I know that all children go through a lying stage, but it is still one of the most frustrating things we deal with as parents. In over a decade, I am proud to say that none of the kids have successfully lied and gotten out of school until now. I was so angry today that I had to put kids down early for nap so I could calm myself down.
My 4 year old step son is with us 50% of the time. Sunday to Sunday with us, then back to his mom's for the next week. Without going into that situation, suffice it to say that this woman is not intelligent by any means and lets Nicholas do whatever he wants. So, Nick comes back to us each Sunday with an attitude and we have to retrain each week.
Anyway, Nicholas woke up this morning whining (not unusual). He said his tummy hurt and he went downstairs and laid down on the couch. I assumed he must be sick because he does not just lay around in the morning. So, the rest of the kids finish getting ready for school and take off on the bus as normal.
It was not 5 minutes after the bus left that Nick asks me for breakfast. I thought that was odd, but little ones don't understand that eating is not good when you have certain tummy aches. I gave him a couple of saltines and some water and thought nothing of it until he started playing with Brayden. The minute I walked out of the room, he laid down behind the chair and tried to go to sleep.
When I made him get back up so I could talk to him, he got mad at me. I asked him how his tummy felt and he said his tummy was fine, he did not want to go to school because he was tired. Long story short, Nicholas ends up ratting himself out. He was up playing half the night (which explained why the baby kept waking up last night) and he just did not want to go to school.
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