Thought of the day
Last week on the blog, I shared this meme:
And Kathy G commented, "Oh, the lies I told when my kids were young!"
When I’d ask him about his brushing habits, his response was always a less-than-convincing “yes.” Sensing his fib, I’d casually mention that I was going to swab his cheek and send it off to the FBI lab.
The agents there would let me know if he had really brushed his teeth.
You could practically see the gears turning in Kyle’s head as he processed this information. His expression grew serious, and with a determined nod, he’d announce, “I’ll be right back!” Moments later, I’d hear the bathroom light flick on, the door close, and the sound of water running—my little buddy making sure he didn’t get busted by the FBI!
Did you remember any of the little white lies you told little kids?
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Meme dump
I will persevere.
I will keep moving forward.
I will be the stream.
That is funny! I used to tell my daughter that kids who ate their vegetables got presents from the Tooth Fairy not just a quarter. She ate her vegetables one night when her tooth fell out and the next morning she found a small baby doll under her pillow. Guess who had to make sure there were unopened toys in a box in the closet just in case another tooth fell out? Yeah, me. That was funny. I couldn't just put a dollar under her pillow anymore. Who knew the kid would grow to like vegetables?
ReplyDeleteThat is an excellent way to get them to eat their veggies. Nicely done, Mary.
DeleteMy father would ask us the tooth brushing question and my little brother would always say he had brushed when he hadn't so my Dad checked the toothbrush; dry as a bone.
ReplyDeleteFrom then on my brother would go into the bathroom, squeeze a little toothpaste on the brush and run it under water then wipe it on his hands. He would then put the brush back and wash his hands.
It never occurred to him that he was doing MORE work than brushing alone.
Kids.
Kids do the darnedest things.
DeleteI did a lot of bribing when they were younger. "I'll give a dollar to the one who can go the longest without speaking."
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather used to run a filling station and gave out those old fashioned flat plastic windshield scrapers with the name of his station on them as souvenirs. I keep one in each of my car, not to scrape ice from the windshields but to poke french fries and phones out from the crack between the seat and the console.
Grandfather for the win. Bribing is a good one too.
DeleteOh, I think of all the injuries to my hand trying to reach into that gap....
ReplyDeleteI am with you, Kelly.
DeleteYour post sent ME on a hazy trip down memory lane. In elementary school every year we would get a promotional bag that had a toothbrush and a package of green tablets. The idea was that after you chewed the tablets your teeth would turn green where there was plaque on them.
ReplyDeleteI remember those tablets. Except I think ours were red.
DeleteI honestly don't remember although I'm sure I did. But then if they asked me if that was the truth, I couldn't compound the little white lie.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I know of you, Margaret, that makes sense.
Delete"FBI lab", that the best! When Faith was little we always had a lot of ice-cream trucks driving around the neighborhood. One day she finally asked me what they were; "Oh, they're just little trucks that drive around and play music." I don't think we ever bought any ice cream!
ReplyDeleteThat is a good one, kden.
DeleteOh, I hope you get some grand lies. I asked the dentist to tell my granddaughter her first cavity was from not brushing. He was horrified. They don't do this to children these days.
ReplyDeleteGet with the program, dentists!!
DeleteMy kids love to bring up how I would tell them we couldn't afford to order a pizza every weekend. I mean, it was partially true! It seemed like too much money to spend every week.
ReplyDeleteI only lied about the usual things - Santa, tooth fairy, Easter Bunny. I have a hard time lying, which made it hard when I had to start what they call "therapeutic lying" to my mother with dementia. It's completely different from lying to kids but I wish I'd had more practice at it - lol
ReplyDeleteMay I just add that my kids lied to me, which I didn't find out until much later! And your FBI lie was genius!!
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