Yesterday morning:
Me: "Oh, no your finger is bleeding. Have you been biting your nails again?"
James: "No, Emma came in at night and bit me."
This morning:
Me: "Oh, no you're wet."
James: "No, Emma came in at night and pee on me."
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Tall tales, Emma-blaming, and lying are supposedly, for his age, "a sign of intelligence", but it's so tiring and frustrating. I'm reading the articles* and trying not to get too worked up. Paul's take got me to laugh (until I wanted to cry again): "At least he's consistent."
* How to Discipline when your Child Tells Tall-Tales, Fibs and Lies and 8 Seemingly Innocent Child Behavioral Problems Parents Shouldn’t Ignore
