So many of my readers write to me and ask: Oh Mom on Spin, how will will I ever be able to handle my child's teenage years? Will I know when they are drinking. . . or smoking. . . or lying to me about where they are going???
The answers to first two will have to be the subject of future blog posts. . . but as to catching a teenager in a lie? My advice, dear readers, is sometimes just as simple as to . . .LISTEN CAREFULLY . . . for in their rush to get to the party, your darling daughter - or her friends - might very well trip themselves up, and their lies will suddenly become as apparent as the nose on Pinocchio's face.
Take - for instance - my recent conversation with Ponzi. . .
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Ponzi: Is it okay if I sleep at Suzie's house tonight? I'll be back first thing in the morning for Father's Day breakfast.
Me: Suzie's house? Are you really sleeping at Suzie's house? You wouldn't be sleeping at Timmy's or Tommy's house. . . would you?
Ponzi: Mom! Why don't you trust me?
Me Think: (Because I'm your mother, that's why!!!)
But I really answered: Trust? You want me to trust you this time?
Ponzi: Yes Mom. I want you to trust me.
Me: Okay. Suzie's house. You can sleep at Suzie's.
Ponzi: I swear. . . that's where I'll be!
And all was right with the world. . . that was, until Ponzi and Suzie left for their night out. . .
Me: Now, don't forget. . . you have to be home for our Father's Day Breakfast in the morning.
Suzie: Don't worry, Mrs. Mom on Spin. . . . I'll make sure she's home on time. I have to be back home first thing in the morning too . . .
Works every time.
14 comments:
It's real simple to tell when a teen's not telling the truth -- his/her mouth is moving. (Not MY three teens, or course.) :)
PS I call parents of said party or sleepover, so that helps cut down on the blatant lies.
Oops....bet Suzie felt very silly!!! Haven't quite got to that point with my two kiddies yet (2 and 4), but I look forward to trying to outwit them!
So, did you still let her go?
My 14 year old uses the "trust" thing all the time. It's a hard one to get around.
I usually say, "You can do what I ask or you don't have to go at all. Your choice." Not sure how much longer that'll work, though.
LOL! I have done that to myself as a teen. It always sucks to get caught in lies.
You just always hope that your relationship is good enough with your kids they don't feel the need to lie.. but.. this is the real world and we can always have our way.
Oh, that's hilarious! My kids are barely out of the toddler stage and I'm worrying about the teen years.
That's hysterical! I have two teen daughters and I've been very fortunate in that they have not yet tried to do even a fraction of the crap that I pulled at their ages.
However, with that said, I know a lie when I see one, and I think it's hysterical when they look at you with slack-jawed disbelief every time you catch them at it!
I don't need to say it, but you are my hero... Do you have a manual or anything printed? Even if I had a book that said "Mom on Spin" and my kids would instantly know not to even try it, if your mom's been trained and graduated from Mom on Spin bootcamp then you can not from there on out get away with anything...
Unfortunately, some kids are just really good liars, and even the sharpest parents in the world will be fooled.
oh what fun to look forward to!
Impressive! I've always thought it was hilarious the way the siblings will quickly turn on the others. When they are enemies, they are my BEST source of info on each other.
BUST-ED!!!!! LOL! Was I this dumb as a teenager? Probably, but I rather not remember those years.
I always came home. I didn't bother with sleeping over.
LOL; I usually insisted that I get the landline of the parents' house as well as street address if I didn't know it and I told son if I called the number, he better be there; never called the number but he never knew if I was going to or not. for the most part he was pretty good about being somewhat honest about where he was when he was spending nights at people's houses; it was the other things (smoking and drinking) that he had problems with tell the truth about
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