many of you, I've felt guilty when I haven't believed her in the few times she was telling the truth and I thought she was lying. It's hard. When she was younger, I would confront her - I would point out the number of times she lost a friendship or a privilege due to lying ... but now, it's hers to own. She will have to face the consequences in ther real world. I've given up on the idea that she'll "outgrow" it, but I do pray that she'll recognize how toxic her lying is and seek help. I'm sorry you're all going through this, but it is comforting to know that I'm not alone and that I'm not insane. Dash [/QUOTE]
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