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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 12:57 PM Original message |
House of lies: Is fibbing to your kids ever OK? |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. I prefer the more honest approach of actually disciplining my children |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. Colleen Weston needs a smack upside the head |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. The kid is 3. |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. So? My kid never would have tried that when she was three |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I am just saying that most 3 year olds believe what their parents |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. That I agree with...and lying to your kids is bad |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I agree with that. I just didn't agree with the kid being |
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groovedaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 07:49 AM Response to Reply #12 |
69. Just don't feed the beast! And you don't even have to be an ogre about it! |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. She's a moran. And, that kid, if he is still pitching fits at 3 when she says no |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Perhaps... |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. I've known parents who took that route a bit too frequently |
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zingaro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
5. That logic boots Santa, the tooth fairy, and the Easter Bunny too. nt |
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Courtesy Flush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
31. And Jesus! n/t |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 09:54 PM Response to Reply #31 |
42. Please don't insult people of faith. Many DUer's are Christian. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. It's not an insult to believers to correctly identify Jesus as myth. |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 11:19 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Oh yeah, putting him in the same category as the Easter Bunny isn't at all insulting. |
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Courtesy Flush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 10:30 AM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Are you insulting your children |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. The point is Christians don't believe Jesus to be a myth. |
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moriah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 10:47 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Even most non-Christians don't believe Jesus was a myth. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 11:02 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. I kinda thought that too. |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Christians who tell their kids about Jesus AREN'T LYING |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #57 |
64. Considering there ISN'T sufficient evidence that even a mortal Jesus existed... |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 08:49 AM Response to Reply #64 |
71. Yeah, ok. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #55 |
63. And? Their belief doesn't make him any less a myth. |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. Christians don't believe that Jesus is 'fiction'. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 10:35 PM Response to Reply #50 |
62. It's a difference in degree, not kind. Both are mythical creatures. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 08:46 AM Response to Reply #62 |
70. I am pretty sure there is historical evidence that Jesus existed. |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. Never fight with kids |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Exactly |
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regularguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
13. Not that I've never BSed my kids for convenience sake. |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
14. I think that's a very lazy and irresponsible way of dealing with the situation. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 06:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Nothing wrong with a firm 'no' |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
16. I never lied to my kids about Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the tooth Fairy, etc. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Good for you. And from my own experience, I believe that in families |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I'm really conflicted about that. |
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groovedaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 07:12 AM Response to Reply #19 |
51. We just told our kids that it was a fun game to play and part of a story |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 11:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
48. So no gods either? |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
18. I LOVE it! Can't wait to tell my daughter. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
20. I can barely raise my own kids, I'm not going to tell others how to raise theirs. |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
21. HOW is this NOT a flamewar yet?! usually Santa Claus is pretty good bait and it's here.. |
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groovedaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 06:41 PM Response to Reply #21 |
60. A little patience is all that was required! n.t |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #60 |
65. there we go. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
22. This is PRECISELY what tasers were invented for. God gave them to us, people - use them! |
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LaraMN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
23. I just tell my kids "I'm not buying that." |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 11:37 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. I will say, "You don't need that." |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 06:21 AM Response to Original message |
25. A relevant joke... |
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Dr. Strange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Hahahaha... |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
26. There are such things as harmless fibs |
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groovedaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Yeah, but how do kids distinquish between a "little white lie" or a fib |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 02:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. I think that as a parent |
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groovedaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. That's true...consistency is good too. Kids like routine. n.t |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
27. I even hate to lie to kids about Santa Claus. |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
30. Depends on the lie |
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groovedaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. I've had people try to convince me that omission was a form of a lie |
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RedShoes (658 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
33. Tell that to Santa Claus and the Easter bunny. eom |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
35. It depends on the fib... |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
38. How 'bout NO!? |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
39. My kids still believe their dog is out hunting rabbits. |
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NewEnglandGirl (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
40. I think it's okay |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
41. lie lie and lie some more. |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 06:45 AM Response to Reply #41 |
68. Besides, where would our political system be without lying? n.t |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
43. Coward's way out. |
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PaddyBlueEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 11:25 PM Response to Reply #43 |
67. Nah Dude |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
44. I'm not sure I would have fibbed in that situation... |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
45. I don't think I've intentionally told my kids fibs/lies. However, |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
46. Parents seem to think so - Santa, Tooth Fairy, Jesus, Republicans-aren't-evil... |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 08:52 AM Response to Reply #46 |
72. I don't get why someone would compare Jesus and Santa Claus. |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
49. It "surely would have triggered a tantrum", because this idiot |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
52. How to Teach Honesty to Children |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 11:23 PM Response to Reply #52 |
66. sounds like a big pile of pop psych garbage. |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 11:28 AM Response to Reply #66 |
75. "big pile of pop psych garbage" - is that a clinical term? ;-> n.t |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
54. If this kid is throwing tantrums, Mom's previous behavior has taught him that tantrums work. |
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groovedaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
59. I googled "the ethics of lying to children" - interesting stuff |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
73. How else are you going to teach your kids to be skeptics? |
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groovedaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 09:25 AM Response to Reply #73 |
74. If you have children, do they trust you? Skepticism is necessary |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 07:36 AM Response to Reply #74 |
76. Self-deception is one of the more common maladies of mankind! n.t |
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nuxvomica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
77. No! |
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