We read a story today in reading class about a boy who tells a lie. Telling one lie meant he had to tell another lie, followed by another lie...you know how it goes. This started a discussion on lying, and the kids started in on statements that all started with, "lying is like..."
Here are their thoughts. :)
"Lying is like bubble gum. You're supposed to spit it out, and it's good if you do. But if you swallow it, your stomach gets all...bubbly...and stuff."
"Lying is like a banana. It's nice and pretty and yellow, but if you don't eat it, it turns rotten. And black. And gross."
"Lying is like going from light to dark. Say it's light and you told your mom, 'Yeah! I fed the puppy!' but you really didn't. Then you go and tell your dad the same lie, but you still haven't fed the puppy. It's going to get darker each time you tell that lie. Then one day, you're going to have a dead puppy!" (sad, but we understood her train of thought!)
This one is the one that got me:
"Lying is like an apple; it's bittersweet. It looks nice and it tastes really good, but eventually the apple is going to decompose. Those apple seeds will get in the ground and grow from a small apple to a huge tree of lies."
Pretty deep, right?
If kids understand this, surely adults do, too. Make sure the words you say are truthful and build up the person or people that you are talking to. The lessons we learn from children!
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