To lie to my kid because I am bored of answering questions?

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DS2 (11) has been bugging me for weeks with the same question.

If we go abroad on holiday can we take the dog?

I have said (over and over) we are a bit skint this year, no holiday, maybe next year. OK.

But can we take the dog?

I said - no, dog won't like it in a hotel, can't take him to restaurants, can't take him to most beaches, will hate the plane, could get lost, blah, blah.

Dog will be happier at home with much dog-loved family friend.

Same questions over and over. I said, number 1 - ain't no holiday this year, chill out. And repeated everything else.

In the end I said he would get rabies and die if we took him to Spain or would most certainly be dog-napped abroad (he is a bog standard scruffy mut!), but certainly we could take him if he liked.

I am evil.

Not bothered if YABU, is very funny!!!!

Maybe a bit harsh, given that he's 11 and should really have grasped the concept by now, but I understand where you're coming from!

I'll take your rabid dog and raise you a blind child!. Told my ds (7) today that he would go actual blind if he didn't stop getting his glasses so dirty he can barely see through them! Even put my hands over his eyes to emphasise my point about the difficulty of being unsighted

Rose - brilliant! A bit twisted but what can you do. My parents used to say - you will get worms if you bite your nails and also worms if you don't wear shoes in the garden. And, of course, that age old lie - your face will stay like that if the wind changes.

I continue to be a bit disturbed by their lies - keep looking out for worms.

I used to tell DD the icecream man was the Child Catcher, when she heard him coming. Saved me a fortune in icecreams.

the most wonderful thing happened last week.

ds2 (5) was drama-ing all over the shop about raspberries, which in April are a VERY SPECIAL TREAT Imho.

A man in an army uniform came and shook his finger at him and said "You be nice to your mum or there'll be trouble!"

Ds2 stopped squalling instantly. Didn't squall again. I favoured army man with a big grin at the till for his kindness and efficacy.

And ever since then, if Ds2 starts playing me up, I will say "Oh look ds1, is that an Army man I see over there? I think it is! Let's go and say hello."

End of whines.

Oh Colditz! That is fantastic! I love your style!

As good as when I told DD the lady on customer services in Sainsburys would put her in the cupboard until I'd finished my shopping, unless she did as she was told and got in the trolly seat!

We were at a family friendly event once and DH was topless with red body paint on every inch of his body, face and arms (it was that sort of event!)
A family came to share our table, mum was heavily pg and small son aged about four was kicking up a noisy fuss. DH said to him "Red means STOP!" (but in a friendly way!) and he shut up like a switch being turned off :)