How do you know if your child or if other children are telling the truth?
By seabeauty
@seabeauty (1480)
United States
September 5, 2007 9:44pm CST
I found out last night that someone took my daughters cell phone (she is 8) and made 59 prank calls to several people in TX.
Now, mind you the prank calls were spread out over a 3 day period, aug 17th 18th and 19th.
Too make a long story short, my son told me that his friend corey did it and he was a witness.
Two of my sons other friends also said they saw corey do it.
Since I didnt see corey do it, I cant accuse him even though three kids say they saw him make the calls.
So my question is, how can you tell if someone is telling the truth?
I know when my son lies, he does this thing with his tounge but as far as the other 2 kids, i cant tell. dont know them well enough.
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@HomeCooked (94)
• United States
6 Sep 07
I would call the boys parents, all the parents should be involved. Im sure you have good reason for your 8 year old to have a phone. But, maybe at this point its a good idea to get him one of those sidekick phones where you pre program what numbers can be called from that phone. Also disney and at&t has a program that alows to to block and control the phone use.
You cant force the other parents to punixsh their kids, but, the should all have a talking to about respecting the property of others.
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@seabeauty (1480)
• United States
6 Sep 07
It's my daughters phone(she it the one that is 8) but I know she wouldn't make prank calls and neither would my son(he is 11). It had to be one of my sons friends but I have no proof so I cant go to the childs parents to complain.
There were 7 phone calls on my daughters cell phone from one of the people in tx and she said that if the prank calls didnt stop she was gonna get the police involved and that she was gonna keep calling my daughters number until she got ahold of me.
I felt bad and I really don't want this woman to do that so I was the one that had to call her and leave a message apologizing. I really don't like hearing complaints about my kids but I dont know which one did it. There were lots of kids in and out of my house last month, could have been any one of them including my kids.
I have decided that none of my kids friends are allowed in my house. If they want to play they have to play outside.
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@HomeCooked (94)
• United States
6 Sep 07
Its a tough spot, but, if you tell the other parents, not laming, but just asking for their assistance to find what happened. Especially if you were going to have a complaint with the police, why should your family take all the heat? Thats not fair.
At the very least all the kids will understand that prank calling is an offense that you can get in serious trouble for, this way it will never happen again.
I got caught trying to steal dissapearing ink as a kid, I didnt get arrested, but I got in alot of trouble, I wont even take a pencil thant is not mine now.
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@bonnielass (484)
• United States
10 Sep 07
maybe talk to the other child and see what there reaction is..
if they look suspicious maybe there is something to what ur son has said..kwim
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