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DS 8 told serious lie

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SheisMammyof2 · 22/01/2019 18:38

I've just spent the day in a&e with 8yo DS after being called by school as he was complaining of headache and blurred vision. He has a chronic neurological condition (completely controlled) but I am extra cautious as a result. Gp saw him as emergency and sent us to a&e as she was stumped. A&e doc also stumped, sent us to eye clinic and then was planning MRI. In eye clinic he admitted he made the whole thing up! I am so upset and angry with him. Apart from the waste of resources and DH and I both taking a half day off work, I was so worried all day imagining all sorts. I want to impress upon him the seriousness of what he's done, but don't want to completely overreact as he is only 8. There are no issues in school, he's a happy boy, if a little bit too used to getting his own way. Wwyd?

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Jackshouse · 22/01/2019 19:02

Many children try to pull a sickie - maybe he did not realise he would end up in hospital. How much does his condition effect him?

user1495884620 · 22/01/2019 19:24

Assuming this is out of character, praise him for telling the truth in the end and have a long chat about how lies can have serious consequences. It's probably difficult to see when you are understandably furious with him but he has probably learnt a valuable lesson.

Fiddie · 22/01/2019 20:08

What a little sod, why did he do it, to get out of school? He was quite brave admitting it to me honest, I bet he was scared stiff by the time he ended up in A&E

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Fiddie · 22/01/2019 20:10

Actually, I'd double check he did make it up and wasn't just bored of being at the hospital.

EvaHarknessRose · 22/01/2019 20:24

He’s 8. So he needs to learn about this stuff (why its bad to lie), its not something he will just know, so this is an opportunity for learning to occur, not for punishment and shock.

howhowhow · 22/01/2019 20:25

What fiddle said

SnuggyBuggy · 22/01/2019 20:29

Or was he trying to get out of having an MRI?

Mossend · 22/01/2019 20:50

I think most children have exaggerated illness at some point. I don't think he'd have expected it to spiral as it did so well done to him for coming clean but I can understand how you feel about him doing it.
It might be worth just double checking he was just exaggerating and not as pp's have suggested that he is ill but got scared at hospital so played it down

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