Random Fibs!

[JoJoManchester]

Hello everyone
I'm new, this is my first ever post to mumsnet - I'm not the most technical of folks!
My 2 year old has started to occasionally tell random lies. She'll say for example 'I hit mummy today' when she hasn't at all. I ask her back 'did you hit mummy?' and she says 'no' - contradicting the previous statement! Sometimes its the other way around 'mummy hit me' when I haven't and would never. It worries me if she says something like this in public or to someone else. There is being imaginative and then there is downright lying! Is this a common thing?! She's a strong willed little thing but this fibbing is a new trait! Thanks for any advice! x

hi and welcome to mumsnet! :)

I wouldn't worry about fibs like that at age 2 - perfectly normal, as are the contradications IME. Had some crackers with little sister, who told stories of being locked in the basement (house didn't even have a basement) and how her dad cut her tail off becasue she didn't eat her breakfast (I think the 3 bling mice may be to blame for that one!)

blind mice, not bling mice!!!!!

Thanks TiaMariaandDietCoke (great name, I'm suddenly thirsty!)
I feel a bit better already!

Loving my 2 year old's 'stories'. And her ability to blame the poor dog for everything. If it's not him it's her imaginary dogs. Glad she's not the only one!

Thanks JoJo, I'm afraid it's not exactly original - just what I had in my hand when I was signing up!

I think this might be a common thing. My DD has told me she never eats her nursery snack ( she does ), nana said she can eat sandwiches for tea EVERY night ( she did not ) and that the nursery teacher said she was naughty for chewing her toothbrush ( no such thing ). God knows what's going through their little heads but I don't think it's anything to be hugely concerned about

Its how children assert their autonomy. By playing with you it places them in control and is also a subtle fuck off. my son does it sometimes if I ask him how school was and he's not in a sociable mood. he'll saying something like 'oh we all went to the zoo and i got eat by a zebra'. its their little world and parents don't belong. best just to pretend like you don't give a shit.

Very common these days since parents are totally consumed with their children's lives, diets and bowel movements. I bet the poor little sods would love to be ignored for a few hours.

I know lots of preschool children can tell lots of porkies. Quite surprised me as I never thought kids so young did!

My niece used to come from nursery at 3 with a very believeable story of how the teacher likes to put the childrens hands under hot water and burn them and all the children were crying! I then thought OMG poor teacher and the trouble she could get into!

She also tells of how a certain child (of whom she would name) would sit down on the teachers lap to have a poo and the teacher likes it.

This same teacher also bit a dolly's head off and spat it out on the floor.

They go on!

But we know it is just her, as she does tell some very convincing stories of how she can see monsters in trees etc (we obviously know this is a lie) - and describes them very well. The other kids believe it anyway... :)