When I was a kid I lied a lot. I took change out my moms purse and my dad's night stand. I would sneak different clothes to school to change into sometimes and put on a wee bit of make up. I remember lying about going to a movie in Bangkok with a friend of mine. It was fun for a while but then the guilt overcame me and I had an episode of True Confessions with my mother. I would also lie at boarding school and hang out with the sailors that were in port (CRAZY!) Some lies were bigger than others. Little lies were my forte when I was little- but I soon developed a healthy fear of consequences. In university, one day, sitting around with friends, I was asked why I didn't do anything "bad"...at 18 my honest answer was "cause I would get in trouble". Why I lied as a little kid? No idea. It's not like I had anything really big and awful to hide or needed something and lying was a way to get it. I learned, growing up, that lying was bad and had to work hard to put the habit to rest. Lying is on my mind lots cause I have little kids...one little kid in particular that has my identical genes and is trying out the whole lying game. Mikka says them lots...little ones here or there...a dream she made up, an encounter or experience she had....maybe a tad bit of truth mixed in...or is it her perception? Who knows...all I know is lying happens in my house. Kamrin, well, again, is like Kara and doesn't lie. She will try and then give up mid sentence - it's pretty funny to watch. Or she'll start with a story and embellish it and then go back and say, "well, it probably wasn't EXACTLY like that." What I love most about being their mom is reading their body language when they are in a lie or about to do one. I can read it a mile away. I am sure my parents saw it in me too and probably laughed behind closed doors at my silliness. The other day Mikka was in the tub with Luci - they love to play in the tub together with their barbies and elastics and soap - doing the dolls hair. I bought the girls some nice kid shampoo - not the cheap stuff - and always tell the girls to use just a little. I am a big fan of freaking out on the rest of the family when they use too much shampoo (just ask Darren, the king of using too much shampoo).
When I was a kid I lied a lot. I took change out my moms purse and my dad's night stand. I would sneak different clothes to school to change into sometimes and put on a wee bit of make up. I remember lying about going to a movie in Bangkok with a friend of mine. It was fun for a while but then the guilt overcame me and I had an episode of True Confessions with my mother. I would also lie at boarding school and hang out with the sailors that were in port (CRAZY!) Some lies were bigger than others. Little lies were my forte when I was little- but I soon developed a healthy fear of consequences. In university, one day, sitting around with friends, I was asked why I didn't do anything "bad"...at 18 my honest answer was "cause I would get in trouble". Why I lied as a little kid? No idea. It's not like I had anything really big and awful to hide or needed something and lying was a way to get it. I learned, growing up, that lying was bad and had to work hard to put the habit to rest. Lying is on my mind lots cause I have little kids...one little kid in particular that has my identical genes and is trying out the whole lying game. Mikka says them lots...little ones here or there...a dream she made up, an encounter or experience she had....maybe a tad bit of truth mixed in...or is it her perception? Who knows...all I know is lying happens in my house. Kamrin, well, again, is like Kara and doesn't lie. She will try and then give up mid sentence - it's pretty funny to watch. Or she'll start with a story and embellish it and then go back and say, "well, it probably wasn't EXACTLY like that." What I love most about being their mom is reading their body language when they are in a lie or about to do one. I can read it a mile away. I am sure my parents saw it in me too and probably laughed behind closed doors at my silliness. The other day Mikka was in the tub with Luci - they love to play in the tub together with their barbies and elastics and soap - doing the dolls hair. I bought the girls some nice kid shampoo - not the cheap stuff - and always tell the girls to use just a little. I am a big fan of freaking out on the rest of the family when they use too much shampoo (just ask Darren, the king of using too much shampoo).
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