would you believe your dc or your dh?

[TurtlesNSharks]

I have name changed as I'm rather active on multiple threads...

DS is 5 and has said that 'daddy grabs him by his top and pushes him if he has made daddy mad'

My DH has never shown any such behaviour and I can honestly not see where it has come from, WWYD?

I'd probe a bit more before making assumptions.

My kids have come out with all sorts over the years.

Ds is going through the stage where he is saying someone has hit him. I was watching him and dd play yesterday and he claimed she had pushed him over. They were sat on the floor five feet apart.

It's not an easy one. I sit. I don't Agree you have to completely believe your son. If dh did this to my son he would be out. I wouldn't be willing to chuck him out without knowing the truth. But you have to walk a fine line.

My daughter at that age once told me that on her day out with nanny they had nothing to eat. She said it so convincingly I confronted my mil who infaxt had taken them to McDonald's and even had the toys in her handbag.

She also still tells people that when she was 3 she broke her arm because "daddy threw her off the roundabout" when in fact she fell off trying to get out of the seat while it was stopped

My DS is 15 and has reported to me that his Dad "got really angry and shouted" about something. Except . . . I could clearly hear the conversation and all DH got was mildly irritated and didn't raise his voice more than one decibel.

In a past job I have been in lessons where students are asked to complete food diaries for the past weekend. The amount of strapping 6' tall 12 stone rugby-player-physiqued 14 year olds who were adamant that they had been given nothing at all to eat for the entire weekend would surprise you. One told me his mother was too lazy to give him any food because she was always watching TV, he said. This kid could have played Rugby for the county!

I'm not sure. My DD is 4 and does misinterpret/make stuff up.

For example, the other day DP said to her "Don't swing in your chair pet". She burst into tears and came over and said "daddy says I am a bad girl". Another time she was walking with my mum and they both tripped, my Mum pulled her back but she still scraped her knee a little. I was 5 feet behind them. That night her Dad said "what's this on your knee"? "granny pushed me"! If I maneuver her out the way she will say "ow, you are pushing me!" You know your son and your husband. What does your gut tell you?

Any finger shaped bruises on DS?

I'm 'clumsy daddy' poster. I didn't start this thread!