Lies Parents Tell Their Kids

1. Shoving a cookie/brownie/cake into our mouths behind the refrigerator door.
Yessir I do this.

2. Conveniently losing an annoying toy.
I haven't told her that it was lost, but I have refused to replace the batteries when they ran out.

3. Sneaking some cash from the piggy bank.
Never did that one.

4. Hiding out in the bathroom for some quiet time.
Haven't done this. I just go into my room and lock the door or tell her to go upstairs and not to come down until Mickey/Sofia/Doc is over.

5. Telling the kids the toy/ice cream shop is closed when it isn't.
No. I just tell her we aren't going.

6. Halloween Candy, Easter Baskets, it's all ours.
This year was the first year we went trick-or-treating and she actually said she wanted to share with my husband and me. I'm not big into most of the candy, though, so it's easy for me to not steal it from her. Now, if someone started handing out french fries for Halloween...

7. Telling kids an activity was cancelled because we are too exhausted to go.
Honestly, I don't remember being too exhausted to go to an activity so I guess I really haven't had the opportunity to see if I would do this one yet.

8. Cursing and then deny doing it.
I only remember saying something once in front of her that I shouldn't have said. I told her that I said a bad word and that it was a mistake and she shouldn't say it. She hadn't even noticed I said anything so chalk that one up as making a mountain out of a molehill.

9. Using a fictional character to back us up.
Yeap. We will tell her that Mickey said _________ on his television show or something along those lines when we remember a lesson from one of those shows that pertains to our current situation. Usually works like a charm.

10. Lie about our kids ages to get free or reduced admission.
No.

11. Skip a page or four in a bedtime book to speed things along.
Yes indeed.

12. Feel bored to tears while playing with our kids sometimes.
Thank goodness it's not just me.
 
Nope, none of those. I have let my kinds win at Candy Land a few times.

Here I thought it was going to be stuff like:

"You'll understand when you're older" -- no, you won't. I still don't understand half the crap life throws at me.
"You can do whatever you want to in life!" -- ahhhhahahahaha!
 
1. Shoving a cookie/brownie/cake into our mouths behind the refrigerator door.
Yep.......especially when it's close to dinner or bed time:thumbsup2

2. Conveniently losing an annoying toy.
I've never done this one. :sad2:

3. Sneaking some cash from the piggy bank.
Nope...I've never taken my kids $$:sad2:

4. Hiding out in the bathroom for some quiet time.
I wish.....I never have any privacy :rolleyes:

5. Telling the kids the toy/ice cream shop is closed when it isn't.
I've never done this either:sad2:

6. Halloween Candy, Easter Baskets, it's all ours.
Nope....I'd be as big as a house if I ate all that.:laughing:
They're not big candy eaters - they take what they want and the rest goes to my work.

7. Telling kids an activity was cancelled because we are too exhausted to go.
I don't believe in this at all - I'd never do that :sad2:

8. Cursing and then deny doing it.
When I've cursed I immediately apologized to them for having to hear it.:flower3:

9. Using a fictional character to back us up.
Barney backed us up a lot!!!:rotfl:

10. Lie about our kids ages to get free or reduced admission.
Guilty as charged!!!:blush:

11. Skip a page or four in a bedtime book to speed things along.
Guilty of this too:blush:

12. Feel bored to tears while playing with our kids sometimes.
Just sometimes, especially when DD#2 was going through a Matchbox Car phase:faint:
 


I have never taken money from my kids piggy bank without their knowledge, I have had to ask to borrow $5 for a tip for the pizza guy though.

I've never lied about their ages in order to get a discounted admission price.

I've never told a kid that their activity was cancelled, if I didn't feel like going, I tell them I'm too tired to take them.

I've cursed in front of my kids, and have never denied it.

I'm pretty sure I've done the rest.
 
1. Shoving a cookie/brownie/cake into our mouths behind the refrigerator door.
Yes

2. Conveniently losing an annoying toy.
I don't think so. As far as "looking high and low" when it comes up missing...

3. Sneaking some cash from the piggy bank.
Yes

4. Hiding out in the bathroom for some quiet time.
No

5. Telling the kids the toy/ice cream shop is closed when it isn't.
Nope

6. Halloween Candy, Easter Baskets, it's all ours.
I probably eat more of it than the kids, but I allow them some. The sugar will rot their teeth... mine are already gone. lol

7. Telling kids an activity was cancelled because we are too exhausted to go.
Nope.

8. Cursing and then deny doing it.
I've only said one cuss word around the kids and that's when I sliced my hand open. I think it was 'damn' and I apologized to the kids.

9. Using a fictional character to back us up.
Yes.

10. Lie about our kids ages to get free or reduced admission.
No way.

11. Skip a page or four in a bedtime book to speed things along.
Nope. I might rush, but won't skip.

12. Feel bored to tears while playing with our kids sometimes.
Yes, unfortunately.
 
Last year, we were leaving EPCOT, and DS didn't want to leave, so I told him the park was closed. As we were heading to the exit, we passed Spaceship Earth, and he saw people getting in line. He looked over and I thought I was busted. Instead he looked up and me and said "Mommy, those people must not know that EPCOT is closed!" It was the cutest thing, that I almost felt bad for lying! LOL!!!
 


#12. I guess turn-about is fair play. My DS was almost catatonic a few weeks ago when I guilted him into coming to the garden centre with me for "quality time".:lmao:I'd at least like to think I hid it better while portraying "the blue guy" during countless Power Ranger battles...
 
We took my dd and her friend on a cruise for my dd's 16 birthday. My dd friend was also 16 but looked very young.

I dont remember where we were but on a private excursion my dd's friend was 10 and passed.
 
Helen Malloy said:
I have let my kinds win at Candy Land a few times.
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Jealous! I think I have won Candy Land a total of 2 times since we got the game 2 years ago.
I don't think I really lie to my kids. We have borrowed money from DS #1 when he was a baby. His grandparents gave it to him for college. Yeah will be paying him back many times over!
 
1. Shoving a cookie/brownie/cake into our mouths behind the refrigerator door.
Yep, I've occasionally done this, especially when there's not enough for all 3 kids.

2. Conveniently losing an annoying toy.
No, if I don't like it I just get rid of it.

3. Sneaking some cash from the piggy bank.
People seriously do this? Seems like stealing to me.

4. Hiding out in the bathroom for some quiet time.
Maybe... usually I just tell them to give me some quiet time.

5. Telling the kids the toy/ice cream shop is closed when it isn't.
Never done this. I just say we aren't going.

6. Halloween Candy, Easter Baskets, it's all ours.
Also seems kind of like stealing to me.

7. Telling kids an activity was cancelled because we are too exhausted to go.
Um, no again. That's lying. I'll just tell them the truth.

8. Cursing and then deny doing it.
I don't curse.

9. Using a fictional character to back us up.
It would be weird for us to do this, because we don't watch TV. :) If I told the kids a book character told me something they would think I was insane.

10. Lie about our kids ages to get free or reduced admission.
Never. I actually have a huge problem with this. My sister does it all the time and it drives me crazy.

11. Skip a page or four in a bedtime book to speed things along.
I have done this, for sure.

12. Feel bored to tears while playing with our kids sometimes.
No, but I don't play with my kids. They play with each other or by themselves. I "played" with them when they were babies but was never bored doing that.
 
1. Shoving a cookie/brownie/cake into our mouths behind the refrigerator door.
No. I just wait until they're asleep. I have hidden treats from my kids so that I didn't have share though.

2. Conveniently losing an annoying toy.
Never "lost" one, but we never seem to have that size of battery :)

3. Sneaking some cash from the piggy bank.
The only time I have done this is when I needed change for tolls and didn't have time to stop and get some. I paid it back.

4. Hiding out in the bathroom for some quiet time.
I've actually done this since before I had kids. Something about the steam and the sound of the running shower are very relaxing to me. It's my "thinking place".

5. Telling the kids the toy/ice cream shop is closed when it isn't.
No. We just don't go.

6. Halloween Candy, Easter Baskets, it's all ours.
Not all of it. But there is a "candy tax" that must be paid.

7. Telling kids an activity was cancelled because we are too exhausted to go.
No.

8. Cursing and then deny doing it.
I'm not going to lie. I curse occasionally. I don't even give them an apology or explanation. If they mention it I tell them that they are a grown up, they can say whatever they want.

9. Using a fictional character to back us up.
No.

10. Lie about our kids ages to get free or reduced admission.
No.

11. Skip a page or four in a bedtime book to speed things along.
Yep

12. Feel bored to tears while playing with our kids sometimes.
This is why I am thankful they are twins. They mostly entertain themselves.
 
#3 I've never sneaked money from the piggy bank. I asked to borrow first. (and I pay it back)
#6 Of course I've eaten their candy, but I asked what I could take from their baskets first most of the time. If they were in bed already, I'd be selective and make sure I didn't take their favorites even if it was mine too.
#11 Skipping pages of a book. I've done that, especially remember doing that when reading some of the darker stuff in one of the Harry Potter books. I may have skipped a few pages in some of their children's books too if I needed to get them to sleep and it was taking too long.

The other stuff listed-- never done.
 
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1. Shoving a cookie/brownie/cake into our mouths behind the refrigerator door.
No

2. Conveniently losing an annoying toy.
Not quite but eventually told my son his binky was broken (he only used one particular one)

3. Sneaking some cash from the piggy bank.
Only ever borrowed if it was an emergency but always let them know first

4. Hiding out in the bathroom for some quiet time.
Don't remember ever hiding out

5. Telling the kids the toy/ice cream shop is closed when it isn't.
I'm sure I did

6. Halloween Candy, Easter Baskets, it's all ours.
They share their candy

7. Telling kids an activity was cancelled because we are too exhausted to go.
No

8. Cursing and then deny doing it.
I don't curse.

9. Using a fictional character to back us up.
I remember telling them Santa was watching if they were being naughty

10. Lie about our kids ages to get free or reduced admission.
Never. My kids were always on the big side - not that I'd lie anyway

11. Skip a page or four in a bedtime book to speed things along.
YES

12. Feel bored to tears while playing with our kids sometimes.
Sometimes
 
1. Shoving a cookie/brownie/cake into our mouths behind the refrigerator door.
No, though I would eat it . while they are at school. I wouldn't lie about eating it.

2. Conveniently losing an annoying toy.
No, but I have been known to put it in the outside toy bin so I don't have to hear it in my end house.

3. Sneaking some cash from the piggy bank.
No way. I have borrowed a few dollars when I didn't have cash, but I ask and return it right to them. It is rare because we keep hidden cash in the house but it has happened.

4. Hiding out in the bathroom for some quiet time.
Nope. It wouldn't work anyway.

5. Telling the kids the toy/ice cream shop is closed when it isn't.
No I just say we aren't going.

6. Halloween Candy, Easter Baskets, it's all ours.
We share it goes into a community basket. The night they bring it home and are going through it I ask if I can have something if there is something I really like.

7. Telling kids an activity was cancelled because we are too exhausted to go.
Guilty of this one time. It wasn't because I didn't want to go but because it was 40 and raining and he was just getting over strep. I felt 4 yr old soccer wasn't worth it, but in hindsight I should have been honest, but I admittedly took the easy road. He doesn't know as no one busted me so hopefully no permanent damage was done lol :)

8. Cursing and then deny doing it.
No.

9. Using a fictional character to back us up.
Santa is all that comes to mind.

10. Lie about our kids ages to get free or reduced admission.
Nope

11. Skip a page or four in a bedtime book to speed things along.
Yes

12. Feel bored to tears while playing with our kids sometimes.
Sure. I also get bored doing stuff with DH sometimes. That is life. I love to play board games and arts and crafts though and we do lots of stuff together. Mostly it is fun.
 
When DD and my nephew were very young and my SIL and I wanted to get them out of the park without any crying or tantrums or begging to stay, we would say "Time to go see the turtles!" and they would happily leave the park with no tears or arguments. By the time we got them back to the car and buckled into their car seats, or pushed them home in their strollers, they had totally forgotten about the turtles. There were no turtles. I'm not even sure where the turtle bit came from but it worked for about a year.

My other lies usually involved time. If DD didn't want to leave a playdate or go to bed at bedtime I would tell her she could have 10 more minutes then 1 minute later I would tell her that 10 minutes was up and she would believe me. Or I would tell her it was bedtime an hour earlier than usual if it had been a particularly tiring day and I needed a break. Once she started school and learned to tell time that bit was dead.

Also a lot of her old, cheap, arcade prize stuffed animals are in the attic. In the attic is mom code for I threw it away.

Now that DD is older (12) I can't get away with much! Recently though I did secretly throw away a certain shirt that was way too small for her that she insisted still looked good. It looked ridiculous. I just got tired of having the same argument over and over at least once per week. So far it's been out of sight out of mind and when it eventually does get noticed I will deny all knowledge of where the shirt is. Her closet is so messy that it will take her years to confirm that the shirt is really gone.
 
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