Comments on: The dilemma of the white lie http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/11/20/the-dilemma-of-the-white-lie/ Denver parenting, with altitude Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:16:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Aimee Greeblemonkey http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/11/20/the-dilemma-of-the-white-lie/#comment-872 Aimee Greeblemonkey Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:43:46 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/11/20/the-dilemma-of-the-white-lie/#comment-872 Oooh, tough one - because we have moved on to dealing with DECLAN's white lies! grrrr! Oooh, tough one – because we have moved on to dealing with DECLAN’s white lies! grrrr!

]]> By: Shannon http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/11/20/the-dilemma-of-the-white-lie/#comment-871 Shannon Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:15:49 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/11/20/the-dilemma-of-the-white-lie/#comment-871 I tell the truth as often as possible and make an effort to just slow down and answer questions the best way I can. If I don't know the answer I am just honest about it and we find out together. I am actually beginning to learn things from my 2 1/2 year old b/c I constantly have to look stuff up i.e. "How many moons does Jupiter have?" Learn something new every day.... I tell the truth as often as possible and make an effort to just slow down and answer questions the best way I can. If I don’t know the answer I am just honest about it and we find out together. I am actually beginning to learn things from my 2 1/2 year old b/c I constantly have to look stuff up i.e. “How many moons does Jupiter have?” Learn something new every day….

]]> By: Catherine Dix http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/11/20/the-dilemma-of-the-white-lie/#comment-870 Catherine Dix Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:45:18 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/11/20/the-dilemma-of-the-white-lie/#comment-870 I keep all their teeth, too, Annie. How can one possibly throw their loinfruit's body parts into the trash with the potato peels and used-up tissues?! It just feels wrong. What great advice, Amber and Lizzy. Thanks for sharing!! I keep all their teeth, too, Annie. How can one possibly throw their loinfruit’s body parts into the trash with the potato peels and used-up tissues?! It just feels wrong.

What great advice, Amber and Lizzy. Thanks for sharing!!

]]> By: Lizzy http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/11/20/the-dilemma-of-the-white-lie/#comment-869 Lizzy Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:11:37 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/11/20/the-dilemma-of-the-white-lie/#comment-869 We have a rule that mommy doesn't have to answer questions when she is driving, changing a diaper, in the bathroom, or in the middle of cooking. Those seem to be the times when I am too busy to explain honest answers so I just don't do it. And if I don't have time to answer a certain question properly I just say, "That is a question you will have to save for daddy." One son (5 yrs old) has found a loophole in my strategy, though. He doesn't ask questions, nope, he just states facts that are seriously wrong and need WAY more mental power to correct than I ever seem to have at any given time. Here is one that almost made me choke last month, "Heavenly Father killed Jesus and that is why we have blood on Easter." Yeeeeeah, count yourself lucky that you only have to worry about explainging the word rental. We have a rule that mommy doesn’t have to answer questions when she is driving, changing a diaper, in the bathroom, or in the middle of cooking. Those seem to be the times when I am too busy to explain honest answers so I just don’t do it. And if I don’t have time to answer a certain question properly I just say, “That is a question you will have to save for daddy.”

One son (5 yrs old) has found a loophole in my strategy, though. He doesn’t ask questions, nope, he just states facts that are seriously wrong and need WAY more mental power to correct than I ever seem to have at any given time. Here is one that almost made me choke last month, “Heavenly Father killed Jesus and that is why we have blood on Easter.” Yeeeeeah, count yourself lucky that you only have to worry about explainging the word rental.

]]> By: Amber Johnson http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/11/20/the-dilemma-of-the-white-lie/#comment-868 Amber Johnson Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:02:48 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/11/20/the-dilemma-of-the-white-lie/#comment-868 Good one, Annie! Oh, I just thought of another one. Haddie is THE WORST TOOTH BRUSHER ON THE EARTH. Our 5-year-old neighbor has been losing her teeth like crazy. One day, Haddie came home and asked if it was because she doesn't brush. I didn't deny it. Good one, Annie! Oh, I just thought of another one. Haddie is THE WORST TOOTH BRUSHER ON THE EARTH. Our 5-year-old neighbor has been losing her teeth like crazy. One day, Haddie came home and asked if it was because she doesn’t brush.

I didn’t deny it.

]]> By: Annie http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/11/20/the-dilemma-of-the-white-lie/#comment-867 Annie Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:46:22 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/11/20/the-dilemma-of-the-white-lie/#comment-867 Mini Me found all the teeth that I had been saving that the Tooth Fairy had supposedly taken. (I know. It's weird. Maybe I'm the only one who saves my kids teeth.) When she asked why I had them, I told her the Tooth Fairy gave them to me, so I can always remember when my children were little. She accepted that answer without having her faith shaken in the Tooth Fairy. Although she is upset that she can't get paid for them again. Mini Me found all the teeth that I had been saving that the Tooth Fairy had supposedly taken. (I know. It’s weird. Maybe I’m the only one who saves my kids teeth.) When she asked why I had them, I told her the Tooth Fairy gave them to me, so I can always remember when my children were little. She accepted that answer without having her faith shaken in the Tooth Fairy. Although she is upset that she can’t get paid for them again.

]]> By: Amber Johnson http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/11/20/the-dilemma-of-the-white-lie/#comment-866 Amber Johnson Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:03:05 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/11/20/the-dilemma-of-the-white-lie/#comment-866 I give my 3-year-old just enough information to keep her happy. You're right: she doesn't need to know the complexities of the word "rental." And sometimes it's just easier to tell her that Lee Ann lives around the corner. :-) I give my 3-year-old just enough information to keep her happy. You’re right: she doesn’t need to know the complexities of the word “rental.” And sometimes it’s just easier to tell her that Lee Ann lives around the corner. :-)

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