The Lies I Tell My Children

I am a really honest person.  I don't tell big lies.  I don't even tell little white lies.  I'm almost honest to fault. When it comes to my kids, I want to be honest, but sometimes the lies just fall out of my mouth.  Santa and the Easter Bunny are the big, obvious lies, but I tell little ones too.  I have my reasons.  Sometimes, I don't feel like dealing with all the questions, and the lie would stop the questions.  Sometimes, the truth is too big for them to hear at this age.  Sometimes, I just don't feel like dealing.

Here are some of the lies I've told my kids:

• No, you can't have Tootsie Pop, those are grown-up suckers.

• I'm so cold (in the grocery store) that I'm going to turn into a Popsicle.

• The police officer was just making sure that Daddy was driving safely.  

• I can't find the movie you want to watch right now.  Or, that movie isn't working right now. 

• You have to wait until Daddy can fix it, I don't know how.

• We don't have the batteries that toy needs.  

• You wouldn't like this kind of candy.

• Oh, this is a gross grown up drink.  You wouldn't like it.

I would love to hear what lies you tell your children, because we all do.  And, I'm sure there will be another edition of this article.