Thursday, November 5, 2009

is it alright to lie to your children?

so?

is it ok to do so?

why do i have this Q this morning?
hazeem was a tough nut to crack when it comes to asking him to take bath but once he is in the bathroom, it takes another difficult nut to crack to get him out - nuts! yang sakit hati, berbotol2 sabun habis... in short period. water bill? i dont even wanna think about it.

so, normally i would say, 'hazeem, membazir ni kawan syaitan... hazeem tau syaitan tu apa?'

'tau. syaitan jahat...' he said while nodding his head slowly but his feet still playing the water in the tub...

'mama tak nak hazeem jadi kawan syaitan. hazeem jangan la main air ya...'

'ok' short and simple and convincing answer.

tak sampai seminit aku melangkah keluar... i could hear splashes of water - dia sambung main air balik.... arghhhh!!!

my last resort, aku pegi kat belakang umah. ada satu tingkap tandas tu, aku ketuk 2-3 times.

mencicit anak aku berlari kuar, 'mama! mama! sapa ketuk tingkap?'

'hah, syaitan kot... dia carik kawan dia la tu. hazeem main air kan??' err.. would this label me as the syaitan who knocked on him? ehehhe

cepat2 dia mandi.

so, is it alright to lie to these little innocent ones?



regards,
i-dont-wanna-be-the-syaitan

4 comments:

thewisekid said...

innocent (white) lies are... i suppose... OK, methinks! ;)
not that i've kids to speak thru experience, but when I was growing up... my parents, in order to make sure that we sleep at a certain time, they would say that "nenek kebayan makan budak kecik yang tak tido by **PM"
so, yeah... it worked! ;)

ja amran said...

hi dear!

i guess when u lie with good intention, u r excused :D

come to think of it, memang dulu2 banyak kita kena tipu by our parents and their parents... (wink wink...)

Cik Buya said...

huhu..
tak salah kot kak ja wat hazeem camtu. ;p
penakot jugak dak hazeem tu eh hihi

ja amran said...

hazeem memang ada penakut skit... sebab masa kecik2 maid slalu takutkan dia... sian dia :D