I told a stupid lie to my parents when I was 8 years old.
It was regarding an ailment / synptom which required lots of medical investigation and time of school. It caused great stress to my family.
I kept the lie going for a good few months and honestly.... I simply don't know why I did it. I had a happy, stable childhood with no reason to cry for help or do something like this. Eventually one day I just said it was better and everyone was relieved.
I think I just made it up one day for a bit of attention and then didn't know how to get out of it.
Anyway I'm now well into my adult like (35) and it eats me up. I feel so guilty. Sometimes my family talk about it and how worrying it was and I just feel so terrible.
I've considered telling them but I just feel it would be so hurtful to them. I don't think I could.
What should I do? Is this a normal child behaviour? Anyone else had any similar experiences?
Ethical dilemmas
I told a lie when I was 8 years old.....and it's eating me up...
NCforthisone12 · 05/04/2024 19:54
NewUser1111 · 05/04/2024 20:15
There was a thread on here recently about terrible things people did when they were kids. It was brilliant and very informative for those of us whose kids are still v young! I told an absolute whopper when I was a similar age, admittedly with less drastic effects, but I too still think about it now and cringe at myself doing something so brazenly immoral. Still, that’s what a lot of kids seem to do and we still turn into decent adults. Really, forget about this OP. I agree with PP that it wouldn’t do any good to bring it up now.
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