My skids have a really bad habit.. they are both LIARS! They lie about the silliest things. I guess, though, when there are no consequences for it, it's an OK thing to do. I've tried to explain this to DH, but a) he doesn't believe his little angels are anything but truthful and perfect, and b) when he does catch them fibbing or just plain old LYING, he just gives them one of the old "now that's not nice... we don't do that at daddy's house!" and THATS IT! It never goes further than that!! My kids know better... you lie to me it's going to be 10X's worse than whatever it is you're lying about!

So just last week, I was actually able to call them out and knock their socks off after they conspired together and fabricated a nice little story that they were sure they'd get away with. Fortunately, I am in good graces with BM (we all co-parent together and get along rather well) which really helped me out with this one. Here's what happened:

DH picked them up from BM on Weds evening when we got home from work, around 5:30-ish. They walk in the door and DH is fuming! I ask why and he says "Ask them..."

Me: OK guys, why is daddy so upset?
SD8: Because mommy has been starving us ALL day!
ME: Whoa - STARVING you? What..??
SD8: Well, she cooked us a waffle for breakfast - ONLY ONE - even though we wanted more, and that is all she let us eat today. We asked for more food, but I guess she forgot because she wouldn't give us any.
Me: Wow, only one waffle all day? You guys must be pretty hungry then... are you SURE that's all mommy gave you? Are you SURE you aren't forgetting something?
SD8: Nope, nuh-uh, no way... we aren't forgetting... we asked all day.. and mommy just didn't want to give us anything, right SS5... mommy just didn't want to feed us, huh SS5!
Me: Oh my! So, if I called mommy right now and asked her if you guys ate anything else today, would she tell me the same thing you are telling me right now?
SD8: Ummm... well... probably not, because she probably forgot!

At this point, SS5 has dramatically THROWN himself on the couch, clutching his tummy, rolling around like he is in agony, whining about how BAD his tummy hurts because he is starving to DEATH!! SD soon follows suit and both of them are just short of crying.. and DH is PISSED! I knew better... I knew they had not been starved and I was pretty sure, because I know their eating habits, that they had been eating ALL DAY (as they do at my house)!! I was in the process of cooking dinner when they came in, so I told them to just hang in there for another 30 minutes and dinner would be ready. They ran off to play (even though both of their tummys hurt SOOOO BAD because they were STARVING TO DEATH...lol), DH sat down to watch t.v., and I sent a text to BM...

Me: Hey... just wanted to let you know that between your house and mine, the littles were able to convince their father that you have starved them all day... only 1 waffle each for breakfast this morning and you wouldn't give them anything else... wanna help me remind them of what else they ate today?
BM: Sure... remind them of the SECOND breakfast they had this AM, when BF brought over biscuits and gravy... and then fruit snacks, bananas, and juice for snack... and then the HUGE lunch we had at olive garden... and then the chocolate bars BF bought for them on way home from olive garden... and lastly, remind them of the popcorn and soda they had just 20 minutes before their father picked them up!

I decided to wait till the 'perfect' time to 'remind' them...at the dinner table in front of DH! }:)

We were all seated at the table, enjoying our meal... seemed like a great time for some good dinner conversation!

Me: Well I hope you guys are enjoying your dinner, I'm sure you are both happy to finally get something in your little tummies!
SD8: Yeah - we were both just dying because we were so hungry!
Me: I guess so! Say - are you guys SURE you aren't forgetting anything else you might have eaten today? You are positive that mommy ONLY fed you breakfast?
SD8: Yes... we are 100% sure!
Me: So - was mommy fibbing, then, when she told me that you guys had biscuits and gravy ALSO for breakfast... and then some fruit snacks and bananas for snack... and then a HUGE pasta lunch at olive garden... and then popcorn right before daddy picked you up?
Them: **Blank stares...Crickets*** (actually quite priceless to see the looks on their faces)
DH: How did you..?? Did you talk to her?
Me: Yes I did... I can't have anyone starving my kids!!
SD8: OOOHHH YEEEEAAAAHHHH - now I remember!!! We DID have that stuff, huh SS5... remember now? Mommy DID feed us... we just forgot! But we remember now!

Clearly, there is NO WAY that both of them forgot about that much food!! And this is what I mean about them lying for no good reason... how would this have benefited them in anyway? They didn't ask to be fed when they told us their 'story'... I'm having a hard time understanding why they do things like this! They are not, in any way, shape, or form, starved for attention, however IMO, this type of lying is generally attention-seeking, isn't it?

Anyway - of course there were no consequences, in fact, all DH had to say was, "You guys are silly!" Ugh - I just get so frustrated with them sometimes!