liar, liar pants on fire
Today I was catching up on blogs after being out all day and Howie was playing at the train table behind me. I heard him grunting and turned to see him leaning against the table. He was attempting a nonchalance that told me it was a poop day."Are you pooping?" I asked.
"No-o-OH!" he said looking me straight in the eye.
I heard a few more grunts as soon as I turned back to the computer, so I looked at him with that mom look that says "I know you're not telling the truth." you know, the skeptical one where your chin points down and your eyebrows are raised to your hairline?
"No!" he repeated with an exasperation that told me he couldn't believe I would ask such a question and his mom may well be the dumbest person he's met if I couldn't catch it the first time.
Once again, parenting has taken me by surprise. I can't believe we're to this stage already. I know it's nothing major and kids often try to hide when they go to the bathroom, but that's usually a shy, look at the floor and shake your head kind of denial. This bold face, straight in the eye type has me a bit out of sorts. The high pitch at the end of the first one was the tell tale sign my lies used to carry when I was a teenager. at least, until someone pointed it out to me (and quit acting so surprised, teenagers lie). The tone of the second was so unmistakable, that I would swear it was from the mouth of an 8 year old girl.
Where did this kid come from? I'm so not ready for this parenting a child who talks thing.
posted by Valarie @ 11:25 PM
12 Comments:
Wait. So you're telling me YOUR kid hasn't been completely truthful?!
Heh.
:)
Maybe he thought you said something else. Or maybe he wasn't looking forward to that cold wipe on his bottom. I would understand lying to avoid that.
Perhaps it's because it's not my kid, but that sounds awfully cute to me.
Oh man. My daughter pulls out smart-alecky one liners daily and I am totally shocked by each one. Where does she learn this stuff? The other day she shouted at me in the store, "Mommeeeeeeeeeee! I'm talkin' to you!" Like duh you idiot woman stop shopping at look at me when I speak to you.
I'd be taking him to a juvenile delinquent program right now! :)
wow, bold face lies already? It starts earlier and earlier! I'm afraid what'll come my way!
Poop is to blame for K's lies, too. He is starting to apply dishonesty to other areas of his life, but first and foremost, it's poop. I hate poop. Howie's cute, though. And I never lied as a teen. Nev-ER! ;)
I can't but wonder if the "Howie are pooping?" question might have made him feel guilty, as if he was doing something wrong.
You know, mothers are good at that. Even when we're trying NOT to make our kids feel guilty, they do.
oh, we had the start of Lying at our house too. A bit of irish spring soap fixed it pretty fast. Kyle told me I was poisening our son. I told him I was "saving him" so any anti effects from the soap didnt count. Andrew was 4 though, I dont know how well that would work on your boy lol.
Oh, and I never lied as a teenager. I had my sister do it for me :)
Parenting is so hard sometimes. And sometimes it's like it should be only attempted by professionals. Right we you are going along, happy and pleased with yourself...boom, the kids do something completely unexpected, and throw you off balance.
Seeing how far they can get, exploring their boundaries and pushing them to the limit is what they do. It’s all part of growing up.
My kid lies about poop too. You'd think they'd be excited about getting the crap wiped off their little behind but No.
I don't get it.
I am with Stephanie... I probably did that when I was a kid too...ah the joys of parenting. Good luck!
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