Yes. My stepmother wouldn't have had me lie but she would have been all over consequences. My T spent a lot of time with me in therapy trying to get my scale of what was "important" and what not better calibrated. Being late because of a forgotten bus pass would have been a major mistake, equal to making a mistake on the job that caused problems for the company. All mistakes were equal and "bad".

However, you also have X number years working and understand how bosses work and how easy/difficult it is for you to find another job if you don't like or get along where you are. There's a lot to be said for age and experience.

I'm glad you told your daughter what you did, I hope she trusts you enough to use it and get that "practice" instead of being anxious and making something else up anyway or not saying anything at all, acting like she hasn't noticed or doesn't care that she's late (like I probably would have done). If someone asked why I was late, I would feign surprise and just casually blame it on the bus being late. Hard to learn responsibility that way.