Yes It's True...Your Kids Lie

All kids lie.  If you don't believe that, then you're an idiot and your head is buried so far in the sand that your brain is oxygen deprived.  Hey, I'm the first to admit my girls lied when they were growing up.  My son is still a work in progress but he is certainly carrying on his sisters' traditions with just as much flair. 

Oh yeah, I know, your precious little darlings would never lie to you because you are raising them with an "open line of communication."  Oh, and they tell you about EVERYTHING they are doing and EVERYONE they hang out with.  HAHAHAHAHA.. you are so gullible.  Look, the fact is that for every one thing your kids tell you that they are doing, there are ten things they're not telling you about.  So why not have some fun with it.  Catch'em.

My absolute favorite "gotcha" story is about our oldest.  She was 13 and had been invited to spend the night with a friend.  They were going to the movies to see "Meet Joe Black" which was rated PG-13.  At least that was the story.  So the weekend goes by without a hitch.  On Tuesday, my husband is checking the pockets of my daughter's jeans when he comes across a movie ticket stub.  And guess what.... it ain't for Meet Joe Black.  Yup, it's for an R rated movie of which I cannot remember the name.  But that's irrelevant.  The rule in our house was no R-rated movies.  Period. 

Oh, baby, this was gonna' be fun.  I was so excited, I was giddy.  That night, after all of the softball practice, cheerleading practice and soccer practice, we sat down at the table to eat dinner.  About half way through the meal, my husband asked my daughter how the movie was Saturday night.  OK, now this girl is good....but not that good.  She starts reeling off the trailer of Meet Joe Black.  So I say, "Yes, we know all of that, but why did Brad Pitt's character hang around with Anthony Hopkins's character."  She stuttered a bit and then my husband goes in for the kill.  "Well maybe you can't answer because you didn't see Meet Joe Black..you saw (and he said the name of the R movie) instead." And he pulled out the movie ticket stub.

Ha....GOTCHA'.  You could have bought her for a nickel.  She was speechless for about 30 seconds.  Then she put down her fork, looked at both of us and said, "I'll be in my room.  Just let me know how long I'm grounded.  I'd like to go ahead and get it over with." 

She was grounded for a week.

AAAHHHH....Victory is sweet.

Lisa