This is really about two different stories and yes the lies I did take from another persons post, but when I read that post it reminded me of something so here goes. This was a few years ago before my oldest son moved out on his own. We had his best friend living with us for about six months and my son had just got his drivers license. My kids know how I feel about lies being that I talked to them about when they were lying until I was blue in the face and lectured them on how God doesn't like it when we lie, that being said they know it is better to tell the truth no matter how bad they think the situation may be. Lord knows they have been in trouble enough for lying I think it has finally settled in! I went to use my car on this particular day and my son's friend went with me. I get into my car and I could tell right away that it had been used. So I asked my son's friend did you guys use the car? He said No. I went about my business of where ever it was I was going came back home and ask him again, did you use my car? Again he said no. I go into the house and ask my son, So did you use the car today, which my son laughs and said Yes. So I lectured his friend on how I don't tolerate lies and that I even gave him two changes to tell me the truth. After the lecture and trying to get through to him that it is better to tell the truth than to lie about something, they ask how did you know we used the car. We put everything back the way it was. I told them that they didn't have the mirrors the way I had them or the seat and most of all the steering wheel was all wrong and the fact that I am MOM and know all!! They just laughed and everything was good after that. It wasn't so much that they used the car it is the fact I didn't have my son on the insurance yet and if anything would have happened we would have been in big trouble. The thing is my kids know not to lie but I don't think my son's friends gets it because I caught him in a few lies after that. Hopefully he will learn it isn't a good thing to lie and lying doesn't get you any where and it will catch up to you.
Honesty:
We were at wal-mart the other day picking up a few things and as we were going down this one lane and my son and I saw money on the floor at the same time. He picked it up and it was a 20 dollar bill. He was like oh yeah I found 20 bucks. I am like no we found it and we need to do the honest thing and turn it in. He was like finders keepers. I said No I have taught you better than that. He gave me the money and I turned it in. When I came back my husband ask if they asked me for my name and phone number. I said no why. Because if no one claims it within 30 days it should be yours. I never thought about giving them my name and phone number and they never ask. He said where he works that is what they do. Now I have found money out on the street and keep it, but I didn't feel right about being in a store and finding money and not turning it in. It is like someone left money in those self checkouts before and I turned the money in. My husband found 40 bucks in a bush before. How far do you go to be honest when finding money? I felt I did the right thing and yet my husband ask if I would have known I lost it there. Well I think if all depends on if that was the only place I had gone that day I suppose. No matter what I feel I did the right thing!
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interesting. i hope my kids already know how I feel about lying too! i say the only thing I "fib" about is my weight on my driver's license cuz I always put less than I actually weigh. But THEN someone pointed out to me that it ISN'T a lie. I actually DO weigh that amount... plus a little more, hehehe. So, now I no longer feel guilty about that. I am laughing because of course they would not know EXACTLY where you had the mirrors...as Moms, we DO know all and hear all and see all, hehehe! I would have turned the money in too, and not worried about if they asked my name or not.
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