So last Sunday my kids all had lessons on the consequences of lying. Deonna even gave us a lesson on lying for Family Night. But...guess what has happened since...you guessed it. It seems they can not tell the truth to save their lives.
Lies about doing their chores, lies about stealing cookies (with crumbs on their face), lies about eating someone else's candy, lies about brushing their teeth, lies about hitting each other, lies about eating their food all gone when there is food still left on their plate, lies about going outside with socks on and pretty much lies about EVERYTHING! If I dared to ask them a simple question...they dared to make up a lie.
The best part...I KNOW when they are lying and so I give them at least one additional chance to tell the truth before I point out the reason I know what the truth is. I have had to spank all three of my younger kids this week...even within the last 24 hours as well as ground Robel from any friend time for a week.
I am so sick to death of lies! I don't even want to look at my kids right now. It makes me sick that they feel they should or can lie to me! I am completely venting in hopes that a blog will correct their very bad behavior. From now on I may ask their teachers to please send them to me when they are teaching them not to lie as all it did was spur my good kids into lying. What?! Any good advise...I just can't spank them anymore!
I do keep chinese hot sauce on hand...perhaps time to pull it out for the liars mouths? I'd love some good advise!
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Blog post rants are, unfortunately, not known to cause miraculous change. This too shall pass. :)
ReplyDeleteWhen Joel was about 7, my mom got tired of him lying to her about anything and everything, so she turned the tables on him. Her plan was to lie to him about everything she could for two days. She told him that she was going to take him to McDonald's after school for ice cream, but when she picked him up they went home instead. When he asked her why, she said, "Oh, I lied." Very nonchalant, as though lying were just part of life and he should get used to it. She told him he could stay up late and then made him go to bed on time. Oops - lied again... Made his favorite dinner - lie. Terry was coming over to play - lie. This only went on for one day because she couldn't take it anymore - breaking his heart over and over. But it worked. He didn't lie anymore. Well, not for a long while anyway. Teenagers will be teenagers after all.
Bethany, I like that idea! Mindy, unfortunatly I too have been under fire from lying, and I too have tried everything I can think of from spanking, chili powder, extra chores, time outs, to grounding, the list goes on. For me, nothing has worked (yet). So thanks Bethany for the idea, I'm gonna use it.
ReplyDeleteI like the lie to them idea, every time they lie to you, tell them a lie that will hurt their feelings! That would have done me in. But I'd rather die than lie, just never was in my spirit to lie.
ReplyDeleteHopefully it is a stage and it will pass, but Bethany has the BEST idea!
Mindy, you are a bloggin fool Love love love it!
Beats me. I have however told my kids I don't trust them. When they act all surprised I just ask them if they lie to me. They usually have nothing to say. I tell them that if they would like my trust then don't lie to me. Over a long time it has helped. I haven't found anything to help the short term lying though.
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