To not tell my son I lied to him?

[DerekSprechenZeDick]

And let him continue pretending to be poorly and see how far he goes?

I told him last night that he's back at school today. He has woken with a super bad fake cough, has complained about belly ache, his toe also hurts him.

I'm waiting to be told he has a broken leg

How ill should I let him get before I let him know I was messing with him and he has weeks yet?

[toadgirl]

I've never jumped out of bed so fast in my life. Running around like a headless chicken trying to sort breakfast/get washed and dressed/find school bags

[Salmotrutta]

JudyCoolibar - I don't think it's fair to drag up another thread?

But in the interest of fairness I'll point out that veryproud was on another thread I was on and definitely has a sense of humour.

[HoneyDragon]

Yes .... But in my defense, they both nearly drowned laughing at me when we went to the Dory session at the swimming pool and the bloody instructer decided to make the adults do star fish jumps into the deep end.

I had to hold my breath under water and put my boob back in my swimming costume!

Gits.

Since that session I've opted to cease wearing my naice slimming black fancy swimming costume and stick on my unflattering but high necked Speedo one

[user789653241]

I don't get a joke at all. Child faking illness to avoid it... what's the point of this?

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Omg Derek how could you?! What a cruel thing to do

Please update further on his revenge

[Aworldofmyown]

Has anyone else done the changing all the clocks at bedtime trick??

Tis' hilarious, my kids check the time on the sky at all times now

[MUjunkie]

Hahaha! I regularly do this to my son on a Saturday, he hates it, I find it hilarious!!! Why do people take things so seriously? It's a joke ffs

[APlaceOnTheCouch]

I laughed But generally I think parents know their DCs better than strangers on the internet (controversial, I know!).

MN is soul-destroyingly joyless atm. So much anger and meanness. Maybe post the same story nearer to the end of the holidays. It tends to lighten up a bit then.

[DerekSprechenZeDick]

He's asked if work has an 'e' in it and is today spelt with two 'o's?

Think I know his master plan

[JudyCoolibar]

JudyCoolibar - I don't think it's fair to drag up another thread?

Err, you have noticed, haven't you, that people have been regularly cross-referring to the thread about making fun of children? There are times when it is directly relevant.

[LaContessaDiPlump]

I hope you've got another copy of your work rota Derek!

[HoneyDragon]

Work, rhymes with Twerk tell him

[HoneyDragon]

Judy it's considered bad form on fora to bring up a entirely different thread discussion to make make a personal viewpoint about a poster. That's what Salmo was pointing out.

[bearleftmonkeyright]

We are halfway through the school holidays and lots of parents are going a bit mental. I am lying in bed whilst my boys are watching Roman Atwood on YouTube. Winding the kids up is fair game and they do the same to me. I feel it's good parenting as it teaches kids resilience and not to take life too seriously.

[BadTasteFlump]

Nothing better than taking the piss out of your kids. It teaches them 'resiliance' - ie to grow and thick skin and trust no-one

[StillStayingClassySanDiego]

There is no better feeling that waking up with that sinking feeling thinking of it being a work day then realising you haven't got to go in because you're not at work .

Same with a school day.

I'm sure Derek's boy remains unaffected by her shenanigans!

[Oliversmumsarmy]

Why do people with no sense of humour always have to point out that they do have a sense of humour.

My mother always insisted she had a sense of humour.

She didn't.

There is an advert, can't remember what it is for, that has a guy on the beach in a hammock that falls down. Then it cuts to a car with a roof rack piled high that goes under a low sign which scrapes all the luggage onto the road.

I laugh like a drain (I know I am easily amused). I can imagine my mother sitting next to me watching it and being aghast that I am laughing at other peoples misfortune.

Anyone seen the Flash advert with the singing dog. Dm just wouldn't get it. There would follow a lecture about how the advert was unrealistic. Dogs don't sing.

This from a woman who would tell everyone she had a sense of humour.

[MrsRyanGosling15]

Oh we all know your very offended!

[bearleftmonkeyright]

Yes my kids trust nobody. They were really traumatised when they realised I'd lied about Santa as well

[DerekSprechenZeDick]

The evil plan is in place. I will play along as I think I'm safe from trust issues now.

He has wrote 'work today' on my rota for the whole of this week.

I'm on holiday this week and he knows this. He knows how to read my rota so he knows what days we can do stuff and what days he will be elsewhere.

He's put it back on the fridge and is laughing.

I will go look later and sound shocked that I have work tomorrow. Might even get uniform out tonight. See how far he lets me think I have work for

I don't think he's affected by my lie. He's just a smaller less cute version of me