tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483644942008999262.post279369779664661197..comments2023-04-02T02:25:06.019-06:00Comments on In The Getting There: How Clever Is Too Clever?Lishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10096271920143417744noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483644942008999262.post-23183314993575317202008-02-29T10:03:00.000-07:002008-02-29T10:03:00.000-07:00I remember being a teenager and lying and not cari...I remember being a teenager and lying and not caring that I was telling a lie. But I also remember being a kid and telling a lie and getting myself to believe it was the truth. This is what trips me up when I discipline for lying!Mrs. Schwagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00417420777362511646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483644942008999262.post-45707529789972332342008-02-28T20:41:00.000-07:002008-02-28T20:41:00.000-07:00You posted this a while ago.... but we are also ha...You posted this a while ago.... but we are also having problems with lying...and we also discipline for lying. I wish I could better discipline the heart and teach to be truthful like our Heavenly Father..... we're all learning together!!!In Everythinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789551507678673996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483644942008999262.post-57283971801709549322008-02-24T16:20:00.000-07:002008-02-24T16:20:00.000-07:00Or maybe, she was crying for a whole other reason,...Or maybe, she was crying for a whole other reason, but didn't know how to express why in words, and she remembered that the cat bit her earlier, so in her mind, it was true?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483644942008999262.post-14246294226862845952008-02-24T11:00:00.000-07:002008-02-24T11:00:00.000-07:00I forgot to identify myself on the above comment!I forgot to identify myself on the above comment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483644942008999262.post-47311271388105275212008-02-24T10:59:00.000-07:002008-02-24T10:59:00.000-07:00I always disciplined the boys when they lied cuz i...I always disciplined the boys when they lied cuz if you don't, it becomes a way of life. I remember Billy Graham saying in a sermon once that kids learn to lie before they even talk, just by shaking their head no when they don't want to do something, or when they don't want to stop doing something. That it is human nature to lie and it has to be trained out of a child. I think you are doing the right thing. You know what an emotional person I am. I used to cry with my kids after I disciplined them cuz I hated doing it, but if I didn't do it, they would become monsters and I'd rather cry for a few minutes than be angry and resentful way more often. Children are such a joy when they are well-behaved and respectful. Of course when they were extremely good, I'd cry too, because I was so grateful for the joys they brought to me and others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com