Do you think that most parents lie to their children?

Why would anyone want to have children if they couldn't tell them outrageous lies?!!

Isn't that half the fun?

Most parents lie to their kids about: Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, god. Yeah... most parents lie to the children about all kinds of things.

Heck yes! When my son was little he saved two baby sequels that fell out of the nest and was about to be eaten by a cat. We bottle feed them goats milk (I think it was). I felt like they would be better cared for by someone who knew what they were doing and could release them back in the wild. I found a woman threw my vet who cares for injured/abandoned animals and took them to her. About two weeks later I called the lady to find out how the sequels were doing. She said they died three days later from dehydration (we were feeding them the wrong stuff). My son was so proud that he “saved” two helpless squeals; I never told him the truth. I would hope if a parent is going lie to their kids it's to save them from pain that’s unnecessary. I would never lie to him to make myself seem flawless. I know parents who do that and I believe it is wrong.

Uh santa clause, easter bunny, president bush

Sometimes. IT depends on the situation.

Yes, little lies though..

I am sure there are instances in which it is best to lie to your child.

Yes, I think most do.

At some point or another, I'm sure they do.

Very broad question. It depends on the people involved. I don't lie to my children although we do play along with their beliefs in Santa, the Easter Bunny and fairies. I

I don't know that my parents ever lied to me, so I can't answer for anyone else. I'm very sure times have changed from when I was a kid and living at home.

At some point, I think so. I've always made a special effort not to lie to Caleb, although I don't always tell him the whole truth. When he asks me tough questions, I give him just enough information to make him happy.

Oh boy! I'm sure he's going to love hearing about The Birds.............................................................................................. and.................................................................................................................................... the.................................................................................................. b.............................................e........................................e..............................................s, over the span of his early teen-aged years.

I have no idea. That's a pretty generalized question. Some lies are told for good reason; to protect the child(ren). I don't believe it is done maliciously. If parents do fib, it's most likely done because they're trying to be good parents.

Sure they do. Maybe not so much these days as they used to though.

Yes. There are a million reasons that we do this. Sometimes the subject matter is just too adult in nature for full disclosure, sometimes it is to give them some childhood fun (like Santa and the Tooth Fairy).

Of course.

Of course, but there are lies and there are lies. Many parents tell children about Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, some even go so far as to tell their children about the Boogeyman. Of course, some parents tell far worse lies than these.

Yes, sometimes, they have to.

Do you mean "lies" like Santa Clause or the Easter Bunny? Or do you mean keeping things from children that are none of their business anyway? I would hope most parents know not to tell their children everything... it's too much of a burden for them and it takes away from their childhood. So I'm not sure what you mean I guess! Sorry!

s k i p p i n g . . .

Mandatory. The little rats don't have to know the truth all the time.

All of them isn't it? at some point............... strange question

Strange??? C'mon! Be honest. It sucks!

Can't think of a single time I've lied to mine. No they don't have to know everything, but being vague or not telling them everything is not the same thing as telling them something false.

be nice, Lurid Hope is THE man , when it comes to making surveys...... we all cant hit "one out of the park" every time?...

Perhaps when he decides not to be so demeaning to other survey creators for their survey creations then I'll be nice... but he's a d!c& and it doesn't sit well with me, the way he voices his thoughts on a survey. Isn't that what Qual is for, after all?

Pat? Oh Pat? Where you at? Pat?

I don't know. I won't lie to my kids. But about what? Lieing bout money, sex, when they were kids? About what?

case in point: santa claus, easter bunny, tooth fairy, etc.

heck yeah

Lie about what?

yes there are some things kids shouldn't know ..now is that lying YES

Yes, we have to. Santa...Easter Bunny...Tooth Fairie.

I had to lie to my children about their father....he wouldn't see them and would say mean things to them like "I came to pick you up but you were not there" or "you sit out side and I will pick you up and he would never show up" Did I lie...yea, I told them he had to go to work, he forgot, anything so they wouldn't be hurt. (This was while they were very young, once they got older I stopped doing this and let them figure it out on their own)

Now that my kids are older, I am honest with them...probably brutally so and sometimes they hate me for it, but they respect me for it as well. They know without a doubt that I am telling them the truth because I don't lie to them. I hate it when people lie so I try my best to not do it.

In Kurowsawa's "Dreams," the mother explains why her child should not go out into stormy weather: "The sun is shining, but it is raining. Foxes hold their wedding processions in this weather. And they don't like anyone to see them. If you do, they will be angry." I always wished that my mother would have told me this story, instead of "you'll catch your death of cold." I think that it is perfectly fine to lie to one's children. Truth is not as noble or interesting as many believe.