This is the look of a
kid who just got busted in an out-and-out lie, yup he thought that no one was
watching as he sneaked it to my tent to steal some candy, he was wrong.
Yes this is the face of a boy who is still lying and is trying to use his cute
blue eyes to convince me (mom) that I did not see what I saw. I don’t
know if it is a parent thing or a just me thing, but I do know when someone is
lying to me. He is just about to realize that lying will get him nowhere,
except into more trouble.
I always tell my
kids how much I hate being lied to; how much it hurts and frustrates me when
they think that I am stupid enough to fall for their lies. Of all the
rules that I have in my home, the one about lying gets broken the most.
Today in class we read
this essay about the different kinds of lies. The author, Stephanie
Ericsson catalogs them in "The
Ways We Lie". This essay has broadened my horizons,
and helped me to see where I have been a hypocrite.
I
have learned that I lie more than I could have ever imagined. I thought I was
an honest person, but in reality, I am an avid user of the white lie.
I
feel like I should be in a meeting of Liars Anonymous
My
Name is Simone and I am a liar?
I
think maybe I am being just a little bit melodramatic, maybe just maybe it is
not all so bad to use a white lie? But who is to say where a white lie ends and
another kind of lie starts.
I
do not have the answer to that question, however I need to say, that got me
thinking and made me more mindful of what comes out of my mouth.
What
has been learned cannot be unlearned!
Simone,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your experience with your son. I really liked the way you related a specific example of the way your son got "busted in-and-out of a lie." This brings back memories of me as a kid doing exactly the same thing, getting caught! I enjoyed this blog. Good job!
Simone, I liked that you included how you use lying and were honest with the reader about it. It makes it more interesting when the reader can reanalyze their own thinking. "Do I lie?" We all lie, but the difference is do we think it's bad or not? White lies, can most defiantly turn into big lies, and so on. One thing always leads to another.
ReplyDeleteJasmine Hood