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Originally Posted by eskielover
I it always best to be honest with your children......in an age appropriate way of explaining. Finding the easiest yet not complicated way....usually after you get through the first little bit, they are actually satisfied.....they just want an answer. To lay the truthful groundwork is the best.....that way you can build from there rather than having to go back later & explain that what you said before wasnt right or go back & contratict yourself. Children aren't stupid & they know when you are telling them something different later in life than what you told them in the first place.
Worse yet, if later on in school, when everyone else knows the truth & they are sitting there feeling like a fool that they believed the stupid lie their Mom told them. Children remember everything we tell them & believe me......when we feel that our parents lied to us about something when we really found out the truth.....ever finding the trust to believe what your parents tell you in the future isn't easy......
Best to start off on the right foot.
Debbie
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Well I have had three go through my 'lies' and without any damage to me or them lol.....
Three more are growing up with the 'lies' and are very happy children enjoying childhood in the way that suits me.
In fact the twenty year old looks on me fondly for trying to kid them up as children and adds to it with the little ones in the same way as I do which I find endearing....
The eleven year old who now knows the truth would not dream of telling the younger ones the truth !