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Ideal_Rock
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This story bubbled up in my brain, thought I'd talk about it.
Several years ago, we had renters in a furnished apartment. They told us the leather couch was damaged (peeling and ripped in several places) when they moved in. We knew this to be a complete lie, since we were there a week before they moved in and the couch was perfect.
They reiterated this lie repeatedly in front of their kids, 2 boys age 10 and 12. They even swore that the realtor would verify their story (realtor agreed with us, it was perfect on move in).
Whopping lies, which their kids knew to be lies, repeated over and over.
I wonder what kind of long-term effect seeing mom and dad lie has on kids? I would think it would make them insecure at the very least.
What do you think?
Several years ago, we had renters in a furnished apartment. They told us the leather couch was damaged (peeling and ripped in several places) when they moved in. We knew this to be a complete lie, since we were there a week before they moved in and the couch was perfect.
They reiterated this lie repeatedly in front of their kids, 2 boys age 10 and 12. They even swore that the realtor would verify their story (realtor agreed with us, it was perfect on move in).
Whopping lies, which their kids knew to be lies, repeated over and over.
I wonder what kind of long-term effect seeing mom and dad lie has on kids? I would think it would make them insecure at the very least.
What do you think?