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How do you handle lying?
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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 349060" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Dashcat - I don't ask questions anymore. Kinda limits his ability to lie to me. I don't offer advice, I don't make suggestions. That way, he can't say he's already done it or tried it or whatever. He will occasionally toss something out there that is highly suspect in terms of truthfulness, usually something he thinks I want to hear ("hey, Mom, I'm getting my GED" or "I've been filling out applications all week"), but bottom line, I'm much less stressed if I just nod my head and say "that's great, dear" and leave it at that. </p><p></p><p>Would it be nice if he were truthful? Absolutely, especially since in my book, lying is the supreme offense one of my kids can commit. I don't care what they do, just don't lie about it. The consequence will be 100 times worse if I catch them in a lie. </p><p></p><p>I feel absolutely no need to call him on his lies, especially since he doesn't live here anymore. It is so not my problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 349060, member: 8"] Dashcat - I don't ask questions anymore. Kinda limits his ability to lie to me. I don't offer advice, I don't make suggestions. That way, he can't say he's already done it or tried it or whatever. He will occasionally toss something out there that is highly suspect in terms of truthfulness, usually something he thinks I want to hear ("hey, Mom, I'm getting my GED" or "I've been filling out applications all week"), but bottom line, I'm much less stressed if I just nod my head and say "that's great, dear" and leave it at that. Would it be nice if he were truthful? Absolutely, especially since in my book, lying is the supreme offense one of my kids can commit. I don't care what they do, just don't lie about it. The consequence will be 100 times worse if I catch them in a lie. I feel absolutely no need to call him on his lies, especially since he doesn't live here anymore. It is so not my problem. [/QUOTE]
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