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[quote=Anonymous]All teens do not lie. I didn't. But it's because it was safe to tell the truth. Let me explain. I didn't always get what I wanted. Far from it. But I wasn't ALWAYS told no and when I was, I was given reasons and I knew that there were times when "yes" would be an option. Rules weren't arbitrary. Drugs? NO. Alcohol? NO. Not until I was legal, and then in moderation. Why? Because store owners or restaurant owners could lose their liquor licenses if caught, no matter how "cool" I might think it might be for an evening. So think before I act. That was easy. A movie tonight? Maybe not tonight. Reason X but on Y night it wouldn't be a problem. My parents made it easy for me to be honest with them. And I ALWAYS was. Really. I felt safe telling them the truth. I got punished for things I did wrong. And, as a teen I certainly screwed up, but I knew that lying would burn that trust and once lost it's gone. DD is 15. DS is 14. Same rules apply. One of them lied to us once. Won't tell you which one. Wasn't a huge lie but fallout was horrible because of the lack of trust. Hasn't happened since. Yeah I know, I'll get flamed for being naive, but really, there have been times it would've been easy and it would've taken us forever to figure it out. Independent sources confirm. They don't lie. They're not angels. They just don't feel a need to lie. Just like I didn't. Please don't assume every teen does. [/quote]

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