I am 17 and am in my last year of high school. I am homeschooled.
I have never been particularly close with my parents even when I was very young. But I have always felt that my parents cared about me and loved me. I know that they do. But what can I do when I have learned that my parents have lied to me? I am sure it is not the first time in 17 years that they have lied to me, but what they have lied to me about is not a small matter. My parents do not admit that they were wrong very easily and feel like you are attacking them if you even mention them doing anything wrong. I have no doubt in my mind that I was lied to, or at least the truth was bent.
What can I do, as a 17 year old who lives with her parents? Should I approach my parents who I have never been close to about this?
Or if you are a parent and your child found out about a lie you told them, even a lie that you thought was to protect the child, how would you like your child to deal with it?
Thank you and God bless,
-Jewel
I have never been particularly close with my parents even when I was very young. But I have always felt that my parents cared about me and loved me. I know that they do. But what can I do when I have learned that my parents have lied to me? I am sure it is not the first time in 17 years that they have lied to me, but what they have lied to me about is not a small matter. My parents do not admit that they were wrong very easily and feel like you are attacking them if you even mention them doing anything wrong. I have no doubt in my mind that I was lied to, or at least the truth was bent.
What can I do, as a 17 year old who lives with her parents? Should I approach my parents who I have never been close to about this?
Or if you are a parent and your child found out about a lie you told them, even a lie that you thought was to protect the child, how would you like your child to deal with it?
Thank you and God bless,
-Jewel