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What
circumstance could possibly cause your child to want you to lie for him?
Suppose your child sent you a text message asking for your help. The message
said, “My friend is about to get in trouble for something that’s not his fault.
If his mom calls can you just say…”
There was a
little more to the text message that I received from my son. However there was
still not enough information to help me understand what was happing. My initial
reaction was, does he really think I am
going to lie for him? I just replied to his text with, “…will talk when u
get home.”
I later
found out that the situation stemmed from a misunderstanding and my son’s
friend did not “get in trouble.” Nor was my son asking me to lie for him, but
sometimes test messages can get you in trouble.
So, what
would you do if your child wanted you to lie to help a friend (and it wasn’t
life threatening)? Would you sit your child down and give him a lesson in
morals and integrity?
Angela, it would depend on the circumstance. I don't recall having to flat out lie for one of my kids, but I have had to help "cover" one of their friends in a situation or two. The key here is "life threatening" as you have said, or is the child better off being "covered" or exposed? Good post. :)
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