http://www.troubledteenblog.com/forum/tags/lying supporting families with troubled teen issues en-US Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:06:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.troubledteenblog.com/forum/search.php http://www.troubledteenblog.com/forum/topic/lies#post-8 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:59:18 +0000 Lincoln Lee 8@http://www.troubledteenblog.com/forum/ <p>Yesterday morning, I noticed my headset from my iPod was missing. I didn't trip, for my son occasionally "takes" my belongings without asking. I almost always confront the issue...sometimes there's an understanding between us, but other times the situation needlessly escalates into a shouting match.</p> <p>Well, I decided not to readily confront the issue, but later found the headset next to the computer. Needless to say, I took the headset and returned it to my room. This morning as he was heading out the door for school, he asked where “his” headset was. I told him they were mine, but he insisted he just purchased it yesterday. When I asked if he knew how my headset suddenly and mysteriously disappeared…he said my headset was broken and does not looking anything like his. He was 100% convincing…but not to me because we’ve been down this road before.</p> <p>I just purchased mine one week ago, only wear them at night, and they are in perfect condition. The pair I found next to the computer is exactly like mine…the same color, the same ear buds…exactly. Knowing he was not going to get his way because I was not going to give in, he proceed to tell me to shut up and started cursing…</p> <p>He is 15, not deprived (…rather he feels a sense of entitlement) and is a strong willed kid. But…why lie?? He was so angry at me that I started to doubt myself…but I know…he was lying. Did he think I was stupid…or I did not care…or that he’s entitled to it (by whatever means necessary)?</p> <p>I’m hoping this is just a phase…and not the beginning of something bigger. </p>