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PrintableImago said: Mars23 said: Being honest with kids about life is one thing and I think it is important. Intentionally fucking with their mind for your own entertainment? Hilarious. 
I used to threaten to take them to watch the "Barbie Dream house Musical" (no such movie exists) if they didn't behave on our movie outings. And that I'd make sure I took pictures of the even with my cell phone and send it to all their friends in school
But then I quit cause I didn't want to reinforce gender stereotypes. if my kids misbehave in the car on the way to mcdonalds or something, I tell them the offender will have to have sadwiches at home with me instead - a fate worse than death 
I used to tell my sister all the time I had been to smurfland - she asked me about 5 years ago if that was really true. | |
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Imago said: Lothan said: I don't lie to my kids because I hated it when adults lied to me as a kid.
I'm not sure how I feel about this, but in general my sister and I have employed a "lie as little as possible" policy with the kids. The major exceptions are Santa Clause, and omitting alot of detail around sex and "conception". With religion she has been extremely straight forward with them. They know that I am Buddhist and that when I used to take them to the Buddhist Temple with me (they no longer live near me), it was so I could go practice a religion that was against their grandparents beliefs (Christianity), and that their father didn't believe any of the religions to be true. When they mention Jesus, or have questions about them, we always tell them that it is a matter of faith and not to believe what their friends tell them. Also, we tell them that what they believe will come to them in time. But in general, it is exceedingly difficult not to lie to kids. I have no clue why. I have to try as hard as I can to be honest without revealing the entire ugliness of the Universe to them., I also love what you teach them in regard to religon hun [Edited 9/9/07 22:43pm] | |
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Ocean said: Imago said: I'm not sure how I feel about this, but in general my sister and I have employed a "lie as little as possible" policy with the kids. The major exceptions are Santa Clause, and omitting alot of detail around sex and "conception". With religion she has been extremely straight forward with them. They know that I am Buddhist and that when I used to take them to the Buddhist Temple with me (they no longer live near me), it was so I could go practice a religion that was against their grandparents beliefs (Christianity), and that their father didn't believe any of the religions to be true. When they mention Jesus, or have questions about them, we always tell them that it is a matter of faith and not to believe what their friends tell them. Also, we tell them that what they believe will come to them in time. But in general, it is exceedingly difficult not to lie to kids. I have no clue why. I have to try as hard as I can to be honest without revealing the entire ugliness of the Universe to them., I also love what you teach them in regard to religon hun [Edited 9/9/07 22:43pm] devil worshiper! | |
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