Is it normal to lie to your parents as you grow up?
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Luc Thiet Thuan
ANSWERS: 22
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Remember its not lieing till you get caught
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Lying is NOT normal,especially when your a child.It is a learned habit,and a bad one at that.
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I never really do. I have friends who do though.
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I think it's common, and not necessarily always bad, but it's bad far more often than it's good or neutral.
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I think that at some point in you're life people tend to tell those little white lies,i suppose it depends what you are lying about.Really thinking about it you should'nt be in a situation where you have to lie to your parents,honesty is the best policy.I have known people who have felt they had to lie and that was only because their parents are too old fashioned or really stricked,it did'nt matter what they did they did'nt approve with anything.It really depends on how understanding you're parents are.
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I almost never lied. In fact, I cant really even imagine having ever lied. I dont know. I had been falsely accused of lying, and punished for other peoples misdeeds.
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I suppose lying about some things is common enough *until* one grows up. There comes a point, though, where you either tell your parents that you're not going to answer their questions (or particular questions, at any rate), or you just tell the truth if you're going to answer at all. If you're past the age of puberty and still having to lie to your parents (or feeling that you *have to* answer to them at all if you don't want them to know certain things), then you have to face the fact that you aren't really very grown up.
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I would say it was normal.I do not know or have known of anyone that has never lied.Some also think their lies are truths.
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who knows... i did it a few times and everyone says that i am a little abnormal so maybe... great learning experience though, honesty "IS" the best policy, it might piss people off but its better than them finding out later *.*
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All children experiment with making things up (lying) to see what will happen. It is a normal part of learning. My 1 1/2 year old has already started to deceive, when I see him touching something he isn't supposed to, he pretends he was just reaching past it, or turns to hide what he has done.
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There comes a time yo...
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only when denying the bad or expanding on the good. yea, sometimes.
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Yeah. Once you're past it you know you're a grown up!
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I don't think so if you have a good relationship with your parents or you behave as they would like you to. Lies bring their own problems and really don't solve anything on their own.
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I think most kids do, and it is normal up to a certain point. I think that once you are old enough to know that lying is wrong, it is time to draw the line. There is a difference between a three year old lying about eating a cookie and a teenager lying just because to get what they want or to avoid accepting responsibility for their actions. A little white lie now and then growing up is pretty normal, but a kid who lies non stop about everything, even stuff that doesn't matter, needs help. My oldest step son was like that when I was married the first time. He would lie about anything, even pointless stuff that didn't matter, even when confronted with solid proof that he was lying. But his dad wouldn't make him get professional help. He turned out to be a child molester, just like his dad. (Guess that is where he got the lying, too.)
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Absolutely
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I think so.
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Yes :)
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i think so...its a normal part of development. i mean watch a small child if they know that they did something wrong and are going to get in trouble often times they'll say i dont know when asked if they did it....i feel as you get older and learn to take responsibility for your actions most ppl dont lie as much
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yeah, most kids lie so i guess its normal.. not really acceptable, but normal
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It's normal to lie, no person will be 100% truthful -- that would be perfect. Perfect doesn't exist but at the same time not a good idea of making it habit to lie. You get in life what you give and you are false you can't complain when it comes back and effects you.
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It's common and normal in some cases, you don't want to be telling your parents the entire truth about what you did that "one" weekend when you were out with your friends. I find it better to omit, then to outright lie though.
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